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It's hard to believe it's been a year already since we were named "America's Most Stressful City" by Forbes. What's not so hard to believe? We've repeated as champs! Yeah, Chicago! Once again, factors included quality of life statistics, median home price drops, unemployment, air quality, and - yes - weather. What sayeth Forbes about our lovely village on the shores of Lake Michigan?
The nation's third-largest metropolitan statistical area takes the No. 1 spot as America's most stressful city. With an 11% unemployment rate in June, the second-worst air quality in the country, and a population density of 1,342 people per square mile, the windy city tops the list.
You hear that, third place NYC? Suck it! L.A. comes in at second place on this year's list, with Cleveland and Providence tying for fourth.
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So NYC freaks out everytime a plane flies low (yeah, I know, and with good reason) and we're the most stressful city?
Also, is our population density higher than NYC's?
"Also, is our population density higher than NYC's?"
not even close.
99% of forbes's lists are BS stuff using metrics that have only marginal sense to what they're trying to calculate.
For example, can someone *please* show me what the heck density has to do with stress? It doesn't even need to be a peer-reviewed paper.
Let's see, we have corrupt democrats running our great state and city into the ground, an economy circling the drain and we wounder why people are stressed. Good thing there is an alternative out there and his name is Dan Proft. Check him out. www.proft2010.com
Um, our population density is 12,649/sq mi
1,000 per mile would be the middle of iowa.
Also that article mentions nothing about the numeric density of Chicago. So it was a Chicagoist error.
any inaccuracy is from Forbes. that info is listed straight from the Forbes article. click the link. i'll look into it.
Actually, the article does say it, right here.
Reading the chicagoist makes me stressed.
I pretty sure the population density of Cubs fans is probably the biggest cause for concern
Go Cards!
I pretty sure the population density of Cubs fans is probably the biggest cause for concern
Go Cards!