These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Ohio

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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 Ohio 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 Ohio take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of East Cleveland have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Ohio. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Buckeye State:

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

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How We Measured Stress In Ohio (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 255 places in Ohio 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 255 (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 Buckeye 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 255 places we analyzed.

1. East Cleveland

Population: 17,619People With High Rent: 57.5%
People With Long Commute: 41.8%
People Without Insurance: 18.9%

2. Cleveland

Population: 392,114People With High Rent: 52.8%
People With Long Commute: 31.0%
People Without Insurance: 15.9%

3. Euclid

Population: 48,313People With High Rent: 55.5%
People With Long Commute: 32.3%
People Without Insurance: 13.4%

4. North College Hill

Population: 9,366People With High Rent: 48.4%
People With Long Commute: 36.1%
People Without Insurance: 14.6%

5. Amelia

Population: 5,323People With High Rent: 61.9%
People With Long Commute: 66.9%
People Without Insurance: 12.1%

6. Hamilton

Population: 62,366People With High Rent: 48.8%
People With Long Commute: 36.5%
People Without Insurance: 14.3%

7. Lorain

Population: 63,885People With High Rent: 54.3%
People With Long Commute: 30.9%
People Without Insurance: 12.7%

8. Bedford Heights

Population: 10,680People With High Rent: 49.9%
People With Long Commute: 34.8%
People Without Insurance: 14.0%

9. Maple Heights

Source: Google Maps

Population: 22,880People With High Rent: 51.8%
People With Long Commute: 31.2%
People Without Insurance: 11.8%

10. Kent

Population: 29,367People With High Rent: 60.8%
People With Long Commute: 27.5%
People Without Insurance: 12.7%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Ohio

