The Twin Cities was ranked the least stressful place to live out of 50 US cities... a reflection of how much people love living here and why we love the Twin Cities!
The Sperling study used the following data (in order of importance) to determine rankings: unemployment rate, suicide rate, commute time, mental health, quality rest, alcohol use, violent crime rates, property crime rate and cloudy days annually.
LEAST STRESSFUL CITIES
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- Nassau-Suffolk, NY
- Cambridge-Newton-Framinham, MA
- Virginia Beach, VA-Norfold-Newport News, NC
- Pittsburgh, PA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Washington, DC-Arlington-Alexandria, VA
- Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
- Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA
- Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
MOST STRESSFUL CITIES
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
- Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI
- Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Sacramento, Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA
- Seattle-Bellevue-Evertt, WA
- West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL
There goes the theory that warm, sunny vacation destinations are low stress places to live! See the full list of 50 cities.
Sharlene Hensrud, RE/MAX Results - Email - Minneapolis Realtor