These Are The 10 Stressed Places In New York

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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 New York 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 New York take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Manorhaven have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in New York. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Empire State:

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

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How We Measured Stress In New York (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 170 places in New York 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 were, 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 170 (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 Empire 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 170 places we analyzed.

1. Manorhaven

Population: 6,638People With High Rent: 67.3%
People With Long Commute: 57.5%
People Without Insurance: 16.2%

2. Hempstead

Population: 54,801People With High Rent: 65.0%
People With Long Commute: 51.3%
People Without Insurance: 25.2%

3. Mount Vernon

Population: 67,962People With High Rent: 59.3%
People With Long Commute: 50.8%
People Without Insurance: 12.9%

4. New York

Population: 8,354,889People With High Rent: 51.4%
People With Long Commute: 64.9%
People Without Insurance: 13.5%

5. Peekskill

Population: 23,875People With High Rent: 59.2%
People With Long Commute: 48.5%
People Without Insurance: 16.4%

6. Valley Stream

Population: 37,764People With High Rent: 53.0%
People With Long Commute: 57.6%
People Without Insurance: 12.6%

7. Mastic Beach

Population: 14,880People With High Rent: 76.4%
People With Long Commute: 67.9%
People Without Insurance: 10.5%

8. Freeport

Population: 43,168People With High Rent: 63.3%
People With Long Commute: 42.8%
People Without Insurance: 17.4%

9. Spring Valley

Population: 32,007People With High Rent: 60.1%
People With Long Commute: 34.0%
People Without Insurance: 26.3%

10. Yonkers

Population: 198,654People With High Rent: 52.4%
People With Long Commute: 50.3%
People Without Insurance: 13.0%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In New York

