Austin among large U.S. cities with least amount of stress, study finds

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Austin among large U.S. cities with least amount of stress, study finds
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Jul 27, 2022
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Austin ranked 162nd out of more than 180 U.S. cities analyzed in a new WalletHub study that examines which places have the most stressful environments based on criteria such as weekly work hours, jobless rates, divorce rates and suicides per capita.

The city scored 36.84 out of 100 in the ranking. In comparison, the most stressful city, Cleveland, scored 64.66 in the analysis that compared municipalities over four dimensions: work stress, financial burdens, family problems, and health and safety stress.

Austin ranked 95th in the work-stress category, 167th in financial stress, 150th in family stress, and 149th in health and safety stress. Employment-related stress results in societal costs of more than $300 billion annually, WalletHub reported.

The study’s authors note that stresses that occurred as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have given way to other stresses, such as inflation rates and Russia’s war against Ukraine. 

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How Stressful Is Life in the Largest U.S. Cities?

Overall Rank (1=Most Stressed) City Total Score Work Stress Financial Stress Family Stress Health & Safety Stress
1 Cleveland, OH 64.66 18 1 2 2
2 Detroit, MI 61.2 23 2 7 1
3 Gulfport, MS 57.03 33 4 32 8
4 Baltimore, MD 56.72 5 18 8 48
5 Philadelphia, PA 56.45 2 6 46 39
6 Memphis, TN 56.31 47 13 16 7
7 New Orleans, LA 55.91 17 8 19 30
8 Birmingham, AL 54.86 68 27 4 17
9 St. Louis, MO 54.36 39 3 63 28
10 Toledo, OH 54.03 99 15 21 13
11 Augusta, GA 53.8 60 19 55 4
12 Jackson, MS 53.55 93 22 9 25
13 North Las Vegas, NV 53.4 45 33 3 67
14 San Bernardino, CA 53.28 152 31 1 44
15 Fayetteville, NC 53.01 77 17 20 36
16 Akron, OH 52.83 92 12 29 33
17 Wilmington, DE 52.83 8 29 31 52
18 Houston, TX 52.82 4 81 17 42
19 Montgomery, AL 52.79 121 11 49 12
20 Shreveport, LA 52.58 129 5 91 10
21 Cincinnati, OH 51.91 51 25 48 26
22 Newark, NJ 51.85 6 14 59 103
23 Mobile, AL 51.71 75 16 77 23
24 Columbus, GA 51.67 87 7 106 18
25 Indianapolis, IN 51.48 57 9 84 40
26 Baton Rouge, LA 50.87 34 26 83 34
27 Las Vegas, NV 50.51 54 39 15 65
28 Huntington, WV 50.5 157 10 123 6
29 Springfield, MO 50.39 59 37 102 9
30 Dover, DE 50.08 88 32 70 27
31 Norfolk, VA 49.92 56 20 27 97
32 Milwaukee, WI 49.78 43 40 60 46
33 Chicago, IL 49.74 12 36 69 87
34 Newport News, VA 49.09 30 34 112 43
35 Washington, DC 48.88 11 158 5 89
36 Dallas, TX 48.79 22 107 22 58
37 Richmond, VA 48.71 80 41 35 69
38 Tulsa, OK 48.47 140 49 71 14
39 Chattanooga, TN 48.39 103 66 96 11
40 Bridgeport, CT 48.22 10 28 56 158
41 San Antonio, TX 48.22 74 64 36 56
42 Atlanta, GA 48.2 35 74 41 75
43 Glendale, AZ 47.98 73 38 39 90
44 New York, NY 47.94 3 67 68 140
45 Tucson, AZ 47.93 138 53 11 81
46 Columbia, SC 47.78 90 35 93 51
47 Columbus, OH 47.76 64 77 65 45
48 Knoxville, TN 47.72 154 68 45 24
49 New Haven, CT 47.61 136 45 13 111
50 Brownsville, TX 47.5 170 30 40 60
51 Rochester, NY 47.44 61 70 43 79
52 Casper, WY 47.23 15 43 155 31
53 Vancouver, WA 47.23 21 108 26 90
54 Oklahoma City, OK 47.23 67 51 101 50
55 Jacksonville, FL 47.15 91 58 89 47
56 Corpus Christi, TX 47.11 105 92 73 32
57 Charleston, WV 47.02 145 116 99 3
58 Henderson, NV 46.96 27 112 12 128
59 Phoenix, AZ 46.94 112 72 47 55
60 Modesto, CA 46.8 104 102 14 68
61 Wichita, KS 46.76 102 46 122 38
62 Winston-Salem, NC 46.75 122 87 25 77
63 Little Rock, AR 46.74 146 23 129 41
64 Moreno Valley, CA 46.67 162 75 6 74
65 Louisville, KY 46.62 40 63 157 16
66 Stockton, CA 46.61 130 52 37 101
67 Spokane, WA 46.44 124 119 18 62
68 Fresno, CA 46.38 171 56 10 104
69 Miami, FL 46.27 139 24 66 112
70 Kansas City, MO 46.25 49 78 151 15
71 El Paso, TX 46.16 124 76 24 95
72 Salem, OR 45.83 142 133 64 21
73 Hialeah, FL 45.64 160 21 52 138
74 Los Angeles, CA 45.63 76 60 29 146
75 Fort Smith, AR 45.51 181 55 126 5
76 Fort Worth, TX 45.45 52 111 61 76
