These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Missouri

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

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

It turns out the good people of Jennings have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Missouri. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Show Me State:

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

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How We Measured Stress In Missouri (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 128 places in Missouri 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 128 (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 Show Me 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 128 places we analyzed.

1. Jennings

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 14,730People With High Rent: 69.2%
People With Long Commute: 44.4%
People Without Insurance: 17.6%

2. St. Louis

Population: 318,727People With High Rent: 51.6%
People With Long Commute: 28.7%
People Without Insurance: 17.8%

3. Dellwood

Population: 5,010People With High Rent: 65.4%
People With Long Commute: 23.8%
People Without Insurance: 14.5%

4. Ferguson

Population: 21,151People With High Rent: 53.6%
People With Long Commute: 37.1%
People Without Insurance: 14.3%

5. Bellefontaine Neighbors

Population: 10,823People With High Rent: 55.3%
People With Long Commute: 30.6%
People Without Insurance: 16.5%

6. Berkeley

Population: 9,120People With High Rent: 55.9%
People With Long Commute: 27.2%
People Without Insurance: 21.8%

7. Black Jack

Population: 6,924 People With High Rent: 60.4%
People With Long Commute: 45.7%
People Without Insurance: 8.4%

8. St. Ann

Population: 12,988People With High Rent: 52.1%
People With Long Commute: 27.9%
People Without Insurance: 13.9%

9. Charleston

Population: 5,905People With High Rent: 57.2%
People With Long Commute: 15.9%
People Without Insurance: 25.4%

10. Grandview

Population: 24,860People With High Rent: 46.4%
People With Long Commute: 29.2%
People Without Insurance: 23.8%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Missouri

