These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Arizona

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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 Arizona 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 Arizona take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of South Tucson have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Arizona. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Grand Canyon State:

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

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How We Measured Stress In Arizona (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 59 places in Arizona 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 59 (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 Grand Canyon 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 59 places we analyzed.

1. South Tucson

Population: 5,675People With High Rent: 56.1%
People With Long Commute: 29.9%
People Without Insurance: 29.8%

2. Somerton

Population: 14,679People With High Rent: 56.4%
People With Long Commute: 32.9%
People Without Insurance: 23.4%

3. San Luis

Population: 30,139People With High Rent: 45.8%
People With Long Commute: 38.4%
People Without Insurance: 29.2%

4. Youngtown

Population: 6,299People With High Rent: 54.5%
People With Long Commute: 44.0%
People Without Insurance: 13.2%

5. Glendale

Population: 231,978People With High Rent: 51.4%
People With Long Commute: 38.8%
People Without Insurance: 18.8%

6. Tolleson

Population: 6,707People With High Rent: 34.2%
People With Long Commute: 48.4%
People Without Insurance: 31.3%

7. Phoenix

Population: 1,490,758People With High Rent: 48.5%
People With Long Commute: 34.7%
People Without Insurance: 21.7%

8. Apache Junction

Population: 36,965People With High Rent: 48.0%
People With Long Commute: 45.4%
People Without Insurance: 16.9%

9. Eloy

Population: 17,062People With High Rent: 48.8%
People With Long Commute: 40.5%
People Without Insurance: 23.0%

10. Guadalupe

Population: 5,892People With High Rent: 51.3%
People With Long Commute: 29.2%
People Without Insurance: 15.1%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Arizona

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
South Tucson	1	5,675	56.1%	29.9%	29.8%
Somerton	2	14,679	56.4%	32.9%	23.4%
San Luis	3	30,139	45.8%	38.4%	29.2%
Youn	4	6,299	54.5%	44.0%	13.2%
Glendale	5	231,978	51.4%	38.8%	18.8%
Tolleson	6	6,707	34.2%	48.4%	31.3%
Phoenix	7	1,490,758	48.5%	34.7%	21.7%
Apache Junction	8	36,965	48.0%	45.4%	16.9%
Eloy	9	17,062	48.8%	40.5%	23.0%
Guadalupe	10	5,892	51.3%	29.2%	15.1%
Mesa	11	452,091	50.5%	35.9%	17.2%
El Mirage	12	32,600	45.8%	51.9%	16.1%
Tucson	13	525,031	52.4%	26.3%	17.5%
Avondale	14	77,912	38.0%	40.3%	19.5%
Douglas	15	17,137	53.2%	16.6%	18.6%
Nogales	16	20,699	47.9%	13.9%	22.8%
Prescott Valley	17	39,575	54.2%	23.8%	16.5%
Surprise	18	121,648	46.5%	53.2%	9.3%
Yuma	19	93,078	49.8%	13.2%	17.9%
Maricopa	20	45,388	40.3%	62.0%	14.6%
Tempe	21	166,975	48.0%	23.5%	16.8%
Coolidge	22	12,058	56.9%	36.2%	14.2%
Cottonwood	23	11,358	46.7%	24.1%	20.4%
Winslow	24	9,570	42.4%	9.4%	18.9%
Buckeye	25	54,927	49.2%	55.5%	14.9%
Peoria	26	160,231	48.7%	41.3%	11.9%
Flagstaff	27	67,419	57.3%	10.3%	19.7%
Camp Verde	28	10,965	47.4%	35.3%	17.2%
Casa Grande	29	50,316	48.1%	25.0%	13.6%
Bullhead City	30	39,480	47.5%	12.2%	17.2%
Fountain Hills	31	23,051	45.8%	42.3%	6.6%
Lake Havasu City	32	52,827	49.8%	10.8%	14.3%
Gilbert	33	223,131	38.2%	39.6%	9.2%
Prescott	34	40,130	55.0%	13.0%	11.0%
Chandler	35	245,231	38.9%	30.6%	10.9%
Wickenburg	36	6,629	53.2%	30.2%	15.6%
Show Low	37	10,754	49.9%	15.5%	14.8%
Holbrook	38	5,003	34.1%	21.6%	21.1%
Litchfield Park	39	5,122	41.1%	40.1%	8.2%
Sedona	40	10,092	53.7%	10.3%	16.7%
Payson	41	15,234	48.1%	22.4%	14.0%
Kingman	42	28,381	40.4%	13.7%	14.2%
Scottsdale	43	223,519	42.1%	26.0%	8.8%
Bisbee	44	5,475	38.5%	32.8%	15.3%
Safford	45	9,574	34.6%	18.0%	8.3%
Goodyear	46	70,148	40.6%	46.7%	11.0%
Cave Creek	47	5,014	62.5%	43.7%	6.8%
Oro Valley	48	41,493	38.2%	40.3%	5.2%
Sahuarita	49	26,441	39.2%	45.6%	6.7%
Chino Valley	50	10,879	42.2%	40.8%	14.7%
Page	51	7,374	40.9%	6.3%	17.6%
Globe	52	7,463	51.2%	13.1%	13.6%
Queen Creek	53	28,529	37.9%	49.3%	4.6%
Paradise Valley	54	13,243	54.6%	20.7%	3.5%
Snowflake	55	5,595	50.7%	39.1%	14.5%
Marana	56	37,028	35.6%	46.9%	7.9%
Florence	57	26,513	34.7%	30.3%	8.8%
Benson	58	5,075	42.0%	32.9%	8.8%
Sierra Vista	59	45,365	40.5%	9.9%	8.9%

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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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