77 Denver, CO 45.26 9 101 108 130
78 Arlington, TX 45.25 86 110 58 62
78 Buffalo, NY 45.25 89 98 78 71
80 Greensboro, NC 45.2 119 82 79 61
81 Bakersfield, CA 45.12 172 61 33 83
82 Fort Wayne, IN 45.09 150 48 113 49
83 Providence, RI 45.03 133 59 44 123
84 Tacoma, WA 44.94 32 139 54 102
85 Port St. Lucie, FL 44.9 37 89 131 64
86 Lewiston, ME 44.89 14 73 164 29
87 Laredo, TX 44.7 178 47 28 129
88 Cape Coral, FL 44.66 13 103 144 70
89 Grand Prairie, TX 44.37 70 130 50 80
90 Garland, TX 44.37 78 114 51 100
91 Aurora, CO 44.35 26 54 110 142
92 Portland, OR 44.12 25 131 85 127
93 Ontario, CA 44.09 165 84 38 107
94 Lubbock, TX 44.08 167 57 130 35
95 Reno, NV 44.03 131 136 62 66
96 Huntsville, AL 43.96 135 134 118 19
97 Sacramento, CA 43.85 143 83 34 137
98 Amarillo, TX 43.81 115 120 145 20
99 Albuquerque, NM 43.58 101 94 95 98
100 Tampa, FL 43.58 69 100 114 94
101 Long Beach, CA 43.42 97 62 57 157
102 Colorado Springs, CO 43.4 134 65 75 133
103 Fontana, CA 43.36 164 85 72 85
104 Tallahassee, FL 43.19 163 44 115 93
105 Las Cruces, NM 43.15 158 42 105 117
106 Worcester, MA 43.04 114 117 100 86
107 Orlando, FL 42.98 179 69 76 72
108 West Valley City, UT 42.81 175 99 23 110
109 Fort Lauderdale, FL 42.75 85 71 138 88
110 Peoria, AZ 42.56 19 104 136 125
111 Riverside, CA 42.56 177 90 67 82
112 Mesa, AZ 42.4 118 91 107 115
113 Nashville, TN 42.26 83 121 139 78
114 Des Moines, IA 41.88 108 97 141 84
115 Nampa, ID 41.87 147 146 127 37
116 Tempe, AZ 41.84 173 88 86 109
117 Irving, TX 41.69 111 152 87 106
118 Oakland, CA 41.64 46 153 53 159
119 Grand Rapids, MI 41.27 96 137 134 96
120 Charlotte, NC 41.21 58 148 117 136
121 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 41.17 137 135 88 120
122 Boston, MA 41.06 38 141 116 155
123 Pittsburgh, PA 40.99 106 95 146 124
124 Honolulu, HI 40.85 81 129 97 162
125 Oceanside, CA 40.82 71 109 119 160
126 Pearl City, HI 40.79 1 156 132 163
127 Anchorage, AK 40.59 50 169 103 118
128 Warwick, RI 40.55 7 155 160 132
129 Virginia Beach, VA 40.26 63 147 135 131
130 Cheyenne, WY 40.2 113 93 163 73
131 St. Petersburg, FL 40.1 153 138 147 59
132 Chesapeake, VA 40.06 66 115 152 116
132 Billings, MT 40.06 109 160 165 22
134 Lexington-Fayette, KY 40.05 126 50 173 54
135 Durham, NC 39.96 141 164 82 126
136 Santa Ana, CA 39.64 182 106 42 153
137 Jersey City, NJ 39.55 36 118 128 172
138 Salt Lake City, UT 39.46 127 143 125 145
139 Aurora, IL 39.35 62 128 148 144
140 Santa Clarita, CA 39.34 42 79 143 176
141 Glendale, CA 39.33 94 96 120 173
142 Manchester, NH 39.3 79 157 158 92
143 St. Paul, MN 39.27 72 126 159 121
144 Garden Grove, CA 39.1 159 123 80 165
145 Pembroke Pines, FL 38.98 16 124 167 139
146 Yonkers, NY 38.95 48 149 111 170
147 Chandler, AZ 38.93 117 144 133 143
148 Oxnard, CA 38.89 166 145 92 154
149 Juneau, AK 38.58 29 175 140 114
150 Anaheim, CA 38.56 161 125 74 171
151 Santa Rosa, CA 38.22 144 159 90 168
152 Chula Vista, CA 38.21 128 122 124 174
153 Charleston, SC 38.02 100 161 162 108
154 Raleigh, NC 37.88 107 173 81 167
155 San Francisco, CA 37.85 28 170 104 179
156 Huntington Beach, CA 37.55 53 163 109 175
157 Omaha, NE 37.53 116 86 170 134
158 San Diego, CA 37.38 151 150 98 177
159 Gilbert, AZ 37.37 132 132 156 147
160 Scottsdale, AZ 37.27 24 162 161 151
161 Rapid City, SD 36.88 98 105 180 53
162 Austin, TX 36.84 95 167 150 149
163 Seattle, WA 36.71 123 178 94 164
164 Minneapolis, MN 36.61 155 154 154 141
165 Missoula, MT 36.58 176 80 174 57
166 Boise, ID 36.49 174 168 137 105
167 Nashua, NH 34.94 44 172 171 119
168 Plano, TX 34.89 65 179 153 152
169 Cedar Rapids, IA 34.11 156 151 172 135
170 Lincoln, NE 33.7 169 127 176 122
171 Portland, ME 33.6 82 142 178 150
172 Irvine, CA 33.3 120 166 142 180
173 Burlington, VT 33.24 180 113 168 156
174 Sioux Falls, SD 32.94 84 140 181 148
175 Bismarck, ND 32.91 110 174 177 99
176 San Jose, CA 32.85 149 180 121 178
177 Columbia, MD 32.12 55 176 149 181
178 Fargo, ND 31.46 168 165 179 113
179 Overland Park, KS 31.46 41 177 175 166
180 Madison, WI 31.27 148 171 169 169
181 South Burlington, VT 31.14 31 181 182 161
182 Fremont, CA 28.58 20 182 166 182

Source: WalletHub.com

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