These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Florida

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

And there are certain places in Florida 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 Florida take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of North Miami have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Florida. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Sunshine State:

1. North Miami
2. North Miami Beach
3. Lauderhill
4. Miami Gardens
5. Lauderdale Lakes
6. West Park
7. Sweetwater
8. Hallandale Beach
9. Florida City
10. Lake Worth

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

How We Measured Stress In Florida (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 215 places in Florida with a population over 5,000 according to the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

1. Percentage of population with a long commute (over 30 minutes)
2. Unemployment Rate
3. Hours worked
4. Population density
5. Percentage of income spent on rent
6. 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 215 (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 Sunshine 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 215 places we analyzed.

1. North Miami

Population: 60,756People With High Rent: 66.7%
People With Long Commute: 53.0%
People Without Insurance: 37.4%

2. North Miami Beach

Population: 43,028People With High Rent: 63.7%
People With Long Commute: 53.0%
People Without Insurance: 36.5%

3. Lauderhill

Population: 69,082People With High Rent: 65.5%
People With Long Commute: 44.5%
People Without Insurance: 27.5%

4. Miami Gardens

Population: 110,867People With High Rent: 62.8%
People With Long Commute: 50.6%
People Without Insurance: 27.5%

5. Lauderdale Lakes

Population: 33,710People With High Rent: 60.7%
People With Long Commute: 41.5%
People Without Insurance: 30.1%

6. West Park

Population: 14,604People With High Rent: 59.2%
People With Long Commute: 48.6%
People Without Insurance: 29.5%

7. Sweetwater

Population: 20,562 People With High Rent: 64.0%
People With Long Commute: 57.8%
People Without Insurance: 40.3%

8. Hallandale Beach

Population: 38,270People With High Rent: 61.2%
People With Long Commute: 44.8%
People Without Insurance: 26.2%

9. Florida City

Population: 11,853People With High Rent: 66.5%
People With Long Commute: 48.9%
People Without Insurance: 33.2%

10. Lake Worth

Population: 35,903People With High Rent: 59.8%
People With Long Commute: 40.0%
People Without Insurance: 38.6%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Florida

