These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Michigan

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

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

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

1. Detroit
2. Hamtramck
3. Highland Park
4. Hazel Park
5. Inkster
6. River Rouge
7. Mount Clemens
8. Oak Park
9. Eastpointe
10. Dearborn Heights

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

How We Measured Stress In Michigan (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 149 places in Michigan 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 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 149 (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 Wolverine 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 149 places we analyzed.

1. Detroit

Population: 695,437People With High Rent: 58.5%
People With Long Commute: 36.2%
People Without Insurance: 19.0%

2. Hamtramck

Population: 22,256People With High Rent: 49.7%
People With Long Commute: 40.5%
People Without Insurance: 21.4%

3. Highland Park

Population: 10,951People With High Rent: 57.6%
People With Long Commute: 39.3%
People Without Insurance: 15.4%

4. Hazel Park

Population: 16,532People With High Rent: 60.6%
People With Long Commute: 25.7%
People Without Insurance: 21.0%

5. Inkster

Population: 25,056People With High Rent: 61.7%
People With Long Commute: 35.6%
People Without Insurance: 14.3%

6. River Rouge

Population: 7,761People With High Rent: 51.0%
People With Long Commute: 39.9%
People Without Insurance: 16.8%

7. Mount Clemens

Population: 16,345People With High Rent: 52.3%
People With Long Commute: 36.4%
People Without Insurance: 15.0%

8. Oak Park

Population: 29,622People With High Rent: 53.8%
People With Long Commute: 31.6%
People Without Insurance: 17.2%

9. Eastpointe

Population: 32,526People With High Rent: 56.1%
People With Long Commute: 34.5%
People Without Insurance: 12.4%

10. Dearborn Heights

Population: 57,063People With High Rent: 54.3%
People With Long Commute: 29.9%
People Without Insurance: 14.8%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Michigan

