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CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Most Miserable
02-07-11
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
Stockton returns to the top of the annual Forbes.com ranking of the “Most
Miserable Cities” in the nation. California, unfortunately owns this year’s
list with the highest number of cities. This year, 11 cities return to the
list from last year, 3 of those cities are from the Golden State – Stockton,
Modesto and Sacramento. Additionally, this year 9 new cities make this year’s
list with 5 cities from California.
The measure of misery takes into account, unemployment, crime, taxes, weather
commute time, foreclosure rates and change in home prices over the past three
years and local sports teams performance.
2011 MOST MISERABLE CITIES IN THE NATION (2010 in parenthesis)
1. Stockton (2)
2. Miami, FL (6)
3. Merced
4. Modesto (11)
5. Sacramento (17)
6. Memphis, TN (3)
7. Chicago, IL (10)
8. West Palm Beach, FL
9. Vallejo
10. Cleveland, OH (1)
11. Flint, MI (5)
12. Toledo, OH (15)
13. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
14. Youngstown, OH (8)
15. Detroit, MI (4)
16. Washington DC
17. Fresno
18. Salinas
19. Jacksonville, FL
20. Bakersfield
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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