Detroit has the most stressed residents in the U.S., while South Burlington, Vt., has the least, according to WalletHub’s annual ranking published July 7.
To determine the ranking, WalletHub compared 182 cities across four dimensions — work stress, financial stress, family stress, and health and safety stress — and evaluated those dimensions using 39 weighted metrics. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the highest levels of stress.
Most stressed
Detroit: 61.82
Cleveland: 60.83
Baltimore: 58.28
Gulfport, Miss.: 57.75
Memphis: 57.57
Shreveport, La.: 54.80
Philadelphia: 54.21
Toledo, Ohio: 54.15
Birmingham, Ala.: 54.09
Jackson, Miss.: 53.60
Least stressed
South Burlington, Vt.: 26.75
Fremont, Calif.: 27.88
Sioux Falls, S.D.: 28.93
Irvine, Calif.: 29.04
Burlington, Vt.: 29.73
Fargo, N.D.: 29.80
Bismarck, N.D.: 29.92
Lincoln, Neb.: 30.49
Overland Park, Kan.: 31.16
Boise, Idaho: 31.29