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Manorhaven	1	6,638	67.3%	57.5%	16.2%
Hempstead	2	54,801	65.0%	51.3%	25.2%
Mount Vernon	3	67,962	59.3%	50.8%	12.9%
New York	4	8,354,889	51.4%	64.9%	13.5%
Peekskill	5	23,875	59.2%	48.5%	16.4%
Valley Stream	6	37,764	53.0%	57.6%	12.6%
Mastic Beach	7	14,880	76.4%	67.9%	10.5%
Freeport	8	43,168	63.3%	42.8%	17.4%
Spring Valley	9	32,007	60.1%	34.0%	26.3%
Yonkers	10	198,654	52.4%	50.3%	13.0%
Lynbrook	11	19,517	65.5%	56.8%	7.1%
Newburgh	12	28,614	68.3%	30.1%	21.6%
Sleepy Hollow	13	10,002	57.5%	47.5%	16.3%
Cedarhurst	14	6,631	57.9%	51.0%	9.2%
Haverstraw	15	12,060	58.9%	41.0%	16.8%
Ossining	16	25,232	57.7%	38.0%	23.8%
Poughkeepsie	17	30,716	60.1%	28.6%	15.6%
New Rochelle	18	78,476	57.1%	43.3%	12.2%
Port Chester	19	29,275	63.3%	28.4%	28.9%
Great Neck	20	10,052	57.2%	49.5%	6.1%
Great Neck Plaza	21	6,823	51.0%	48.4%	6.8%
Middletown	22	27,904	54.7%	34.4%	15.3%
Beacon	23	14,437	51.7%	49.6%	10.8%
Patchogue	24	12,045	60.5%	47.7%	16.7%
Schenectady	25	66,055	52.3%	33.1%	12.0%
Long Beach	26	33,522	45.7%	58.0%	11.8%
West Haverstraw	27	10,308	51.7%	39.7%	13.3%
Rochester	28	210,461	60.2%	16.6%	11.0%
Mamaroneck	29	19,133	51.6%	45.6%	8.8%
Tuckahoe	30	6,559	53.6%	49.0%	5.8%
Mount Kisco	31	11,016	54.6%	39.0%	19.7%
Port Jervis	32	8,736	59.2%	28.3%	11.8%
Albion	33	5,799	65.8%	29.3%	14.2%
Rye Brook	34	9,456	55.5%	44.3%	7.9%
Amityville	35	9,551	57.9%	44.1%	11.3%
Monticello	36	6,780	58.0%	25.8%	15.5%
Walden	37	6,919	53.6%	40.5%	8.2%
Fulton	38	11,786	55.4%	27.5%	9.1%
Glen Cove	39	27,161	57.5%	38.4%	17.4%
Buffalo	40	259,959	51.6%	21.0%	9.5%
Croton-on-Hudson	41	8,168	49.4%	57.5%	10.7%
Syracuse	42	144,648	53.7%	15.1%	11.2%
Endicott	43	13,216	55.0%	13.5%	11.9%
Ballston Spa	44	5,298	49.8%	36.1%	11.6%
Kingston	45	23,707	59.2%	24.9%	11.2%
White Plains	46	57,505	52.1%	35.0%	15.4%
Westbury	47	15,201	53.1%	40.7%	18.0%
East Rockaway	48	9,861	55.7%	47.7%	6.0%
Gloversville	49	15,395	52.5%	19.7%	13.0%
Hudson Falls	50	7,266	46.7%	23.4%	14.5%
Mechanicville	51	5,207	40.3%	45.3%	11.9%
Warwick	52	6,783	63.5%	48.3%	4.4%
Amsterdam	53	18,348	50.0%	32.0%	9.4%
Williston Park	54	7,319	52.1%	45.6%	4.4%
Elmira	55	29,046	55.4%	18.8%	10.3%
Binghamton	56	46,771	56.9%	12.9%	9.4%
Massapequa Park	57	17,137	49.7%	50.9%	3.5%
Tarr	58	11,423	54.7%	41.2%	5.9%
Lindenhurst	59	27,303	42.6%	46.2%	10.3%
Mineola	60	18,918	54.3%	42.2%	8.5%
New Paltz	61	6,945	56.7%	24.5%	6.8%
Troy	62	49,965	50.7%	21.9%	8.0%
Utica	63	61,852	53.7%	15.7%	8.5%
New Square	64	7,328	80.2%	14.3%	3.1%
Albany	65	98,287	52.7%	17.8%	10.3%
Floral Park	66	16,190	47.0%	53.2%	4.9%
Farmingdale	67	8,306	50.0%	38.6%	9.0%
Glens Falls	68	14,574	51.1%	22.2%	10.8%
Niagara Falls	69	49,679	54.0%	16.6%	8.5%
East Rochester	70	6,687	53.0%	14.4%	9.4%
Lockport	71	20,957	52.4%	29.6%	10.0%
New Hyde Park	72	9,764	25.0%	52.0%	7.6%
Rockville Centre	73	24,128	51.9%	52.2%	2.9%
Nyack	74	6,857	47.4%	36.3%	11.0%
Jamestown	75	30,799	52.3%	12.7%	8.8%
Oneonta	76	13,906	63.4%	16.7%	8.1%
Chestnut Ridge	77	8,035	67.7%	44.3%	8.2%
Herkimer	78	7,752	46.5%	27.5%	10.0%
Medina	79	5,962	50.9%	22.9%	9.6%
Lake Grove	80	11,235	51.2%	49.4%	7.6%
Hornell	81	8,508	48.7%	26.2%	9.4%
Massena	82	10,937	48.2%	18.3%	10.7%
Ilion	83	7,968	46.5%	21.7%	9.8%
Watervliet	84	10,250	42.9%	19.6%	11.4%
Bronxville	85	6,378	37.3%	63.5%	1.4%
Pleasantville	86	7,090	50.3%	40.2%	4.1%