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Detroit	1	695,437	58.5%	36.2%	19.0%
Hamtramck	2	22,256	49.7%	40.5%	21.4%
Highland Park	3	10,951	57.6%	39.3%	15.4%
Hazel Park	4	16,532	60.6%	25.7%	21.0%
Inkster	5	25,056	61.7%	35.6%	14.3%
River Rouge	6	7,761	51.0%	39.9%	16.8%
Mount Clemens	7	16,345	52.3%	36.4%	15.0%
Oak Park	8	29,622	53.8%	31.6%	17.2%
Eastpointe	9	32,526	56.1%	34.5%	12.4%
Dearborn Heights	10	57,063	54.3%	29.9%	14.8%
Roseville	11	47,408	53.6%	34.1%	13.5%
Ecorse	12	9,401	53.9%	22.9%	16.8%
Lincoln Park	13	37,648	51.8%	28.3%	14.8%
Pontiac	14	59,658	52.9%	24.5%	18.7%
Ionia	15	11,388	65.0%	36.2%	13.2%
Wayne	16	17,314	56.2%	35.2%	13.0%
Warren	17	134,398	54.3%	32.5%	13.6%
Flint	18	100,569	61.6%	25.5%	12.4%
Jackson	19	33,317	55.7%	19.5%	17.7%
Muskegon Heights	20	10,807	64.1%	18.8%	13.2%
Harper Woods	21	14,058	46.2%	35.1%	14.3%
Port Huron	22	29,534	57.3%	20.6%	13.3%
Melvindale	23	10,584	55.1%	21.5%	14.2%
Westland	24	83,188	52.3%	37.5%	12.5%
Taylor	25	62,331	53.7%	29.0%	13.4%
Dearborn	26	96,739	56.6%	25.3%	14.0%
Saginaw	27	50,700	57.8%	16.7%	14.6%
Muskegon	28	37,822	61.7%	17.1%	14.1%
Madison Heights	29	30,028	51.8%	28.4%	13.8%
Benton Harbor	30	10,056	67.6%	10.1%	16.7%
Ypsilanti	31	19,844	54.6%	24.5%	13.8%
Garden City	32	27,356	55.5%	29.1%	12.0%
Ferndale	33	20,102	44.0%	28.9%	18.0%
Wyandotte	34	25,470	54.7%	34.7%	10.0%
Southfield	35	72,480	54.4%	32.5%	11.2%
Lapeer	36	8,801	57.8%	38.8%	12.7%
Davison	37	5,085	64.2%	24.2%	12.7%
Albion	38	8,416	61.4%	19.7%	13.4%
Owosso	39	14,922	45.3%	30.9%	16.1%
Adrian	40	21,008	56.9%	17.6%	14.2%
Eaton Rapids	41	5,221	48.1%	33.0%	14.0%
Walled Lake	42	7,065	43.1%	37.2%	14.4%
Center Line	43	8,279	43.9%	30.0%	13.0%
Belding	44	5,764	55.9%	46.7%	11.3%
St. Clair Shores	45	59,865	45.4%	39.6%	9.5%
Grand Rapids	46	190,739	54.7%	16.8%	13.5%
Sterling Heights	47	130,604	45.5%	37.5%	11.5%
Grand Blanc	48	8,147	58.9%	35.7%	7.4%
Bay City	49	34,578	55.2%	18.6%	11.6%
Lansing	50	114,382	56.0%	15.8%	12.2%
Flat Rock	51	9,859	61.3%	38.1%	8.2%
St. Clair	52	5,428	54.8%	38.0%	10.4%
Big Rapids	53	10,543	51.0%	12.3%	14.2%
Niles	54	11,479	57.2%	22.9%	10.7%
Dowagiac	55	5,822	55.1%	19.5%	15.2%
St. Louis	56	7,347	57.2%	22.2%	10.7%
Grosse Pointe	57	5,350	47.5%	41.2%	5.3%
Kalamazoo	58	75,190	56.8%	14.8%	12.7%
Romulus	59	23,721	46.1%	35.4%	14.7%
Richmond	60	5,806	45.5%	46.4%	10.7%
Mount Pleasant	61	26,095	65.4%	10.7%	9.8%
Fraser	62	14,544	38.5%	40.7%	9.0%
Three Rivers	63	7,765	48.2%	24.8%	12.8%
Howell	64	9,543	50.6%	42.7%	10.8%
Sturgis	65	10,923	46.6%	25.3%	12.6%
Greenville	66	8,434	50.3%	33.7%	9.9%
Grand Haven	67	10,687	42.5%	22.1%	14.6%
Holly	68	6,142	29.4%	52.3%	8.6%
Berkley	69	15,136	47.6%	29.7%	8.7%
Clawson	70	11,943	28.9%	32.1%	11.1%
Southgate	71	29,710	42.1%	31.7%	8.8%
Wyoming	72	73,434	44.1%	17.2%	14.7%
Escanaba	73	12,529	56.5%	9.4%	16.4%
Ludington	74	8,061	49.1%	10.2%	12.6%