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
East Cleveland	1	17,619	57.5%	41.8%	18.9%
Cleveland	2	392,114	52.8%	31.0%	15.9%
Euclid	3	48,313	55.5%	32.3%	13.4%
North College Hill	4	9,366	48.4%	36.1%	14.6%
Amelia	5	5,323	61.9%	66.9%	12.1%
Hamilton	6	62,366	48.8%	36.5%	14.3%
Lorain	7	63,885	54.3%	30.9%	12.7%
Bedford Heights	8	10,680	49.9%	34.8%	14.0%
Maple Heights	9	22,880	51.8%	31.2%	11.8%
Kent	10	29,367	60.8%	27.5%	12.7%
Whitehall	11	18,383	50.8%	22.1%	21.4%
Sheffield Lake	12	9,090	61.6%	44.4%	12.9%
Cincinnati	13	297,117	49.7%	25.6%	14.3%
Marion	14	36,791	58.2%	21.2%	14.8%
Circleville	15	13,395	51.2%	42.7%	13.2%
South Lebanon	16	5,215	62.4%	30.2%	12.9%
Akron	17	198,492	52.5%	22.2%	14.8%
Warrensville Heights	18	13,387	45.3%	41.0%	10.9%
Garfield Heights	19	28,492	50.4%	28.3%	10.6%
Cheviot	20	8,330	57.7%	29.8%	9.4%
Middletown	21	48,256	51.7%	26.9%	14.3%
New Carlisle	22	5,732	56.4%	24.5%	22.5%
Lima	23	38,432	55.1%	15.6%	16.6%
Forest Park	24	18,685	45.7%	29.6%	16.8%
Dayton	25	141,776	55.2%	18.6%	16.0%
Painesville	26	19,689	54.2%	22.3%	18.2%
Port Clinton	27	6,038	59.1%	26.4%	13.2%
Alliance	28	22,196	45.8%	27.0%	13.5%
East Liverpool	29	11,065	42.4%	34.4%	12.3%
Toledo	30	283,932	52.3%	15.9%	14.2%
Ashtabula	31	18,819	56.8%	18.7%	14.7%
Lancaster	32	39,105	55.2%	34.2%	10.5%
Canton	33	72,668	50.9%	18.3%	15.3%
Urbana	34	11,587	49.3%	33.4%	12.7%
Mount Healthy	35	6,061	48.6%	37.9%	8.9%
Springfield	36	60,216	53.1%	20.9%	13.1%
Newark	37	47,744	52.4%	26.2%	13.4%
Zanesville	38	25,444	51.8%	20.9%	14.6%
Trotwood	39	24,322	59.0%	35.4%	13.6%
Fostoria	40	13,003	55.6%	23.5%	13.1%
Parma Heights	41	20,490	44.4%	40.5%	11.7%
Youngstown	42	66,013	56.6%	18.2%	14.4%
Mentor-on-the-Lake	43	7,430	43.4%	32.5%	9.6%
Columbus	44	811,943	46.5%	23.2%	14.4%
Elyria	45	54,216	48.0%	27.4%	11.3%
Lakewood	46	51,434	40.2%	31.8%	13.1%
Ravenna	47	11,635	52.9%	29.5%	9.1%
Barberton	48	26,375	44.9%	22.8%	13.7%
Xenia	49	25,903	50.5%	29.8%	11.8%
Warren	50	40,925	52.7%	19.4%	12.9%
Uhrichsville	51	5,408	63.8%	15.8%	15.8%
Washington Court House	52	14,123	52.6%	26.6%	16.4%
Parma	53	80,699	45.6%	33.6%	10.3%
Springdale	54	11,201	49.8%	25.1%	17.7%
Cleveland Heights	55	45,657	47.8%	28.3%	8.6%
Greenville	56	13,121	47.2%	24.0%	12.8%
Norwood	57	19,170	47.9%	18.4%	16.9%
Chillicothe	58	21,802	41.5%	22.0%	15.7%
Kenton	59	7,783	40.6%	29.0%	16.7%
Logan	60	7,314	48.1%	30.6%	17.1%
Reading	61	10,357	47.2%	20.0%	11.8%
Fremont	62	16,555	51.5%	18.9%	13.0%
Trenton	63	12,091	45.6%	39.9%	8.6%
Brook Park	64	19,027	51.3%	26.8%	10.4%
Eastlake	65	18,448	45.8%	32.5%	10.5%
Struthers	66	10,574	41.0%	18.8%	13.1%
Wickliffe	67	12,671	55.1%	24.6%	8.5%
Fairfield	68	42,643	39.4%	31.7%	13.5%
Germantown	69	5,545	54.2%	36.8%	9.6%
Willard	70	6,163	39.5%	31.1%	12.6%
Medina	71	26,544	50.6%	40.5%	9.4%
Piqua	72	20,649	52.2%	14.5%	12.9%
South Euclid	73	22,052	41.3%	28.2%	9.7%
Hillsboro	74	6,570	38.4%	30.9%	15.0%
Milford	75	6,748	57.8%	35.5%	11.7%
Sandusky	76	25,626	43.1%	12.5%	15.5%
Fairborn	77	33,039	48.2%	19.4%	11.4%
Ironton	78	11,190	49.7%	16.8%	13.8%
John	79	5,154	32.2%	51.6%	12.1%
Mount Vernon	80	16,919	51.9%	17.9%	12.7%
Portsmouth	81	20,320	45.3%	18.4%	18.0%
Conneaut	82	12,836	51.5%	30.6%	12.6%
Campbell	83	8,127	44.0%	21.4%	9.8%
Nelsonville	84	5,596	49.3%	24.0%	12.2%
Reynoldsburg	85	36,439	43.7%	33.8%	9.2%
