These Are The 10 Most Stressed Places In Georgia

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You know that tight feeling in your chest when you start a new job? That’s stress.

And there are certain places in Georgia that have more to stress out about then just their first day at work.

There are things like dealing with ever-longer commutes, working longer and longer hours, and just trying to find a job in the first place. But which places in Georgia take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Clarkston have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Georgia. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Peach State:

Read on to see why these places in Georgia could use a Xanax.

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How We Measured Stress In Georgia (Without Stressing Out)

In order to measure stress, we selected a set of six criteria that reflect its root causes for most people and used them to look at the 127 places in Georgia with a population over 5,000 according to the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

Percentage of population with a long commute (over 30 minutes)
Unemployment Rate
Hours worked
Population density
Percentage of income spent on rent
Percentage of population without health insurance

The higher any of these are, the more stressed the people of the place are.

Our data is from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey for 2010-2014.

We ranked each place from 1 to 127 (with one being the most stressed side of the scale) in the six individual criteria. These ranks were then averaged into a Stress Score, the lowest of which was the most stressed out place in the Peach State.

Below, we’ll take a look at the standout stress stats for each top 10 most stressed places, and wrap the whole thing up with a detailed ranking of all 127 places we analyzed.

1. Clarkston

Population: 7,717People With High Rent: 53.3%
People With Long Commute: 56.7%
People Without Insurance: 31.5%

2. Stone Mountain

Population: 5,924People With High Rent: 61.2%
People With Long Commute: 60.1%
People Without Insurance: 26.7%

3. Forest Park

Population: 18,783People With High Rent: 61.2%
People With Long Commute: 43.1%
People Without Insurance: 42.9%

4. Norcross

Population: 15,799People With High Rent: 62.7%
People With Long Commute: 55.1%
People Without Insurance: 35.5%

5. East Point

Population: 35,070People With High Rent: 59.4%
People With Long Commute: 41.0%
People Without Insurance: 28.7%

6. Riverdale

Population: 15,496People With High Rent: 64.1%
People With Long Commute: 34.8%
People Without Insurance: 24.8%

7. Hampton

Population: 7,092People With High Rent: 81.1%
People With Long Commute: 43.0%
People Without Insurance: 23.8%

8. Lovejoy

Population: 6,433People With High Rent: 56.8%
People With Long Commute: 50.8%
People Without Insurance: 19.6%

9. Lawrenceville

Population: 29,364People With High Rent: 56.7%
People With Long Commute: 45.8%
People Without Insurance: 25.3%

10. Austell

Population: 6,944People With High Rent: 61.3%
People With Long Commute: 58.2%
People Without Insurance: 22.5%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Georgia