New Baltimore	75	12,144	48.7%	59.3%	6.7%
Milford	76	6,325	32.7%	53.4%	7.8%
Fenton	77	11,601	41.6%	32.2%	13.6%
Riverview	78	12,347	47.2%	30.9%	8.7%
Burton	79	29,429	50.4%	23.3%	9.6%
Monroe	80	20,455	47.9%	28.4%	9.9%
Alma	81	9,289	54.0%	11.9%	12.0%
Chelsea	82	5,085	60.6%	44.4%	8.1%
South Lyon	83	11,514	43.4%	52.1%	6.6%
Charlotte	84	9,053	42.0%	33.3%	12.4%
Wixom	85	13,640	45.7%	37.4%	11.9%
Springfield	86	5,231	42.4%	15.6%	19.2%
Coldwater	87	10,863	55.3%	22.8%	10.7%
Battle Creek	88	51,963	50.9%	17.1%	11.9%
Tecumseh	89	8,407	44.9%	48.5%	9.3%
Allegan	90	5,030	46.2%	33.9%	11.3%
Plymouth	91	9,029	37.6%	34.5%	9.2%
St. Johns	92	7,933	47.4%	35.7%	6.8%
Rochester	93	12,872	43.9%	41.0%	5.4%
Flushing	94	8,252	44.0%	28.1%	5.7%
Sault Ste. Marie	95	14,121	51.3%	6.8%	15.7%
Allen Park	96	27,869	42.5%	25.2%	7.2%
Grosse Pointe Park	97	11,412	39.9%	38.8%	4.8%
Royal Oak	98	58,382	31.4%	32.1%	9.0%
Auburn Hills	99	21,639	41.0%	28.5%	13.6%
Marquette	100	21,430	50.3%	7.4%	14.7%
Brighton	101	7,562	43.3%	43.5%	7.7%
Manistee	102	6,160	43.0%	16.8%	11.5%
Cadillac	103	10,306	51.8%	12.3%	10.6%
East Lansing	104	48,611	66.3%	9.8%	5.7%
Northville	105	6,001	31.1%	37.2%	5.3%
Grosse Pointe Woods	106	15,943	22.2%	38.4%	5.4%
Troy	107	82,106	35.8%	36.0%	8.7%
Rochester Hills	108	72,195	42.2%	38.2%	6.7%
Farmington	109	10,472	32.1%	36.6%	5.8%
Hastings	110	7,313	42.0%	27.2%	8.8%
Farmington Hills	111	80,682	42.3%	37.9%	7.0%
Grosse Pointe Farms	112	9,371	15.8%	44.7%	2.4%
Holland	113	33,342	50.7%	15.5%	10.2%
Trenton	114	18,635	41.3%	31.5%	6.5%
Swartz Creek	115	5,664	48.7%	22.4%	5.3%
Ann Arbor	116	115,985	50.6%	20.1%	5.8%
Milan	117	5,724	36.5%	37.9%	8.5%
Woodhaven	118	12,747	45.5%	32.1%	5.7%
Kentwood	119	49,736	42.7%	17.0%	11.1%
Ironwood	120	5,237	36.2%	17.1%	17.8%
Menominee	121	8,516	41.5%	11.1%	12.8%
Livonia	122	95,888	38.2%	33.1%	6.6%
Novi	123	56,887	37.9%	42.1%	6.7%
Houghton	124	7,897	58.5%	3.4%	8.4%
Hillsdale	125	8,222	50.8%	13.7%	9.1%
Traverse City	126	15,006	45.9%	10.2%	11.8%
Huntington Woods	127	6,310	43.0%	27.0%	3.2%
Kingsford	128	5,115	50.6%	9.6%	11.6%
Alpena	129	10,336	46.3%	7.3%	13.1%
Saline	130	9,000	44.1%	34.8%	3.5%
Grandville	131	15,613	33.0%	24.2%	10.0%
Rockford	132	5,876	42.9%	34.7%	7.0%
Portage	133	47,137	48.4%	18.3%	7.9%
St. Joseph	134	8,310	29.7%	10.6%	12.9%
Birmingham	135	20,382	30.7%	28.4%	4.7%
Zeeland	136	5,566	44.8%	11.7%	7.0%
Beverly Hills	137	10,368	31.4%	31.4%	4.2%
Marysville	138	9,842	40.8%	28.8%	6.6%
Hudsonville	139	7,217	33.3%	18.7%	8.9%
Grand Ledge	140	7,779	42.0%	16.9%	8.8%
Midland	141	42,067	46.3%	16.2%	9.1%
Ishpeming	142	6,514	52.3%	12.3%	13.4%
Norton Shores	143	23,941	44.5%	16.9%	8.0%
East Grand Rapids	144	10,999	42.7%	12.4%	3.2%
Petoskey	145	5,705	44.5%	10.8%	9.5%
Marshall	146	7,054	24.9%	20.0%	10.7%
Walker	147	24,015	37.7%	18.3%	9.9%
Mason	148	8,266	43.8%	19.2%	4.7%
Iron Mountain	149	7,593	38.1%	6.6%	8.9%