What are the most stressed U.S. cities?

July 15, 2019 at 7:41 p.m. | Updated July 15, 2019 at 7:41 p.m.

by Staff Report

Downtown Chattanooga is seen from Signal Mountain in this file photo. A study published just a few months ago by economists at Stanford and Harvard universities says that cities like Chattanooga must address the factors stifling the economic mobility of African-American men if they want to see racial gaps narrow. / Staff file photo by Tim Barber
Downtown Chattanooga is seen from Signal Mountain in this file photo. A study published just a few months ago by economists at Stanford and Harvard universities says that cities like Chattanooga must address the factors stifling the economic mobility of African-American men if they want to see racial gaps narrow. / Staff file photo by Tim Barber

WalletHub compared 182 major cities across 39 key metrics, ranging from average weekly work hours to debt load to divorce and suicide rates. The most stressed U.S. cities are:

1. Detroit

2. Cleveland, Ohio

3. Newark, New Jersey

4. Baltimore

5. Philadelphia

6. St. Louis

7. Cincinnati

8. Birmingham, Alabama

9. Wilmington, Delaware

10. Shreveport, Louisiana

Chattanooga ranked No. 40 on the list. Chattanooga was slightly below average for work stress, but ranked near the top 10% of all cities for health and safety stress.

Among the 182 cities rated, Memphis ranked No. 15, Atlanta ranked No. 39, Knoxville ranked No. 71 and Nashville ranked No. 84.

Source: WalletHub.

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