These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Rhode Island

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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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Central Falls have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Rhode Island. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Ocean State:

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

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How We Measured Stress In Rhode Island (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 18 places in Rhode Island 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 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 18 (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 Ocean 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 18 places we analyzed.

1. Central Falls

Population: 19,406People With High Rent: 58.0%
People With Long Commute: 35.4%
People Without Insurance: 27.6%

2. Woonsocket

Population: 41,136People With High Rent: 50.2%
People With Long Commute: 36.0%
People Without Insurance: 11.4%

3. Pawtucket

Population: 71,313People With High Rent: 48.6%
People With Long Commute: 29.9%
People Without Insurance: 15.0%

4. Pascoag

Population: 4,310 People With High Rent: 55.2%
People With Long Commute: 62.5%
People Without Insurance: 9.8%

5. Providence

Population: 178,562People With High Rent: 51.9%
People With Long Commute: 23.2%
People Without Insurance: 18.7%

6. East Providence

Population: 47,166People With High Rent: 42.9%
People With Long Commute: 24.0%
People Without Insurance: 8.7%

7. Cranston

Population: 80,680People With High Rent: 49.3%
People With Long Commute: 22.3%
People Without Insurance: 10.2%

8. Warwick

Population: 82,065People With High Rent: 50.0%
People With Long Commute: 27.4%
People Without Insurance: 7.2%

9. Kingston

Population: 7,136People With High Rent: 85.1%
People With Long Commute: 29.5%
People Without Insurance: 5.8%

10. Westerly

Population: 17,984 People With High Rent: 53.2%
People With Long Commute: 24.1%
People Without Insurance: 8.3%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Rhode Island

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Central Falls	1	19,406	58.0%	35.4%	27.6%
Woonsocket	2	41,136	50.2%	36.0%	11.4%
Pawtucket	3	71,313	48.6%	29.9%	15.0%
Pascoag	4	4,310	55.2%	62.5%	9.8%
Providence	5	178,562	51.9%	23.2%	18.7%
East Providence	6	47,166	42.9%	24.0%	8.7%
Cranston	7	80,680	49.3%	22.3%	10.2%
Warwick	8	82,065	50.0%	27.4%	7.2%
Kingston	9	7,136	85.1%	29.5%	5.8%
Westerly	10	17,984	53.2%	24.1%	8.3%
Newport	11	24,599	40.5%	20.0%	12.6%
Newport East	12	10,953	48.8%	18.2%	9.3%
Narragansett Pier	13	3,749	38.8%	35.8%	10.8%
Greenville	14	8,596	53.6%	34.4%	3.7%
Tiverton	15	7,300	39.7%	32.5%	6.7%
Wakefield-Peacedale	16	8,911	42.2%	35.6%	7.8%
Valley Falls	17	12,108	38.3%	30.0%	6.4%
Cumberland Hill	18	8,194	38.8%	34.3%	2.7%

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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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