North Carolina City Among The Nation’s Most Stressed
It occurred to me yesterday, I don’t know which is worse: not knowing how stressed out you are, OR returning off vacation to a stress-rich environment (aka work) and realizing just how bad it is. Seriously, I was at such peace last week when I knew each day my biggest decision was how long I was going to stare at the ocean drinking a cocktail and smoking a cigar. Now? I’m stressed out blogging about stressed out cities in America.
To be fair, we ALL have stress. And honestly, these last few years haven’t been all that kind to us, right? Global pandemics, record crime increases, gun violence in schools, inflation, etc. I know, I’m telling Noah about the flood.
Now, I remember my mom saying she used to thrive on stress. And we have a very close friend like this. Mom said it kept her sharp and on edge and she liked that. Knowing how our friend rolls, I can see this.
That being said, our friends at WalletHub recently did some analytical work on stress. Specifically, which cities in the United States have the most stress. And for our neighbors in Fayetteville, the news ain’t good.
WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 39 key metrics. Our data set ranges from average weekly work hours to the unemployment rate to divorce and suicide rates.
Here are the top 10 most stressed cities in the nation.
1. Cleveland, Ohio
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. Baltimore, Maryland
4. Birmingham, Alabama
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. Shreveport, Louisiana
7. Memphis, Tennessee
8. Fayetteville, North Carolina
9. St. Louis, Missouri
10. Augusta, Georgia
What’s interesting about Fayetteville is that although it ranks 45th (good) in work stress, it ranks inside the top 20 (17th) in financial stress and inside the top 10 (6th) in family stress. I have no doubt this is largely due to the military influence of the population of the area.
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