Unemployment, Taxes, Bad Weather, Losing Sports Teams and More Make These Cities Unhappy Places to Be
Cleveland nabbed the top spot as a result of poor ratings across the board. It was the only city that fell in the bottom half of the rankings in all nine categories. Many residents are heading for greener pastures. There has been a net migration out of the Cleveland metro area of 71,000 people over the past five years. Population for the city itself has been on a steady decline and is now less than half of it what it was 50 years ago.
Cleveland ranked near the bottom when looking at corruption. Northern Ohio has seen 309 public officials convicted of crimes over the past 10 years according to the Justice Department. A current FBI investigation of public officials in Cuyahoga County (where Cleveland is located) has ensnared more than two dozen government employees and businessmen on charges including bribery, fraud and tax evasion.
Click Here to See Forbes' Complete List of America's 20 Most Miserable Cities
1 Cleveland, Ohio
2 Stockton, Calif.
3 Memphis, Tenn.
4 Detroit, Mich.
5 Flint, Mich.
6 Miami, Fla.
7 St. Louis, Mo.
8 Buffalo, N.Y.
9 Canton, Ohio
10 Chicago, Ill.
11 Modesto, Calif.
12 Akron, Ohio
13 Kansas City, Mo.
14 Rockford, Ill.
15 Toledo, Ohio
16 New York, N.Y.
17 Sacramento, Calif.
18 Youngstown, Ohio
19 Gary, Ind.
20 Philadelphia, Pa.
