Forbes names Detroit 'Most Miserable City' in 2013
Posted: 02/21/2013
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Thursday, Forbes Magazine named Detroit the 'Most Miserable City' of 2013.
The magazines says they looked at nine factors for the 200 largest metro areas in the US; "violent crime, unemployment, foreclosures, taxes (income and property) and home prices."
"We also include less weighty, but still important quality-of-life issues like commute times and weather," said staff writer Kurt Badenhausen.
To add insult to injury, two more Michigan cities fall in the top ten; Flint ranks at number two and Warren at number seven.
Read the full Forbes story here and see their list below.
Forbes List of America's Most Miserable Cities in 2013
- Detroit, MI
- Flint, MI
- Rockford, IL
- Chicago, IL
- Modesto, CA
- Vallejo, CA
- Warren, MI
- Stockton, CA
- Lake County, IL
- New York, NY
- Toledo, OH
- St. Lous, MO
- Camden, NJ
- Milwaukee, WI
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Atlanta, GA
- Cleveland, OH
- Poughkeepsie, NJ
- Gary, IN
- Younstown, OH
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