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Jennings	1	14,730	69.2%	44.4%	17.6%
St. Louis	2	318,727	51.6%	28.7%	17.8%
Dellwood	3	5,010	65.4%	23.8%	14.5%
Ferguson	4	21,151	53.6%	37.1%	14.3%
Bellefontaine Neighbors	5	10,823	55.3%	30.6%	16.5%
Berkeley	6	9,120	55.9%	27.2%	21.8%
Black Jack	7	6,924	60.4%	45.7%	8.4%
St. Ann	8	12,988	52.1%	27.9%	13.9%
Charleston	9	5,905	57.2%	15.9%	25.4%
Grandview	10	24,860	46.4%	29.2%	23.8%
Harrisonville	11	10,019	54.6%	35.0%	16.2%
Cameron	12	10,008	44.6%	22.1%	21.2%
Sullivan	13	7,058	57.9%	30.6%	12.9%
Independence	14	117,160	48.0%	32.6%	15.1%
Maplewood	15	7,987	46.5%	18.6%	15.2%
Pevely	16	5,566	41.3%	50.5%	13.5%
Belton	17	23,197	37.9%	41.3%	14.7%
Kennett	18	11,002	49.5%	20.7%	14.9%
Kansas City	19	465,005	47.7%	24.3%	16.4%
Florissant	20	52,353	43.5%	35.2%	11.0%
Festus	21	11,740	45.3%	44.8%	8.7%
Hazelwood	22	25,671	48.5%	23.8%	12.4%
De Soto	23	6,449	46.3%	36.2%	13.0%
Nixa	24	19,821	49.1%	32.2%	12.7%
Carthage	25	14,281	51.3%	12.8%	26.1%
Pacific	26	6,047	48.4%	41.6%	13.5%
Springfield	27	162,333	52.1%	11.6%	17.5%
Marshfield	28	6,789	41.9%	46.1%	11.2%
St. John	29	6,486	43.3%	16.1%	18.9%
Ozark	30	18,369	47.3%	29.9%	15.3%
Raytown	31	29,520	44.6%	28.9%	15.1%
Aurora	32	7,475	38.6%	25.1%	17.0%
Oak Grove	33	7,747	45.9%	47.5%	12.6%
Odessa	34	5,237	51.6%	51.6%	6.2%
Warrenton	35	7,974	41.5%	36.9%	16.4%
University City	36	35,226	48.3%	18.0%	11.1%
Sedalia	37	21,429	54.9%	13.3%	16.3%
Poplar Bluff	38	17,190	55.0%	9.6%	15.7%
Troy	39	11,015	44.9%	49.6%	9.3%
Overland	40	16,043	35.2%	23.6%	17.8%
Bolivar	41	10,443	52.6%	19.3%	11.5%
Lebanon	42	14,595	46.7%	21.9%	16.9%
Caruthersville	43	6,086	42.8%	11.9%	22.5%
Arnold	44	21,020	40.6%	46.5%	8.8%
Ellisville	45	9,162	56.7%	37.6%	4.7%
St. Joseph	46	77,040	48.3%	11.7%	14.5%
Union	47	10,517	41.0%	27.3%	13.0%
Gladstone	48	26,032	43.3%	24.2%	11.1%
Richmond	49	5,702	54.5%	37.4%	8.5%
Valley Park	50	6,980	46.0%	33.1%	11.5%
Carl Junction	51	7,511	65.0%	22.5%	10.5%
Bonne Terre	52	7,025	26.2%	36.1%	10.8%
Excelsior Springs	53	11,391	28.9%	44.6%	16.9%
Willard	54	5,395	50.8%	35.9%	10.9%
Joplin	55	50,900	46.0%	11.6%	16.6%
Warrensburg	56	19,548	56.8%	17.9%	10.8%
Farmington	57	17,213	39.2%	19.1%	12.6%
Moberly	58	13,898	48.1%	24.1%	13.4%
Dexter	59	7,902	39.0%	25.8%	13.0%
Branson	60	10,942	53.3%	11.5%	26.4%
Maryville	61	12,018	56.6%	8.8%	11.4%
Grain Valley	62	13,037	37.2%	42.3%	11.1%
Liberty	63	29,806	44.6%	31.5%	11.6%
Bridgeton	64	11,654	53.8%	18.1%	12.5%
Bowling Green	65	5,452	57.5%	19.6%	10.4%
Monett	66	8,935	33.2%	14.0%	19.3%
St. Charles	67	66,900	44.5%	24.7%	10.3%
Blue Springs	68	53,053	40.5%	36.3%	10.0%
Lee’s Summit	69	92,813	49.2%	37.7%	6.2%
Webb City	70	10,985	49.2%	11.4%	13.9%
Greenwood	71	5,322	40.4%	48.3%	8.8%
Boonville	72	8,320	40.6%	28.2%	12.7%
Raymore	73	19,576	52.5%	43.3%	7.1%
Pleasant Hill	74	8,173	44.8%	47.3%	9.6%
Clinton	75	9,014	46.1%	17.6%	16.1%
Rolla	76	19,808	49.4%	15.3%	11.7%
Webster Groves	77	23,084	60.3%	19.1%	3.9%
Ballwin	78	30,478	40.2%	37.5%	7.3%
Neosho	79	12,038	48.4%	23.0%	19.9%
St. Peters	80	54,236	42.0%	33.3%	6.3%
Republic	81	15,222	45.8%	28.1%	11.7%
O’Fallon	82	81,978	41.3%	41.2%	6.8%
Olivette	83	7,809	39.4%	22.2%	10.4%
Wentzville	84	31,591	45.2%	46.3%	5.5%
Lake St. Louis	85	14,759	33.3%	39.0%	8.5%
Cape Girardeau	86	38,665	49.2%	10.5%	11.6%
Macon	87	5,476	36.2%	21.4%	13.9%
Jackson	88	14,221	45.7%	20.4%	11.5%
Mexico	89	11,555	42.4%	16.8%	13.1%
Hannibal	90	17,779	43.6%	15.6%	14.6%
Battlefield	91	5,759	46.3%	24.6%	8.4%
Fulton	92	12,791	39.5%	17.9%	12.3%
Chesterfield	93	47,651	47.0%	29.0%	4.5%
Dardenne Prairie	94	12,116	22.3%	41.7%	1.3%
Maryland Heights	95	27,420	28.4%	23.3%	12.9%
Nevada	96	8,318	50.1%	11.5%	15.6%
Eureka	97	10,375	37.4%	52.9%	5.8%
West Plains	98	12,176	48.6%	12.5%	11.7%
Kirksville	99	17,578	57.6%	11.0%	10.6%
Crestwood	100	11,934	32.6%	25.0%	4.6%
Sunset Hills	101	8,523	59.5%	29.6%	7.6%
Weldon Spring	102	5,496	82.7%	36.4%	2.6%
Kirkwood	103	27,587	46.6%	20.0%	3.7%
Columbia	104	113,155	53.0%	12.1%	8.6%
Marshall	105	13,059	47.1%	12.1%	10.3%
Sikeston	106	16,642	41.8%	13.9%	12.1%
Park Hills	107	8,714	48.9%	21.1%	11.5%
Shrewsbury	108	6,217	36.6%	21.0%	5.3%
Richmond Heights	109	8,526	45.8%	14.7%	7.3%
Trenton	110	6,058	49.0%	15.1%	14.7%
Manchester	111	18,125	31.2%	28.8%	6.9%
Savannah	112	5,101	36.0%	19.1%	7.1%
Smithville	113	8,791	45.8%	49.6%	4.4%
Parkville	114	5,811	62.5%	27.5%	4.5%
Washington	115	13,982	34.1%	26.3%	8.0%
Chillicothe	116	8,528	42.1%	13.3%	12.3%
Waynesville	117	5,147	30.1%	6.6%	8.7%
Perryville	118	8,280	44.6%	18.6%	7.9%
Jefferson City	119	43,184	39.2%	11.9%	10.5%
Clayton	120	15,912	33.4%	12.1%	1.9%
Glendale	121	5,926	24.6%	18.7%	1.6%
Brentwood	122	8,048	24.3%	16.5%	5.4%
Kearney	123	8,845	37.0%	33.8%	5.9%
Creve Coeur	124	17,841	30.0%	20.0%	1.7%
Wildwood	125	35,701	31.4%	45.9%	3.4%
Des Peres	126	8,443	21.8%	17.6%	2.8%
Town and Country	127	10,890	22.9%	22.7%	0.9%
Ladue	128	8,549	18.0%	11.9%	0.3%

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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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