Geneva	86	6,158	47.8%	40.1%	11.1%
Bowling Green	87	31,366	58.1%	17.0%	8.1%
Bucyrus	88	12,140	45.8%	22.9%	12.0%
Eaton	89	8,334	47.7%	34.1%	9.7%
Cambridge	90	10,558	58.2%	18.0%	10.9%
Salem	91	12,214	41.4%	24.0%	16.2%
Martins Ferry	92	6,850	44.1%	19.0%	10.4%
Galion	93	10,314	43.1%	32.3%	11.6%
Dover	94	12,839	49.1%	24.5%	14.4%
Canal Fulton	95	5,479	40.0%	45.4%	12.8%
Huber Heights	96	38,484	48.8%	25.0%	10.7%
Vermilion	97	10,415	45.9%	44.7%	10.8%
Deer Park	98	5,720	60.4%	19.0%	8.2%
Franklin	99	11,817	48.6%	29.7%	10.1%
Fairview Park	100	16,625	37.7%	31.6%	9.8%
New Philadelphia	101	17,334	51.1%	21.7%	10.5%
Riverside	102	25,143	37.9%	12.0%	13.4%
Steubenville	103	18,437	47.8%	23.3%	10.6%
Massillon	104	32,224	45.6%	22.9%	10.5%
Brunswick	105	34,438	40.9%	45.5%	8.3%
Richmond Heights	106	10,508	40.1%	30.9%	9.3%
Willowick	107	14,084	40.6%	24.4%	8.3%
Bedford	108	12,927	45.0%	29.5%	8.9%
University Heights	109	13,404	52.2%	28.0%	4.4%
Carlisle	110	5,001	37.2%	42.6%	11.3%
Findlay	111	41,297	46.2%	13.0%	12.1%
Clayton	112	13,212	62.2%	34.5%	6.1%
Englewood	113	13,468	44.2%	32.5%	7.7%
Harrison	114	10,212	45.7%	50.0%	4.4%
West Carrollton	115	13,087	45.8%	19.1%	12.1%
Rittman	116	6,457	48.2%	36.8%	9.0%
Tiffin	117	17,835	37.3%	21.8%	9.9%
Berea	118	19,044	39.4%	28.1%	8.2%
Mansfield	119	47,150	43.7%	14.9%	13.2%
Wilmington	120	12,424	49.1%	23.0%	9.6%
Brookville	121	6,351	52.6%	22.9%	8.6%
Athens	122	24,151	69.1%	7.8%	4.4%
London	123	9,924	36.9%	30.3%	15.7%
Ada	124	6,112	50.4%	18.9%	6.6%
Olmsted Falls	125	8,943	44.3%	43.1%	6.6%
Bryan	126	8,523	51.2%	12.1%	10.1%
Norwalk	127	16,927	45.2%	25.1%	9.2%
Moraine	128	6,333	49.6%	18.7%	14.3%
Mayfield Heights	129	18,973	39.5%	24.8%	9.0%
Brooklyn	130	11,047	38.1%	24.3%	11.4%
Delaware	131	36,188	47.3%	45.1%	7.2%
North Ridgeville	132	30,680	44.6%	40.5%	6.7%
Lebanon	133	20,338	35.0%	35.7%	9.5%
Fairlawn	134	7,430	54.7%	24.0%	9.1%
Loveland	135	12,425	60.4%	29.2%	6.7%
Marietta	136	14,029	48.5%	11.9%	11.5%
Niles	137	19,028	34.3%	13.9%	14.1%
Willoughby	138	22,361	43.0%	27.4%	9.6%
Ashland	139	20,421	36.7%	21.0%	11.7%
Van Wert	140	10,859	41.0%	18.1%	12.9%
Celina	141	10,374	41.5%	16.5%	10.5%
Cortland	142	7,050	46.3%	32.1%	8.9%
Middleburg Heights	143	15,823	46.4%	28.6%	5.9%
North Olmsted	144	32,374	36.0%	30.8%	6.9%
Grafton	145	6,145	41.9%	34.3%	7.9%
Sharonville	146	13,836	49.0%	22.5%	12.0%
Lyndhurst	147	13,856	46.0%	31.9%	4.8%
Orrville	148	8,389	47.8%	21.4%	9.0%
Avon Lake	149	22,881	49.8%	40.0%	3.5%
Rocky River	150	20,145	39.2%	33.1%	6.7%
Shaker Heights	151	28,071	45.4%	26.3%	5.2%
Kettering	152	56,138	41.2%	18.7%	10.1%
Bellefontaine	153	13,141	42.8%	18.8%	12.5%
Pickerington	154	19,014	36.2%	42.2%	5.2%
Delphos	155	7,267	32.0%	21.9%	11.2%
Mentor	156	47,008	49.7%	33.0%	5.9%
Defiance	157	16,646	45.4%	19.6%	10.4%
Wadsworth	158	21,752	42.9%	27.7%	8.9%
Sidney	159	21,126	44.7%	15.2%	11.1%
Wellston	160	5,590	31.8%	35.5%	9.3%
Union	161	6,425	43.5%	42.4%	8.6%
Seven Hills	162	11,735	32.5%	37.5%	4.3%
Strongsville	163	44,649	40.0%	43.8%	5.1%
Miamisburg	164	20,168	53.6%	21.3%	7.7%
Monroe	165	13,633	54.2%	37.3%	6.4%
Coshocton	166	11,179	44.4%	13.9%	11.5%
Cuyahoga Falls	167	49,316	40.2%	25.9%	9.7%
Girard	168	9,799	42.5%	20.0%	10.5%
Avon	169	21,783	53.1%	38.1%	3.8%
Montgomery	170	10,332	60.6%	26.0%	3.1%