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
North Miami	1	60,756	66.7%	53.0%	37.4%
North Miami Beach	2	43,028	63.7%	53.0%	36.5%
Lauderhill	3	69,082	65.5%	44.5%	27.5%
Miami Gardens	4	110,867	62.8%	50.6%	27.5%
Lauderdale Lakes	5	33,710	60.7%	41.5%	30.1%
West Park	6	14,604	59.2%	48.6%	29.5%
Sweetwater	7	20,562	64.0%	57.8%	40.3%
Hallandale Beach	8	38,270	61.2%	44.8%	26.2%
Florida City	9	11,853	66.5%	48.9%	33.2%
Lake Worth	10	35,903	59.8%	40.0%	38.6%
North Lauderdale	11	42,354	64.8%	43.9%	35.3%
Miami	12	416,432	63.1%	39.9%	32.9%
Homestead	13	63,459	64.1%	47.0%	31.6%
Hialeah	14	232,311	67.6%	32.8%	36.3%
Hialeah Gardens	15	22,660	64.4%	36.6%	35.3%
Palm Springs	16	21,302	63.5%	32.2%	33.7%
Opa-locka	17	15,867	62.4%	38.4%	34.6%
Dania Beach	18	30,531	63.7%	37.8%	26.9%
Pompano Beach	19	103,234	61.9%	37.6%	28.1%
Pembroke Park	20	6,220	65.1%	50.8%	27.5%
Kissimmee	21	63,392	65.7%	48.7%	29.3%
Miramar	22	128,414	61.5%	51.1%	22.6%
Margate	23	54,929	60.0%	48.0%	23.7%
Greenacres	24	38,444	60.3%	36.9%	29.8%
Hollywood	25	145,128	59.4%	41.0%	24.7%
West Miami	26	6,197	61.9%	34.7%	22.2%
Fort Pierce	27	42,744	62.6%	35.2%	31.3%
Miami Springs	28	14,255	64.4%	33.8%	26.4%
Oakland Park	29	42,795	60.3%	30.5%	28.4%
Lantana	30	10,822	59.6%	30.8%	25.6%
Coral Springs	31	125,150	58.2%	44.9%	20.8%
Sanford	32	55,296	61.2%	38.0%	22.1%
Deerfield Beach	33	77,341	56.6%	36.6%	26.8%
Belle Glade	34	17,785	54.0%	32.3%	25.2%
Deltona	35	85,765	57.7%	53.5%	20.7%
Riviera Beach	36	33,123	64.4%	22.3%	21.8%
Boynton Beach	37	70,355	60.3%	29.0%	22.6%
Tamarac	38	62,478	54.8%	46.0%	20.4%
Pembroke Pines	39	159,920	59.3%	50.3%	16.5%
Fort Lauderdale	40	171,137	55.5%	33.7%	22.3%
Lake Park	41	8,317	61.1%	19.6%	31.1%
Bay Harbor Islands	42	5,847	53.0%	48.5%	23.0%
Lake Alfred	43	5,136	69.5%	46.7%	21.8%
South Miami	44	12,036	53.9%	36.9%	20.9%
New Port Richey	45	15,063	56.9%	33.8%	21.9%
Dade City	46	6,548	67.8%	33.9%	23.6%
Casselberry	47	26,520	53.1%	38.5%	22.7%
Miami Lakes	48	30,396	58.0%	44.4%	22.2%
Sunrise	49	88,391	52.2%	44.2%	21.2%
Miami Beach	50	90,669	57.9%	35.5%	27.2%
Cutler Bay	51	42,573	51.4%	61.8%	21.6%
South Daytona	52	12,265	71.0%	22.0%	20.4%
Port St. Lucie	53	169,260	60.4%	40.0%	20.2%
Orange City	54	10,968	67.0%	38.7%	17.8%
Pahokee	55	5,941	43.7%	43.4%	27.3%
Fort Myers	56	66,167	56.4%	33.7%	25.2%
Palmetto Bay	57	24,214	70.1%	58.6%	11.3%
North Bay Village	58	7,453	48.1%	41.3%	34.3%
Bradenton	59	50,777	57.5%	28.6%	24.4%
Clermont	60	29,582	59.5%	51.0%	16.6%
Aventura	61	36,979	54.1%	48.0%	14.6%
Treasure Island	62	6,749	57.5%	34.6%	15.9%
Quincy	63	8,022	51.9%	42.3%	20.7%
St. Cloud	64	39,685	48.9%	49.6%	18.7%
Delray Beach	65	62,828	54.9%	25.4%	21.6%
Doral	66	49,363	55.7%	40.7%	23.4%
Wilton Manors	67	11,994	45.0%	33.5%	21.5%
Palm Bay	68	104,342	61.0%	34.5%	19.1%
Gulfport	69	12,102	63.0%	27.5%	17.3%
Holly Hill	70	11,680	50.9%	24.3%	24.1%
Coconut Creek	71	55,590	52.7%	39.2%	17.2%
Orlando	72	250,224	56.5%	31.0%	23.3%
