America's 10 Most Miserable Cities

JRQ · February 10th, 2009, 12:34 AM

Gotta Love Forbes Rankings. Now for the top 10 Most Miserable Cities in the United States-

#1- Stockton, California
#2- Memphis, Tennessee
#3- Chicago, Illinois
#4- Cleveland, Ohio
#5- Modesto, California
#6- Flint, Michigan
#7- Detroit, Michigan
#8- Buffalo, New York
#9- Miami, Florida
#10- St. Louis, Missouri

Memphis really surprised me...they seemed to have based their ranking totally on the fact of high taxes.

Link-
http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/06/mos...hisSpeed=30000

xXFallenXx · February 10th, 2009, 12:47 AM

Stockton really is a terrible place.

NaptownBoy · February 10th, 2009, 01:01 AM

Chicago...lol.

***LosAngelesSportsFan*** · February 10th, 2009, 01:59 AM

chicago? lol Forbes needs to be put out of its misery

JRQ · February 10th, 2009, 02:19 AM

Based on bad weather, high unemployment, and government scandal I believe they said.

Evergrey · February 10th, 2009, 06:09 AM

Forbes sucks

eweezerinc · February 10th, 2009, 06:15 AM

*SNORT*
Ooooooh Forbes. Always good for a laugh!

foadi · February 10th, 2009, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXFallenXx

Stockton really is a terrible place.

ya stockton/modesto is prolly worst place in cali. i had to spend a few months in tracy for work a few years ago. it was an awful experience.

deranged · February 10th, 2009, 10:15 AM

These sort of lists are a dime a dozen.

***xzmattzx*** · February 10th, 2009, 05:26 PM

How can anyone be miserable in Miami?

theDirector · February 10th, 2009, 05:36 PM

Trust me, Trust me, trust me... it is possible. It is not like it is on TV. It really is horrible down here sometimes.

hudkina · February 10th, 2009, 05:45 PM

Miami has bad traffic, bad crime, and a terrible housing market right now.

luci203 · February 10th, 2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xzmattzx

How can anyone be miserable in Miami?

who could ever live there...

Jennifat · February 10th, 2009, 07:39 PM

Miami looks so lovely with that rocky shoreline and mountains in the background.

Mudhen419 · February 10th, 2009, 09:55 PM

I was thinkin the same thing Jenn

***xzmattzx*** · February 11th, 2009, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jennifat

Miami looks so lovely with that rocky shoreline and mountains in the background.

There's stuff in the background?

ThatDarnSacramentan · February 11th, 2009, 02:52 AM

Stockton doesn't surprise me one bit. I remember reading somewhere that it was the most corrupt city in California, if not west of the Mississippi. Every time I drive through there, I see homes and buildings in such disrepair it makes Watts or Compton look like Malibu or San Francisco. They oughta just tear it all down (except for some of those cool Art Deco buildings they have) and just start over.

urbanjim · February 11th, 2009, 02:59 AM

We made Top Ten! Woo-hoo!

JRQ · February 11th, 2009, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbanjim

We made Top Ten! Woo-hoo!

Not only that, bad you were the only metro to score in the bottom for every field lol. Oh well, I like St. Louis : )

rick1016 · February 11th, 2009, 04:44 AM

Cough...Northern Alaska...

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ThatDarnSacramentan The Punk With the Camera Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PORTLANDIA Posts: 8,581 Likes (Received): 7	Stockton doesn't surprise me one bit. I remember reading somewhere that it was the most corrupt city in California, if not west of the Mississippi. Every time I drive through there, I see homes and buildings in such disrepair it makes Watts or Compton look like Malibu or San Francisco. They oughta just tear it all down (except for some of those cool Art Deco buildings they have) and just start over. __________________ Everybody's out on the run tonight, but there's no place left to hide.

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February 10th, 2009, 12:34 AM	#1
JRQ Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Richmond, VA, USA. Posts: 1,252 Likes (Received): 1	America's 10 Most Miserable Cities Gotta Love Forbes Rankings. Now for the top 10 Most Miserable Cities in the United States- #1- Stockton, California #2- Memphis, Tennessee #3- Chicago, Illinois #4- Cleveland, Ohio #5- Modesto, California #6- Flint, Michigan #7- Detroit, Michigan #8- Buffalo, New York #9- Miami, Florida #10- St. Louis, Missouri Memphis really surprised me...they seemed to have based their ranking totally on the fact of high taxes. Link- http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/06/mos...hisSpeed=30000 __________________ ____________ -Fairfax County-1,110,000 --Virginia Beach-440,000 ---Norfolk-250,000 ----Chesapeake-225,000 -----Arlington-210,000 ------Richmond-205,000 -------Newport News-185,000 --------Hampton-140,000 ---------Alexandria-140,000 ----------Portsmouth-100,000 -----------Roanoke-100,000

February 10th, 2009, 12:47 AM	#2
xXFallenXx Born to fade away Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 3,809 Likes (Received): 12	Stockton really is a terrible place. __________________ "God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance."

February 10th, 2009, 01:01 AM	#3
NaptownBoy 1981 Civic Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,963 Likes (Received): 0	Chicago...lol.

February 10th, 2009, 01:59 AM	#4
*LosAngelesSportsFan* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,936 Likes (Received): 18	chicago? lol Forbes needs to be put out of its misery

February 10th, 2009, 02:19 AM	#5
JRQ Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Richmond, VA, USA. Posts: 1,252 Likes (Received): 1	Based on bad weather, high unemployment, and government scandal I believe they said. __________________ ____________ -Fairfax County-1,110,000 --Virginia Beach-440,000 ---Norfolk-250,000 ----Chesapeake-225,000 -----Arlington-210,000 ------Richmond-205,000 -------Newport News-185,000 --------Hampton-140,000 ---------Alexandria-140,000 ----------Portsmouth-100,000 -----------Roanoke-100,000

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eweezerinc President of Catan Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville/Los Angeles Posts: 2,305 Likes (Received): 0	SNORT Ooooooh Forbes. Always good for a laugh! __________________ Alas, earwax!

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February 10th, 2009, 05:36 PM	#11
theDirector Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 811 Likes (Received): 0	Trust me, Trust me, trust me... it is possible. It is not like it is on TV. It really is horrible down here sometimes.

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hudkina Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 4,583 Likes (Received): 16	Miami has bad traffic, bad crime, and a terrible housing market right now.

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urbanjim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St Louis, MO/IL Posts: 435 Likes (Received): 0	We made Top Ten! Woo-hoo!

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rick1016 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto / Melbourne Posts: 1,606 Likes (Received): 0	Cough...Northern Alaska...