Posted on 06/13/2018 8:57:39 AM PDT by rktman
Quality of life in an American city often depends on the neighborhood one lives in, as abject poverty and crime can be found just blocks away from prosperity. Still, as much as a city can be judged on the whole, some cities face widespread problems that detract from their residents’ overall quality of life.
Americans take into consideration a number of factors when deciding where to live, including the quality of schools, the strength of the local economy and job market, the area’s safety and culture, as well as its climate. Cities that perform well by these measures are more likely to attract new residents, and those that do not tend to drive residents away.
To determine America’s worst cities to live in, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on the 551 U.S. cities with a population of 65,000 or more as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau. Based on a range of variables, including crime rates, employment growth, access to restaurants and attractions, educational attainment, and housing affordability, 24/7 Wall St. identified America’s 50 worst cities to live.
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Link to usatoday article if you like:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/06/13/50-worst-cities-to-live-in/35909271/
No, I’m not listing them. ;-(
No list needed....Any city ran by democrats are bad. Pick a city with high crime, high taxes, and lots of ordinances, and you will find a democrat controlled city.
High poverty rate means LOW productivity rate. Why are big cities TAKERS rather than producers? Should be obvious.
I don’t know why college education is factored in, some of the more intelligent people are evil, and some of the least educated are down-to-earth saints. I’d rather be around a population of the latter.
Message to California residents: please do NOT buy the lie that a conservative sweep of our state within the next couple of years is impossible. Our main problems are voter apathy and poor turnout for state/local elections. Most Californians are not staunchly allied with either party and identify as independent. Many (especially immigrants - and not just Hispanic) are more conservative-leaning than we realize especially given the visible disaster one-party rule has been for our state and big cities: Los Angeles/San Fran.
In fact, I HOPE L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti runs against Trump in 2020 so he can answer for the ridiculous state of L.A’s homeless crisis (homeless population as QUADRUPLED under his leadership) among a whole host of other failures before the entire nation.
Most large cities are run by democrats, so there has to be another factor determining the grunge factor.
These are two different lists. Birmingham, AL is #2 on the TV station’s list.
So, I spent most of my adult life living in two of these cities (Rockford, IL (#16) & Columbus, GA (#50)), and worked a few years in Hartford, CT (#8).
Rockford, IL is like Russia for Solzhenitsyn, something about it draws you back.
Detroit and Atlanta are about the only big cities on the list.
And, at that, Atlanta has less than 500k official population.
What? No Chicago?
1. Detroit
2. Flint
3. St Louis
4. Memphis
5. Cleveland
9. Baltimore
10 Milwaukee
Questionable methodology, though it got many obvious examples.
No correlation with ‘rat control mentioned.
Like they would point that out. ;-)
#1 worst: Detroit, Michigan - Democrat mayors since 1962
#2: Birmingham, Alabama - Democrat mayors since 1975
#3: Flint Michigan - “non-partisan” mayors under the city charter
#4: St. Louis, Missouri - Democrat mayors since 1949
#5: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Democrat, socialist, or “non-partisan” mayors since 1916
#6: Albany, Georgia - no convenient list of mayors and their party
#7: Hartford, Connecticut - Democrat mayors since 1975
#8: Merced, California - no convenient list of mayors and their party
#9: Wilmington, Delaware - Democrat mayors since 1973
#10: Springfield, Missouri - no convenient list of mayors and their party
The list speaks for itself.
Bkmk
My list - Chicago, Detroit, San Fransicko, Oakland, LA, Baltimore, washingtonDC, flint Michigan, Seattle, San Jose, New Jersey etc all mostly unlivable for one or more serious reasons. Interestingly. Yes as several folks have pointed out , all run by D politicos
Salt Lake City should not be on the list
That’s a canard
Nearly every city in America in the top 50 largest is run by democrats and some are very livable ..
Many in fact
It’s about race more than anything and group patterns
It just is.
Some freepers can’t handle the truth
Springfield, MO is mostly Republican, with a few pockets of Democrats. I live in the Springfield area, and it’s a good place to live, though like any city, it has some marginal neighborhoods. The cost of living is low compared to the rest of the country. I was very surprised to see Springfield on this list.
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