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List Of Depressed Cities

    1. Laredo, TX -- A+

      2. El Paso, TX -- A+

      3. Jersey City, NJ -- A+

      4. Corpus Christi, TX -- A+

      5. Baton Rouge, LA -- A

      6. Honolulu, HI -- A-

      7. Fresno, CA -- A-

      8. San Jose, CA -- A-

      9. Lincoln, NE -- B+

      10. Bakersfield, CA -- B+

      11. Buffalo, NY -- B+

      12. Anchorage, AK -- B+

      13. Stockton, CA -- B+

      14. Shreveport, LA -- B+

      15. (tie) Madison, WI -- B

      15. (tie) Montgomery, AL -- B

      15. (tie) Des Moines, IA -- B

      18. Wichita, KS -- B

      19. (tie) Sacramento, CA -- B

      19. (tie) Omaha, NE -- B

      21. Memphis, TN -- B

      22. New Orleans, LA -- B

      23. (tie) Raleigh, NC -- B-

      23. (tie) Fort Wayne, IN -- B-

      25. (tie) Fremont, CA -- B-

      25. (tie) Oakland, CA -- B-

      27. Modesto, CA -- B-

      28. Tacoma, WA -- B-

      29. Toledo, OH -- B-

      30. Boise, ID -- B-

      31. Lubbock, TX -- C+

      32. Little Rock, AR -- C+

      33. Spokane, WA -- C+

      34. Grand Rapids, MI -- C+

      35. San Antonio, TX -- C+

      36. (tie) Newark, NJ -- C+

      36. (tie) Akron, OH -- C+

      36. (tie) Austin, TX -- C+

      39. Miami, FL -- C+

      40. Richmond, VA -- C+

      41. Lexington, KY -- C+

      42. Jacksonville, FL -- C+

      43. Rochester, NY -- C+

      44. San Diego, CA -- C

      45. Durham, NC -- C

      46. Albuquerque, NM -- C

      47. Charlotte, NC -- C

      48. Tulsa, OK -- C

      49. Providence, RI -- C

      50. Greensboro, NC -- C

      51. Colorado Springs, CO -- C

      52. Chesapeake, VA -- C

      53. (tie) Tucson, AZ -- C

      53. (tie) Birmingham, AL -- C

      53. (tie) Oklahoma City, OK -- C

      53. (tie) Columbus, OH -- C

      57. Norfolk, VA -- C-

      58. (tie) Arlington, TX -- C-

      58. (tie) Fort Worth, TX -- C-

      58. (tie) Riverside, CA -- C-

      61. Plano, TX -- C-

      62. (tie) Baltimore, MD -- C-

      62. (tie) San Francisco, CA -- C-

      62. (tie) Louisville, KY -- C-

      65. Virginia Beach, VA -- C-

      66. Orlando, FL -- D+

      67. Las Vegas, NV -- D+

      68. Washington, D.C. -- D+

      69. Cincinnati, OH -- D+

      70. Denver, CO -- D+

      71. (tie) Boston, MA -- D

      71. (tie) St. Paul, MN -- D

      71. (tie) Seattle, WA -- D

      74. Chicago, IL -- D

      75. Aurora, CO -- D

      76. Milwaukee, WI -- D

      77. Houston, TX -- D

      78. Minneapolis, MN -- D

      79. (tie) Dallas, TX -- D

      79. (tie) Garland, TX -- D

      81. Anaheim, CA -- D

      82. Portland, OR -- D

      83. (tie) Long Beach, CA -- D

      83. (tie) Los Angeles, CA -- D

      83. (tie) Nashville, TN -- D

      86. (tie) Yonkers, NY -- D

      86. (tie) Pittsburgh, PA -- D

      86. (tie) Kansas City, MO -- D

      89. Atlanta, GA -- D

      90. Salt Lake City, UT -- D-

      91. New York, NY -- D-

      92. Cleveland, OH -- F

      93. (tie) Mesa, AZ -- F

      93. (tie) Phoenix, AZ -- F

      93. (tie) Scottsdale, AZ -- F

      96. Indianapolis, IN -- F

      97. Tampa, FL -- F

      98. St. Louis, MO -- F

      99. St. Petersburg, FL -- F

      100. Detroit, MI -- F

      101. Philadelphia, PA -- F

 Source: Men's Health


1 posted on 03/09/2005 6:15:42 PM PST by Stoat
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To: Stoat

Jersey City? What a dump. I get depressed just thinking about the place.


2 posted on 03/09/2005 6:16:52 PM PST by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: SwinneySwitch; The South Texan; Theodore R.; MeekOneGOP; MadIvan; Happy2BMe

Happy Ping!