Longwood	73	13,776	50.8%	36.9%	21.0%
Cocoa	74	17,261	56.2%	29.6%	23.2%
Sunny Isles Beach	75	21,583	50.6%	46.6%	17.8%
Cape Coral	76	161,804	52.5%	42.0%	19.5%
Apopka	77	44,462	56.3%	53.2%	18.5%
Fellsmere	78	5,312	53.4%	40.2%	49.8%
Brooksville	79	7,725	62.2%	27.9%	21.0%
Arcadia	80	7,647	50.9%	32.9%	21.2%
Tarpon Springs	81	23,789	48.3%	40.5%	16.0%
Mascotte	82	5,197	62.9%	47.7%	30.1%
Avon Park	83	8,874	52.3%	25.9%	24.5%
Haines City	84	21,207	51.7%	52.6%	31.2%
Indian Harbour Beach	85	8,254	49.4%	21.7%	20.1%
Key West	86	25,187	65.0%	8.4%	28.4%
Stuart	87	15,850	60.5%	21.8%	17.8%
Largo	88	78,391	52.2%	24.1%	19.4%
Edgewater	89	20,879	60.1%	39.0%	17.6%
Palatka	90	10,464	66.5%	24.1%	18.7%
Eustis	91	18,920	53.1%	38.7%	17.5%
Clearwater	92	109,210	55.3%	29.3%	20.0%
Sebastian	93	22,485	53.6%	35.8%	15.7%
Royal Palm Beach	94	35,482	54.1%	47.5%	14.0%
Ocoee	95	38,340	44.9%	46.0%	19.2%
Palmetto	96	12,856	57.1%	30.0%	22.3%
Davie	97	95,721	53.5%	39.4%	16.7%
Leesburg	98	20,915	63.1%	22.8%	20.2%
Lake Wales	99	14,665	57.6%	33.7%	15.5%
Auburndale	100	13,979	54.8%	35.8%	20.9%
Tampa	101	348,934	53.1%	29.6%	17.3%
Sarasota	102	52,986	50.7%	20.0%	22.5%
Titusville	103	44,032	54.1%	32.3%	18.0%
Altamonte Springs	104	41,889	45.8%	31.5%	20.7%
Miami Shores	105	10,736	37.1%	37.6%	17.3%
West Palm Beach	106	102,283	55.3%	24.3%	24.3%
Starke	107	5,404	55.7%	27.6%	19.8%
Cape Canaveral	108	9,960	46.6%	21.1%	23.7%
Safety Harbor	109	17,017	61.4%	38.6%	13.0%
Plant City	110	35,866	51.6%	34.7%	22.7%
Green Cove Springs	111	6,984	49.8%	42.1%	20.7%
Winter Springs	112	33,673	49.9%	38.6%	15.5%
Sebring	113	10,356	56.3%	16.7%	23.9%
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	114	6,241	48.6%	31.1%	14.0%
Vero Beach	115	15,577	68.0%	12.6%	19.3%
Temple Terrace	116	25,098	55.4%	28.9%	16.5%
DeLand	117	27,872	64.6%	24.1%	17.2%
Pinellas Park	118	49,874	50.4%	24.6%	21.5%
Milton	119	9,149	48.4%	27.9%	18.8%
Fort Meade	120	5,745	42.6%	35.3%	18.6%
Orange Park	121	8,472	47.5%	32.4%	14.8%
St. Petersburg	122	248,429	51.3%	25.9%	17.3%
Dunedin	123	35,538	51.9%	36.8%	15.6%
Plantation	124	88,486	48.8%	36.3%	16.2%
Zephyrhills	125	14,041	54.1%	38.3%	14.4%
Lighthouse Point	126	10,693	54.0%	38.2%	8.3%
DeBary	127	19,404	59.7%	40.2%	14.7%
Inverness	128	7,205	61.8%	30.0%	11.4%
Okeechobee	129	5,581	38.1%	32.9%	27.7%
Lady Lake	130	14,138	66.5%	22.0%	11.6%
Winter Garden	131	36,826	51.1%	40.9%	14.3%
High Springs	132	5,499	52.6%	43.1%	18.6%
Groveland	133	9,381	33.9%	48.8%	19.3%
Live Oak	134	6,927	50.1%	23.7%	19.1%
Parkland	135	25,895	64.3%	43.0%	5.0%
Marathon	136	8,529	69.4%	9.8%	26.7%
Surfside	137	5,927	47.4%	40.3%	11.5%
Oldsmar	138	13,730	48.8%	40.8%	16.4%
Panama City	139	36,405	55.6%	19.2%	20.1%
Bonita Springs	140	46,384	52.2%	32.4%	22.7%
Ocala	141	56,918	54.1%	19.6%	20.2%
Tequesta	142	5,756	66.2%	28.3%	14.1%
Lake City	143	12,059	45.7%	17.2%	24.4%
Winter Haven	144	35,070	52.5%	30.1%	19.0%
Oviedo	145	35,602	51.1%	47.8%	9.8%
