Every now and then these little ditties pop up at my Yahoo! Homepage and I just can’t help to look at them. Being a proud Austinite and all, I regularly like to see how my city stacks up against our country’s best and brightest. Austin isn’t on there for being stressful at all, but a lot of the cities listed have some strong correlations to certain dead spots within the housing market.
These city ranking might not be the most solid science but Forbes usually does a very good job with them and at the very least, they are pretty darn interesting. Take this example: the 10 most STRESSFUL cities in America. Ranked by job security, commute difficulty, taxes, affordability and a slew of other stats in order to place America’s most stressful cities. I wonder if it’s any coincidence that these cities tend to be the very same struggling desperately in the housing market? Oh well, you should just check it out…
1. Las Vegas, Nevada
2. Los Angeles, California
3. Houston, Texas
4. Tampa, Florida
5. Riverside, California
6. Miami, Florida
7. Dallas, Texas
8. New York, New York
9. Chicago, Illinois
10. Detroit, Michigan
Of the top six on this list, Houston, Texas is the only city that doesn’t really lie within a bubble state. So if you’re living in Florida, Nevada, or California and wondering why your house won’t sell, maybe it’s because it’s too stressful—so make it easy on the buyer. To check the picture by picture study yourself, go here.