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Clarkston	1	7,717	53.3%	56.7%	31.5%
Stone Mountain	2	5,924	61.2%	60.1%	26.7%
Forest Park	3	18,783	61.2%	43.1%	42.9%
Norcross	4	15,799	62.7%	55.1%	35.5%
East Point	5	35,070	59.4%	41.0%	28.7%
Riverdale	6	15,496	64.1%	34.8%	24.8%
Hampton	7	7,092	81.1%	43.0%	23.8%
Lovejoy	8	6,433	56.8%	50.8%	19.6%
Lawrenceville	9	29,364	56.7%	45.8%	25.3%
Austell	10	6,944	61.3%	58.2%	22.5%
College Park	11	14,019	60.9%	38.9%	26.7%
Lilburn	12	12,162	56.2%	50.6%	27.4%
Hapeville	13	6,611	46.8%	37.7%	30.9%
Conyers	14	15,456	58.0%	36.4%	25.3%
Marietta	15	58,436	53.8%	40.2%	27.5%
Dallas	16	12,129	46.9%	62.6%	23.0%
Cairo	17	9,750	57.4%	36.2%	25.0%
Powder Springs	18	14,271	51.6%	64.3%	17.4%
Fairburn	19	13,520	54.3%	53.5%	23.7%
Cedartown	20	9,760	48.2%	34.3%	31.7%
Villa Rica	21	14,266	57.9%	52.6%	18.9%
Folkston	22	5,233	53.0%	41.0%	19.2%
Sylvester	23	6,180	50.0%	42.2%	27.2%
Doraville	24	10,513	45.6%	43.7%	46.3%
Union City	25	20,200	62.1%	47.9%	18.3%
McDonough	26	22,560	52.6%	53.6%	18.0%
Canton	27	23,841	53.8%	43.0%	26.6%
Sugar Hill	28	19,688	60.8%	48.8%	17.9%
Snellville	29	18,939	55.4%	63.1%	12.6%
Fort Valley	30	9,448	55.9%	25.8%	23.0%
Swainsboro	31	7,431	67.4%	30.6%	27.7%
Winder	32	14,495	53.3%	52.4%	16.8%
Griffin	33	23,425	56.5%	30.4%	18.7%
Chamblee	34	15,835	40.5%	41.0%	37.6%
Duluth	35	27,821	45.8%	47.0%	23.0%
Acworth	36	21,169	49.3%	47.6%	17.9%
Loganville	37	10,711	61.6%	56.4%	13.2%
Kennesaw	38	31,358	49.3%	44.1%	18.4%
Thomson	39	6,682	54.2%	22.9%	25.4%
Cumming	40	5,538	48.0%	35.6%	23.1%
Auburn	41	7,388	46.9%	64.2%	22.9%
Atlanta	42	440,641	49.6%	30.4%	17.8%
Douglasville	43	31,573	47.7%	50.2%	17.6%
Stockbridge	44	26,992	42.5%	48.5%	16.2%
Albany	45	76,946	53.6%	15.3%	21.6%
Cordele	46	11,177	63.3%	12.6%	19.2%
Smyrna	47	52,922	45.0%	43.6%	18.7%
Brunswick	48	15,648	51.3%	16.1%	28.8%
Covington	49	13,342	60.0%	27.8%	22.6%
Monroe	50	13,427	47.0%	35.5%	21.7%
Valdosta	51	56,324	53.3%	11.1%	22.6%
Hawkinsville	52	5,588	47.6%	23.4%	21.9%
Gainesville	53	34,938	48.3%	26.6%	27.8%
Locust Grove	54	5,573	53.6%	36.7%	23.6%
Savannah	55	141,298	54.3%	19.3%	20.9%
Carrollton	56	25,138	52.5%	23.5%	19.5%
Dalton	57	33,336	47.7%	14.8%	26.5%
Barnesville	58	6,617	36.6%	33.5%	21.3%
Woodstock	59	25,672	48.7%	52.8%	10.8%
Moultrie	60	14,467	56.4%	22.6%	27.8%
Thomasville	61	18,558	46.7%	19.8%	21.5%
Statesboro	62	29,630	63.6%	14.4%	18.1%
Holly Springs	63	9,678	54.3%	50.1%	11.4%
Roswell	64	92,364	47.4%	41.0%	16.2%
Commerce	65	6,535	52.1%	36.2%	22.1%
Rome	66	36,099	49.6%	15.1%	21.2%
Calhoun	67	15,837	53.2%	18.7%	28.5%
Morrow	68	6,837	34.0%	44.3%	16.5%
LaGrange	69	30,138	50.8%	19.0%	21.1%
Adel	70	5,294	47.1%	32.6%	29.5%
Americus	71	16,557	45.4%	20.4%	15.6%
Newnan	72	34,457	44.4%	40.8%	14.0%
Garden City	73	8,924	58.2%	19.8%	33.3%
Fayetteville	74	16,323	49.2%	43.5%	9.6%
LaFayette	75	7,105	48.2%	33.7%	13.9%
Toccoa	76	8,327	48.8%	21.4%	18.8%
Suwanee	77	16,648	43.6%	49.5%	15.8%
Decatur	78	19,888	48.2%	34.4%	7.0%
Thomaston	79	9,068	51.8%	23.7%	13.1%
Warner Robins	80	71,359	46.5%	21.3%	16.7%
Flowery Branch	81	6,012	51.1%	39.3%	13.7%
Buford	82	12,864	40.2%	32.9%	28.9%
Waynesboro	83	5,820	47.2%	36.2%	16.8%
Port Wentworth	84	6,189	47.0%	52.2%	21.9%
Grovetown	85	12,179	42.0%	19.7%	17.2%
Vidalia	86	10,596	49.1%	18.8%	22.4%
Dunwoody	87	47,182	41.9%	34.6%	12.6%
Johns Creek	88	80,979	37.8%	44.3%	10.3%
Hinesville	89	34,253	43.2%	19.0%	14.7%
Sandy Springs	90	98,480	41.3%	31.2%	16.4%
Jesup	91	10,275	47.2%	25.1%	23.1%
Tifton	92	16,589	38.3%	19.0%	24.1%
Waycross	93	14,363	45.5%	13.0%	20.8%
Bainbridge	94	12,600	46.8%	23.4%	21.0%
Eatonton	95	6,489	49.8%	23.8%	25.4%
Rincon	96	9,273	36.8%	45.5%	17.4%
Milledgeville	97	18,840	58.6%	17.8%	14.6%
Peachtree City	98	34,701	40.1%	44.6%	8.7%
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	99	118,514	53.8%	17.3%	16.9%
Richmond Hill	100	10,334	46.4%	50.4%	13.3%
Perry	101	14,714	47.3%	22.8%	17.0%
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	102	196,551	49.9%	18.8%	17.6%
Columbus	103	198,247	49.1%	15.6%	16.4%
Eastman	104	5,442	39.7%	28.4%	16.6%
Camilla	105	5,078	46.3%	20.2%	15.5%
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government	106	11,846	53.2%	9.3%	11.8%
Sandersville	107	5,839	56.6%	19.6%	16.3%
Fitzgerald	108	9,054	44.7%	15.1%	17.3%
Peachtree Corners	109	39,381	43.9%	42.3%	18.6%
St. Marys	110	17,555	44.4%	24.3%	11.8%
Douglas	111	11,738	42.0%	15.9%	24.9%
Dublin	112	16,200	48.9%	17.9%	15.8%
Brookhaven	113	50,181	45.1%	35.4%	22.3%
Cartersville	114	19,858	46.4%	26.4%	17.7%
Jefferson	115	9,630	43.3%	52.1%	10.3%
Alpharetta	116	60,903	33.3%	32.6%	8.4%
Tyrone	117	7,028	38.0%	42.5%	8.5%
Fort Oglethorpe	118	9,368	47.0%	23.4%	13.6%
Braselton	119	8,212	14.5%	44.5%	7.6%
Centerville	120	7,468	36.2%	16.2%	15.0%
Bremen	121	6,204	46.3%	21.5%	12.7%
Glennville	122	5,166	22.7%	34.4%	17.6%
McRae	123	5,762	24.2%	27.7%	11.4%
Milton	124	34,874	27.6%	35.7%	8.2%
Kingsland	125	16,147	42.6%	23.6%	13.7%
Dahlonega	126	5,884	42.3%	19.3%	20.1%
Pooler	127	20,646	34.2%	23.1%	9.8%

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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