These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Nevada

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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 Nevada 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 Nevada take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Sunrise Manor have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Nevada. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Silver State:

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

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How We Measured Stress In Nevada (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 46 places in Nevada with a population over 2,000 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 was, the more stressful 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 46 (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 Silver 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 46 places we analyzed.

1. Sunrise Manor

Population: 187,647 People With High Rent: 56.3%
People With Long Commute: 42.4%
People Without Insurance: 27.6%

2. Winchester

Population: 28,111 People With High Rent: 52.1%
People With Long Commute: 29.3%
People Without Insurance: 30.3%

3. Las Vegas

Population: 597,353People With High Rent: 49.8%
People With Long Commute: 36.0%
People Without Insurance: 21.9%

4. North Las Vegas

Population: 223,336People With High Rent: 51.1%
People With Long Commute: 41.9%
People Without Insurance: 22.3%

5. Silver Springs

Population: 5,605People With High Rent: 67.7%
People With Long Commute: 63.7%
People Without Insurance: 29.0%

6. Whitney

Population: 39,458 People With High Rent: 47.0%
People With Long Commute: 34.4%
People Without Insurance: 21.7%

7. Paradise

Population: 223,182 People With High Rent: 48.9%
People With Long Commute: 22.6%
People Without Insurance: 24.5%

8. Fernley

Population: 19,184People With High Rent: 47.7%
People With Long Commute: 50.2%
People Without Insurance: 17.9%

9. Sun Valley

Population: 18,778 People With High Rent: 50.7%
People With Long Commute: 27.7%
People Without Insurance: 23.8%

10. Spring Valley

Population: 183,937 People With High Rent: 46.5%
People With Long Commute: 24.8%
People Without Insurance: 22.4%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Nevada

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Sunrise Manor	1	187,647	56.3%	42.4%	27.6%
Winchester	2	28,111	52.1%	29.3%	30.3%
Las Vegas	3	597,353	49.8%	36.0%	21.9%
North Las Vegas	4	223,336	51.1%	41.9%	22.3%
Silver Springs	5	5,605	67.7%	63.7%	29.0%
Whitney	6	39,458	47.0%	34.4%	21.7%
Paradise	7	223,182	48.9%	22.6%	24.5%
Fernley	8	19,184	47.7%	50.2%	17.9%
Sun Valley	9	18,778	50.7%	27.7%	23.8%
Spring Valley	10	183,937	46.5%	24.8%	22.4%
Gardnerville Ranchos	11	11,040	61.1%	36.1%	18.9%
Sparks	12	92,236	48.3%	21.6%	18.7%
Gardnerville	13	5,761	47.2%	25.5%	20.8%
Pahrump	14	35,009	49.6%	30.7%	19.4%
Lovelock	15	2,319	39.1%	24.4%	21.7%
Battle Mountain	16	3,253	38.6%	25.2%	18.0%
Reno	17	231,103	50.8%	15.9%	21.5%
Cold Springs	18	8,606	32.0%	38.4%	14.1%
Tonopah	19	2,557	61.1%	15.4%	22.5%
Lemmon Valley	20	5,585	23.6%	33.8%	17.6%
Yerington	21	3,030	37.6%	23.1%	27.7%
Fallon	22	8,451	40.5%	11.1%	18.6%
Summerlin South	23	25,315	43.9%	28.5%	9.0%
Dayton	24	8,972	42.1%	41.3%	13.7%
Henderson	25	266,245	44.5%	28.1%	13.0%
Winnemucca	26	7,736	33.3%	30.6%	18.6%
Carson City	27	54,634	44.9%	18.7%	18.6%
Spanish Springs	28	15,322	38.6%	45.9%	15.5%
Enterprise	29	124,564	43.6%	24.4%	16.7%
Laughlin	30	7,567	52.0%	12.3%	20.2%
Moapa Valley	31	6,772	38.9%	48.2%	15.8%
West Wendover	32	4,448	51.0%	5.1%	20.1%
Washoe Valley	33	3,434	12.3%	51.3%	16.5%
Mesquite	34	16,072	50.0%	9.7%	16.6%
Elko	35	19,308	28.6%	32.5%	16.9%
Spring Creek	36	14,012	43.6%	51.6%	7.7%
Carlin	37	2,409	35.8%	46.4%	13.6%
Boulder City	38	15,162	45.4%	34.6%	11.6%
Hawthorne	39	3,272	20.6%	6.1%	17.6%
Incline Village	40	8,389	59.3%	20.8%	17.8%
Nellis AFB	41	3,620	42.0%	19.0%	2.2%
Kingsbury	42	2,027	57.7%	15.7%	18.5%
Indian Hills	43	6,007	29.3%	28.6%	15.1%
Minden	44	3,408	38.5%	30.1%	12.0%
Ely	45	4,250	33.3%	10.2%	14.1%
Johnson Lane	46	6,319	39.4%	26.1%	5.6%

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Author

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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