4 posted on 03/09/2005 6:20:42 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
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To: Stoat

Well, at the top should be maniacal places, and the bottom - depressed ones, and the healthier (balanced?) ones in the middle.


5 posted on 03/09/2005 6:20:54 PM PST by GSlob
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To: Stoat

The least depressed city in the US is a Mexico border town? Coincidence?


6 posted on 03/09/2005 6:21:14 PM PST by nhoward14 (Frodo failed. Hillary has the One Ring.)
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To: Stoat

Well, I guess 'Blue Hawaii' it is.


7 posted on 03/09/2005 6:21:21 PM PST by Natchez Hawk (Now, what about those tax cuts?)
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To: Stoat

Ha! Texas has pretty girls, cowboys, CCWs, Second Amendment rights, sun and Bush. What's not to love?


8 posted on 03/09/2005 6:22:08 PM PST by bboop
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To: Stoat
Laredo and El Paso may have low suicide rates, but I doubt the researchers had accurate information on the amount of anti-depressants in these two towns that came from the unregulated pharmacias across the border.

Muleteam1

9 posted on 03/09/2005 6:24:32 PM PST by Muleteam1
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To: Stoat
"information on antidepressant sales from NDC Health, suicide rates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and information from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System"

The above snippet is far more worthy of conversation than the results.
10 posted on 03/09/2005 6:24:34 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Stoat

Interesting methodology--base it on money spent on anti-depressants, so the winners are the poorest slum-cities in the country where few people have the money or inclination to take care of mental health. I don't think Laredo is really that "happy."


11 posted on 03/09/2005 6:25:36 PM PST by HostileTerritory
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To: Stoat

If I understand right, all these cities rated as amomg the most depressed so even though some cities received an A in these ratings that means they're depressing cities but just not as bad as the others?


15 posted on 03/09/2005 6:27:24 PM PST by Arkie2
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Alright 92nd!
19 posted on 03/09/2005 6:38:36 PM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: Stoat

According to one study, Native Americans have the highest suicide rates. White non-hispanics are next. The next highest group is blacks, but their suicide rate is much lower than whites. Next is hispanics, and Asian/pacific islanders are dead last.

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/diverse.asp

I have a theory as to why this is. When I ask white people "where does your family live?", I'll get answers like "Well, my brother is in Chicago, and my parents live in New Jersey, and my grandparents moved to in Florida."

When I ask blacks or hispanics, they'll often answer "Oh, they all live around here" or something like "they all live in Brooklyn. I'm the only one that moved away, but I'd like to move back."




22 posted on 03/09/2005 6:44:43 PM PST by Our man in washington
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To: Stoat

To me, any city with more than 20,000 people is a depressing city.


25 posted on 03/09/2005 7:01:02 PM PST by FLAMING DEATH (Why do I carry a .45? Because they don't make a .46!)
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To: Stoat

Seattle's only 71? Geez -- people regularly move away from here because they can't face another dark, dank, dismal Seattle winter. We lost some great neighbors a couple years back for that reason. (And that's even before you get into corrupt leftist Seattle politics.)


28 posted on 03/09/2005 7:05:02 PM PST by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || Iran Azadi || Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: Stoat

Lubbock is a c+? This is the city that considered buying a billboard in Austin at hwy 183 and 290 stating: "Today in Lubbock it's 85 degrees with 10% humidity. Your friend that lives there got to work in 15 minutes this morning. Wouldn't you rather be in Lubbock ?"
Today it was 75 degrees with no wind, no humidity and clear skys....lots of Republicans too...


35 posted on 03/09/2005 7:22:38 PM PST by hispanarepublicana (I was Lucy Ramirez when being Lucy Ramirez was't cool.)
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To: Stoat

Stockton is a B ???? Stockton is a pit filled with gang members


36 posted on 03/09/2005 7:25:11 PM PST by clamper1797 (This Vietnam Vet ain't Fonda Kerry)
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To: Stoat

San Antonio is just a c+? Just the margaritas and food alone ought to bump it to a B!


37 posted on 03/09/2005 7:25:30 PM PST by hispanarepublicana (I was Lucy Ramirez when being Lucy Ramirez was't cool.)
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99. St. Petersburg, FL -- F

Absolute nonsense!! I don't live there, but travel to St. Petersburg often on business and it's a perfectly delightful town.

58 posted on 03/09/2005 8:00:23 PM PST by Libertarian444
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WOW! My city is not on the list.

I must be happy.

Thanks.

74 posted on 03/09/2005 8:22:53 PM PST by Churchillspirit (Anaheim Angels - 2002 World Series Champions)
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Buffalo a B+ ? Well, probably because folks around here don't do anti depressants...they relieve the absolute and utter misery by eating themselves to obesity.


82 posted on 03/09/2005 8:42:23 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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