Springfield	146	9,095	53.4%	25.5%	20.3%
Belle Isle	147	6,265	48.8%	32.6%	15.4%
Weston	148	67,567	45.6%	44.5%	12.2%
DeFuniak Springs	149	5,410	57.1%	35.4%	19.3%
Pinecrest	150	18,914	54.1%	43.4%	8.6%
Daytona Beach	151	61,913	56.0%	15.0%	22.0%
Crestview	152	22,099	52.0%	43.3%	13.0%
Tavares	153	14,343	50.3%	30.5%	14.5%
Cocoa Beach	154	11,287	46.4%	27.1%	18.6%
St. Pete Beach	155	9,408	53.3%	32.0%	10.7%
Melbourne	156	77,216	50.8%	20.2%	16.8%
Cooper City	157	32,058	42.8%	40.1%	10.9%
Macclenny	158	6,387	49.5%	49.3%	15.6%
Jacksonville	159	837,533	52.5%	29.3%	16.5%
North Port	160	58,584	43.0%	47.4%	17.3%
Tallahassee	161	185,395	58.7%	15.5%	13.1%
Fort Walton Beach	162	20,320	45.6%	19.0%	21.9%
Rockledge	163	25,477	42.3%	27.9%	15.3%
Fernandina Beach	164	11,851	53.0%	30.1%	17.8%
Lakeland	165	99,942	52.1%	22.5%	14.9%
Wellington	166	59,022	51.5%	44.6%	12.2%
Boca Raton	167	88,187	56.7%	21.6%	12.5%
St. Augustine	168	13,440	58.7%	23.1%	17.8%
Callaway	169	14,617	45.9%	26.7%	18.1%
Seminole	170	17,477	48.3%	31.6%	14.3%
Mount Dora	171	12,663	49.8%	35.3%	16.6%
Destin	172	12,840	48.4%	29.6%	22.5%
Venice	173	21,121	56.3%	24.0%	7.3%
Coral Gables	174	49,319	51.6%	31.0%	10.1%
Atlantic Beach	175	12,840	47.3%	36.9%	13.2%
Palm Coast	176	77,779	49.3%	36.0%	15.7%
Lake Mary	177	14,605	52.7%	33.9%	10.4%
Gainesville	178	126,465	56.5%	10.7%	16.1%
Niceville	179	13,562	61.0%	35.1%	14.0%
Perry	180	7,040	45.7%	12.4%	17.3%
Wildwood	181	6,782	68.3%	20.3%	12.6%
Winter Park	182	28,771	49.0%	27.9%	11.8%
Southwest Ranches	183	7,583	38.0%	48.6%	12.3%
Pensacola	184	52,505	47.1%	16.6%	16.5%
Clewiston	185	7,184	37.9%	21.4%	28.7%
Neptune Beach	186	6,733	45.2%	39.3%	8.1%
Ormond Beach	187	38,502	57.5%	18.1%	15.0%
Fort Myers Beach	188	6,539	39.0%	39.3%	10.4%
Marianna	189	8,548	52.6%	15.4%	10.9%
Minneola	190	9,849	57.9%	36.6%	12.0%
West Melbourne	191	19,208	47.6%	18.5%	14.0%
Jupiter	192	57,625	52.2%	24.2%	13.0%
Bartow	193	17,766	45.4%	34.3%	14.7%
Jacksonville Beach	194	21,822	49.3%	27.0%	11.3%
North Palm Beach	195	12,272	53.1%	21.3%	10.3%
Port Orange	196	57,218	47.1%	22.3%	15.1%
Newberry	197	5,185	50.4%	50.3%	13.7%
St. Augustine Beach	198	6,422	37.9%	23.9%	14.4%
Punta Gorda	199	16,984	44.0%	24.4%	10.7%
Islamorada	200	6,318	46.6%	14.2%	17.3%
Key Biscayne	201	12,774	33.5%	26.4%	5.3%
Satellite Beach	202	10,262	33.8%	26.2%	13.0%
New Smyrna Beach	203	22,993	46.9%	35.4%	13.3%
Lynn Haven	204	19,049	46.9%	21.4%	12.5%
Maitland	205	16,273	38.4%	28.8%	10.2%
Panama City Beach	206	11,884	47.4%	22.6%	18.9%
Alachua	207	9,291	36.9%	38.2%	11.7%
Gulf Breeze	208	5,984	52.0%	16.5%	10.6%
Palm Beach Gardens	209	50,147	50.1%	19.1%	10.5%
Longboat Key	210	7,003	26.5%	30.4%	1.6%
Naples	211	20,214	50.3%	13.3%	8.0%
Palm Beach	212	8,344	39.0%	17.7%	3.1%
Marco Island	213	16,921	43.0%	14.9%	5.7%
Valparaiso	214	5,109	42.7%	16.6%	10.1%
Sanibel	215	6,761	45.7%	16.5%	4.5%

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