Wauseon	171	6,953	46.2%	20.9%	7.7%
Streetsboro	172	16,152	42.6%	35.0%	9.0%
Jackson	173	6,343	38.3%	25.9%	10.3%
Vandalia	174	15,220	45.1%	20.6%	9.5%
Wellington	175	5,004	27.9%	39.9%	9.0%
Hudson	176	22,351	49.5%	41.8%	3.7%
Norton	177	12,052	54.6%	25.8%	7.6%
North Canton	178	17,437	42.2%	18.8%	8.2%
Hilliard	179	30,815	39.6%	28.6%	6.5%
Napoleon	180	8,940	37.8%	18.6%	11.8%
Hubbard	181	7,787	42.6%	27.8%	8.1%
Troy	182	25,334	38.4%	20.6%	9.6%
Lexington	183	5,706	50.7%	22.1%	10.3%
Belpre	184	6,431	41.5%	17.0%	11.3%
Oxford	185	21,552	62.5%	13.2%	4.8%
North Royalton	186	30,353	30.1%	46.3%	8.2%
Upper Sandusky	187	6,792	41.9%	20.5%	10.5%
Marysville	188	22,773	43.8%	27.6%	8.3%
Twinsburg	189	18,784	48.4%	39.5%	3.3%
Clyde	190	6,350	46.4%	19.5%	8.7%
Bellbrook	191	7,035	52.6%	19.4%	3.1%
Beachwood	192	11,855	52.4%	25.4%	2.5%
Bay Village	193	15,508	36.6%	34.5%	3.6%
Broadview Heights	194	19,309	24.5%	44.9%	7.4%
Pataskala	195	15,069	38.9%	42.4%	9.7%
Grove City	196	36,981	37.3%	23.4%	9.5%
Gahanna	197	33,786	43.8%	21.0%	5.4%
Westlake	198	32,513	37.1%	33.4%	4.6%
Mason	199	31,289	40.6%	33.5%	4.5%
Aurora	200	15,568	42.8%	39.7%	5.2%
Solon	201	23,177	41.8%	40.1%	4.7%
Northwood	202	5,285	28.3%	19.1%	11.1%
Stow	203	34,741	34.4%	31.1%	5.0%
Shelby	204	9,149	42.0%	16.9%	10.6%
Bexley	205	13,286	46.9%	12.8%	4.6%
Powell	206	12,012	39.1%	32.7%	0.7%
Wooster	207	26,353	45.8%	18.1%	9.0%
Heath	208	10,381	40.3%	23.0%	10.0%
Oberlin	209	8,368	43.1%	14.9%	7.9%
Waterville	210	5,499	54.4%	26.2%	5.8%
Chardon	211	5,161	41.2%	36.7%	5.7%
Groveport	212	5,535	46.2%	23.5%	10.2%
Sylvania	213	18,923	39.3%	19.0%	5.3%
Tallmadge	214	17,463	52.7%	18.2%	5.9%
Centerville	215	23,986	37.8%	21.3%	5.6%
Canfield	216	7,443	46.0%	17.7%	6.9%
Highland Heights	217	8,324	48.8%	25.4%	3.7%
Amherst	218	12,080	38.5%	21.6%	5.8%
Blue Ash	219	12,124	45.1%	21.1%	4.6%
Westerville	220	37,101	38.8%	22.6%	5.1%
Bellevue	221	8,157	33.8%	21.0%	9.4%
Louisville	222	9,151	39.9%	29.9%	6.5%
Brecksville	223	13,543	42.8%	38.5%	4.6%
New Franklin	224	14,245	31.9%	33.9%	7.0%
St. Marys	225	8,193	36.4%	19.5%	9.5%
Springboro	226	17,499	34.7%	26.8%	3.8%
Huron	227	7,095	33.4%	18.3%	10.2%
Wapakoneta	228	9,853	23.6%	21.3%	10.1%
Willoughby Hills	229	9,446	40.9%	25.7%	7.7%
Wyoming	230	8,404	33.8%	25.6%	4.0%
Macedonia	231	11,364	30.3%	36.1%	2.7%
Tipp City	232	9,778	30.1%	21.7%	8.5%
Oregon	233	20,282	39.1%	20.0%	8.3%
Munroe Falls	234	5,037	35.2%	20.3%	5.1%
St. Clairsville	235	5,151	33.7%	24.6%	5.2%
Green	236	25,835	37.2%	23.0%	8.1%
Upper Arlington	237	34,191	34.7%	15.9%	4.0%
Grandview Heights	238	6,836	21.4%	10.7%	6.1%
Perrysburg	239	21,122	35.7%	17.2%	5.1%
Oakwood	240	9,150	27.5%	17.4%	4.8%
Maumee	241	14,148	37.7%	17.1%	7.2%
Rossford	242	6,434	32.1%	12.5%	6.6%
Worthington	243	13,727	36.8%	18.3%	4.2%
Ontario	244	6,160	37.7%	16.8%	7.4%
Madeira	245	8,801	21.8%	16.8%	6.3%
Dublin	246	42,378	24.5%	28.5%	2.5%
Canal Winchester	247	7,334	30.1%	37.6%	4.0%
Kirtland	248	6,838	36.8%	32.4%	3.5%
Beavercreek	249	45,738	30.4%	12.9%	5.6%
Columbiana	250	6,341	34.0%	20.0%	8.6%
Pepper Pike	251	6,079	18.8%	29.9%	2.9%
New Albany	252	8,169	18.2%	26.7%	1.6%
Independence	253	7,136	13.1%	22.0%	1.1%
Granville	254	5,689	18.0%	23.1%	3.1%
The Village of Indian Hill	255	5,802	4.1%	14.7%	0.7%

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