Dobbs Ferry	87	11,001	43.4%	47.8%	7.4%
Bayville	88	6,724	52.3%	54.3%	6.2%
New Hempstead	89	5,240	23.3%	45.6%	13.7%
Malverne	90	8,544	24.4%	54.0%	4.0%
Wappingers Falls	91	5,377	47.9%	35.0%	18.0%
Suffern	92	10,864	44.1%	36.1%	6.8%
Rensselaer	93	9,476	49.1%	14.9%	8.6%
Auburn	94	27,369	42.7%	18.1%	11.0%
Lancaster	95	10,314	49.6%	23.0%	6.6%
Hastings-on-Hudson	96	7,905	50.5%	55.9%	2.9%
Dunkirk	97	12,386	56.1%	11.4%	7.6%
Monroe	98	8,493	53.7%	49.8%	5.4%
Cohoes	99	16,195	39.6%	18.5%	10.0%
Garden City	100	22,543	58.0%	49.6%	1.8%
Kiryas Joel	101	21,201	75.7%	25.7%	2.5%
Washingtonville	102	5,837	51.8%	59.1%	4.9%
Northport	103	7,417	49.7%	49.4%	3.5%
Pelham	104	6,984	41.5%	51.3%	5.1%
Brockport	105	8,398	64.8%	25.3%	5.1%
Penn Yan	106	5,011	54.0%	16.9%	12.7%
Johnstown	107	8,552	47.2%	18.2%	13.3%
Norwich	108	7,080	53.2%	13.1%	6.6%
Ogdensburg	109	11,029	54.6%	11.3%	8.2%
Tonawanda	110	15,048	42.8%	18.4%	8.0%
Lackawanna	111	18,037	40.9%	20.5%	8.2%
Salamanca	112	5,717	45.2%	17.1%	14.1%
Hilton	113	5,954	54.5%	38.3%	5.0%
Oswego	114	18,119	48.2%	20.9%	8.3%
Batavia	115	15,274	48.5%	22.8%	8.4%
Watertown	116	27,590	41.5%	10.2%	8.4%
Larchmont	117	5,952	33.5%	73.7%	1.8%
Johnson City	118	14,977	50.1%	11.0%	7.7%
Ithaca	119	30,399	58.8%	10.9%	5.3%
Saranac Lake	120	6,055	49.8%	11.1%	9.7%
Newark	121	9,019	50.5%	23.3%	6.8%
Goshen	122	5,417	58.4%	41.0%	5.3%
Hudson	123	6,658	46.9%	21.9%	5.1%
North Syracuse	124	6,659	43.9%	15.9%	7.5%
Plattsburgh	125	19,840	52.0%	8.8%	7.6%
Geneseo	126	8,043	64.5%	19.4%	3.3%
Canandaigua	127	10,532	42.9%	28.1%	8.1%
Babylon	128	12,177	37.1%	40.4%	5.4%
Pelham Manor	129	5,539	42.3%	51.6%	5.0%
North Tonawanda	130	31,245	44.5%	23.4%	7.3%
Harrison	131	27,822	45.9%	36.8%	8.4%
Port Jefferson	132	7,789	48.5%	40.9%	4.4%
Corning	133	11,108	30.6%	12.4%	11.2%
Cortland	134	19,218	44.7%	18.9%	5.9%
Scotia	135	7,742	49.6%	29.1%	4.2%
Baldwinsville	136	7,655	49.2%	28.9%	6.5%
Wesley Hills	137	5,779	17.6%	44.0%	8.2%
Geneva	138	13,202	46.5%	16.7%	9.4%
Olean	139	14,232	45.6%	14.5%	6.5%
Solvay	140	6,514	38.8%	13.3%	9.1%
Airmont	141	8,770	65.7%	41.6%	2.8%
Potsdam	142	9,577	49.6%	7.6%	6.6%
Malone	143	5,866	53.1%	16.1%	7.7%
North Hills	144	5,122	74.6%	45.2%	1.7%
Fairport	145	5,364	34.8%	15.9%	6.3%
Webster	146	5,528	47.4%	23.5%	7.5%
Woodbury	147	10,638	48.8%	55.5%	4.4%
Rye	148	15,892	34.2%	49.4%	3.9%
Scarsdale	149	17,471	33.2%	63.3%	1.9%
Depew	150	15,262	42.6%	16.5%	7.0%
Irvington	151	6,506	39.3%	57.8%	3.8%
Kenmore	152	15,334	46.1%	17.0%	3.8%
Bath	153	5,747	32.3%	21.4%	8.7%
Sea Cliff	154	5,012	23.6%	47.1%	4.5%
Briarcliff Manor	155	7,783	54.8%	46.3%	3.2%
Lawrence	156	6,511	45.6%	59.1%	3.1%
Hamburg	157	9,482	43.0%	26.5%	3.8%
Canton	158	6,600	29.1%	10.5%	6.5%
Saratoga Springs	159	26,998	40.9%	29.0%	6.3%
East Hills	160	7,025	0.0%	42.9%	3.3%
Fredonia	161	10,988	43.6%	13.6%	6.9%
Waterloo	162	5,178	39.6%	18.0%	7.2%
Kings Point	163	5,076	14.7%	54.8%	3.4%
Chittenango	164	5,052	45.5%	36.8%	3.9%
East Aurora	165	6,255	31.6%	35.0%	5.1%
Oneida	166	11,290	42.6%	16.8%	7.0%
Colonie	167	7,869	30.0%	16.2%	4.8%
Williamsville	168	5,286	25.3%	16.0%	2.9%
Rome	169	33,161	40.3%	17.8%	6.9%
Horseheads	170	6,593	38.0%	10.7%	7.1%

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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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