I don’t know why, but I’m fascinated by the Top 10 lists that Yahoo does quite often. They are usually things like the top 10 environmental cities or the top 10 cities with horrible traffic. Today’s installment isn’t a list that no city’s chamber of commerce wants to make — America’s Most Miserable Cities. What makes a city miserable? Violent crime, high unemployment and let’s throw in a little toxic waste just for the heck of it. So which city tops the list? Looks like the Motor City of Detroit might have to change it’s name to Misery City.
The others on the list aren’t too surprising except No. 9, Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte mainly made the list because employment hasn’t kept up with its skyrocketing population growth.
If you had to place a city on the misery list, what would it be and why?