Guess which state tops the list as the most stressed state in the country, according to a new report from the real estate blog?
The higher the number in each category, the more stressed the residents are:
– Housing affordability, signaled by price-to-income ratio
– Rent
– Average hours of sleep
– Average work hours
– Percentage of people who commute more than 45 minutes to work
– Unemployment rate
– Percentage of people who live below the poverty line
– Divorce rate
– Number of yoga and meditation centers per capita
– Percentage of people in “poor” or “fair” health
– Percentage of people who don’t think “having as much fun as possible” is important
10. Sacramento, CA
Jobs slowly flowed back to the region after the recession, but the 5.5% unemployment rate is still higher than the national average.
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9. Phoenix, AZ
Like other cities on the list, Phoenix has its share of stress due to long work hours, frustrating commutes, and a high divorce rate. And forget about humidity, let’s just focus on the heat: Last summer, the temperature in Phoenix reached a groundbreaking 118 degrees.
8. Lafayette, LA
Low oil prices have brought the city into an economic slump, and left it with unemployment of a whopping 7.6%.
7. New Orleans, LA
Even though this is one of my favorite cities, life isn’t really all that easy in
