America's Most Miserable Cities

Strotter1 10:14:16 PM Feb 12 2009

Stockton can’t get a break they can't win at anything no matter how hard they try. I lived there for 18 years and left a few years ago to move up in world by going to another garden spot Bakersfield. I have since relocated to one of the top ranked places in the USA. And it takes a move to realize how bad it was when I lived there. You get used to the bad stuff and often ignore the good stuff. Stockton has ridiculous crime, terrible schools, but at least wonderful weather if you like heat and sun. In addition, it has a great location, a decent University and some wonderful people. The major problem is gang activity and the pervasive feeling that you may have your car stolen, house broken into or some other calamity. I can't imagine how bad Detroit is to beat it out for number one and when you consider the winter climate you really have a miserable trinity: crime, poverty and snow.

Strotter1 10:12:54 PM Feb 12 2009

Stockton can’t get a break they can't win at anything no matter how hard they try. I lived there for 18 years and left a few years ago to move up in world by going to another garden spot Bakersfield. I have since relocated to one of the top ranked places in the USA. And it takes a move to realize how bad it was when I lived there. You get used to the bad stuff and often ignore the good stuff. Stockton has ridiculous crime, terrible schools, but at least wonderful weather if you like heat and sun. In addition, it has a great location, a decent University and some wonderful people. The major problem is gang activity and the pervasive feeling that you may have your car stolen, house broken into or some other calamity. I can't imagine how bad Detroit is to beat it out for number one and when you consider the winter climate you really have a miserable trinity: crime, poverty and snow.

BookReadr6 04:00:25 PM Jan 29 2009

Missing on this list:Bridgeport or New Haven or Hartford, CTProvidence or Pawtucket or Central Falls, RIUnemployment through the ROOF in RI and CT. I do not like living in New England. I'm in Albany, NY, which is better in my opinion. But I think in this economy, nowhere is going to be that great to live.

TJG9922 08:15:17 PM Dec 13 2008

im rly shocked camden or newark isnt on this list camden is the most dangerous place in north america. (there both in new jersey)

pianodude2012 10:53:18 PM Jun 07 2008

Okay, I seriously have a problem with this list. Lay off of Michigan! I've lived here my entire life and it is one of the most beautiful states in the country. What would you do if somebody took your job away and sent it to some country you never heard of? Besides, Detroit is not as dangerous as some people say it is. Sure, some areas are pretty terrible (Eighth Mile and Gratiot), but really the majority of the area is livable. Sure, we have a terrible, corrupt mayor, but he's going to be gone soon, and hopefully this depression will be gone too! Let Michigan be a warning to America! If you think this cannot happen to the rest of America, then you need to wake up and smell the pancakes because believe me people, it's coming to your neck of the woods soon.

RyanLeeParis12 06:57:17 PM Apr 09 2008

It's not surprising to see Detroit and Stockton on the list. Both cities have nothing but low-life thugs and ghetto ******** everywhere. I've visited both cities and I seriously considered never putting out the American flag again on the next July 4th, I felt like I was in Africa or Mexico. The U.S. government actually lets these places exist in our country. Not something I want anything to do with.

Xshirazx 03:28:11 PM Mar 06 2008

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public transit and the option to walk around safely, i relish daily in my new surroundings. ;) good riddance and good luck, motor city!

Xshirazx 03:26:26 PM Mar 06 2008

matter). every now and then, a new monument or statue or a mural on a building will go up, and the residents desparately point it out and say "see, our city isn't so bad! look how beautiful that building is!" too bad that, in detroit's skyline, only one in every ten buildings is actually in use; the rest are abandoned, condemned, and just ghosts of what the city COULD be or USED TO be. the whole place is like a sewer. it stinks and there is debris everywhere, mostly in the form of broken down buildings. the only place detroit ever ranks above the rest is in categories such as this, always topping the lists of the least desirable/most miserable city. it is unfortunate, as some of the coolest, most sincere people i have ever met are in this city. (and, of course, some of the most offensive, unpleasant people ) in the hopes of not coming across as a mr. negativity, allow me to add that i have since relocated to a new city, found consistent work almost immediately, and between great publi

Xshirazx 03:16:50 PM Mar 06 2008

Type your own comment herei just moved out of Detroit area 2 months ago because (amongst other reasons), even being extremely qualified in my field, i could not find consistent work for over a year. there is absolutely no public transportation that could be considered reliable, it is horribly polluted, and violent crime is almost always a guarantee, alieviating any possibly of a prosperous nightlife. destination two blocks away? don't even think about walking! it is an utter wasteland, and i am not saying this with any kind of personal resentment or bias. it is simply a fact. my neighborhood was almost completely empty (as are many, MANY others) at the time that i moved. it actually took me a month to reserve a u-haul, i am not kidding! that is how many people are moving out. there is a big shoot-out pretty much every year at the fireworks festival (if you wanna call it that) resulting in at least a few fatalities. (or at any other event that calls for the grouping of humans, for that

FlueIntl 02:31:45 PM Feb 25 2008

Either make the city ALIVE,or watch the MISERY THRIVE!
Country life is BOOOORIIIIIIINNNNNG!!!!!...Hi ,N.Y. .Can I Come Over?Even if the Knicks suck I wanna watch a game at The Garden.And still NOT go straight home.