These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Washington

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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 Washington 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 Washington take being stressed to the next level?

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

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

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How We Measured Stress In Washington (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 118 places in Washington 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 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 118 (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 Evergreen 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 118 places we analyzed.

1. Toppenish

Population: 9,007People With High Rent: 61.9%
People With Long Commute: 25.7%
People Without Insurance: 36.5%

2. Grandview

Population: 11,023People With High Rent: 66.9%
People With Long Commute: 31.0%
People Without Insurance: 26.7%

3. Kent

Population: 122,620People With High Rent: 56.7%
People With Long Commute: 44.9%
People Without Insurance: 16.3%

4. Pacific

Population: 6,845People With High Rent: 51.4%
People With Long Commute: 43.5%
People Without Insurance: 17.3%

5. Seatac

Population: 27,606 People With High Rent: 53.8%
People With Long Commute: 42.5%
People Without Insurance: 23.2%

6. Federal Way

Population: 91,676People With High Rent: 53.8%
People With Long Commute: 47.4%
People Without Insurance: 16.3%

7. Woodland

Population: 5,535People With High Rent: 53.6%
People With Long Commute: 43.7%
People Without Insurance: 19.3%

8. Lakewood

Population: 58,890People With High Rent: 57.3%
People With Long Commute: 29.0%
People Without Insurance: 13.8%

9. Sunnyside

Population: 16,038People With High Rent: 52.9%
People With Long Commute: 30.4%
People Without Insurance: 35.9%

10. Tukwila

Population: 19,573People With High Rent: 56.4%
People With Long Commute: 39.4%
People Without Insurance: 19.8%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Washington

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Toppenish	1	9,007	61.9%	25.7%	36.5%
Grandview	2	11,023	66.9%	31.0%	26.7%
Kent	3	122,620	56.7%	44.9%	16.3%
Pacific	4	6,845	51.4%	43.5%	17.3%
SeaTac	5	27,606	53.8%	42.5%	23.2%
Federal Way	6	91,676	53.8%	47.4%	16.3%
Woodland	7	5,535	53.6%	43.7%	19.3%
Lakewood	8	58,890	57.3%	29.0%	13.8%
Sunnyside	9	16,038	52.9%	30.4%	35.9%
Tukwila	10	19,573	56.4%	39.4%	19.8%
Lynnwood	11	36,267	54.0%	44.2%	17.0%
Tacoma	12	201,794	50.2%	34.7%	16.2%
Everett	13	104,708	51.2%	33.7%	17.2%
Marysville	14	62,472	53.6%	44.2%	12.7%
Monroe	15	17,564	50.7%	52.3%	16.9%
Burien	16	49,291	51.6%	38.3%	15.7%
Wapato	17	5,043	41.1%	22.2%	38.3%
Yakima	18	92,806	54.6%	15.7%	21.9%
Shoreline	19	54,254	51.3%	47.9%	11.6%
Mount Vernon	20	32,356	62.3%	28.6%	18.9%
Arlington	21	18,370	53.8%	46.3%	12.7%
Auburn	22	73,403	52.9%	43.6%	14.8%
Sedro-Woolley	23	10,645	51.9%	24.4%	16.6%
Othello	24	7,524	52.3%	27.4%	22.5%
Vancouver	25	165,554	49.5%	27.3%	15.9%
Des Moines	26	30,403	45.7%	38.4%	17.3%
Centralia	27	16,664	57.2%	23.0%	15.4%
Cheney	28	11,014	61.0%	29.6%	12.7%
Shelton	29	9,798	50.4%	33.5%	20.1%
Washougal	30	14,563	44.4%	42.5%	15.0%
Renton	31	95,479	47.7%	45.7%	15.0%
Puyallup	32	38,092	49.5%	39.2%	14.0%
Hoquiam	33	8,560	52.9%	27.4%	20.0%
Kelso	34	11,837	56.6%	20.5%	16.3%
Longview	35	36,589	59.3%	17.7%	12.5%
Ocean Shores	36	5,609	56.9%	33.8%	14.0%
Mountlake Terrace	37	20,318	48.6%	39.9%	14.5%
University Place	38	31,670	49.0%	30.5%	9.7%
Lake Stevens	39	29,258	47.2%	48.6%	11.6%
Port Orchard	40	12,715	55.8%	33.8%	10.6%
Clarkston	41	7,318	49.3%	10.8%	18.6%
Airway Heights	42	6,356	67.5%	23.4%	16.5%
Orting	43	6,941	36.2%	59.6%	12.9%
Burlington	44	8,466	50.5%	24.2%	17.8%
Battle Ground	45	18,168	48.5%	44.9%	12.6%
Enumclaw	46	11,388	45.5%	54.5%	13.2%
Yelm	47	7,398	49.2%	53.1%	8.9%
Chehalis	48	7,265	57.0%	25.6%	14.2%
Maple Valley	49	24,040	43.9%	64.5%	6.7%
Sequim	50	6,651	53.7%	26.2%	14.5%
East Wenatchee	51	13,403	44.4%	15.6%	19.1%
Duvall	52	7,185	48.4%	56.2%	5.7%
Ellensburg	53	18,455	64.1%	15.6%	14.6%
Spokane	54	210,142	52.4%	18.8%	13.5%
Bonney Lake	55	18,040	50.5%	53.8%	9.6%
Port Angeles	56	19,125	57.1%	15.8%	12.1%
Bremerton	57	38,664	50.9%	22.8%	15.2%
Fife	58	9,346	44.3%	36.0%	18.4%
Covington	59	18,361	50.7%	53.7%	7.9%
Brier	60	6,255	51.0%	43.1%	10.0%
Aberdeen	61	16,544	45.0%	23.9%	18.3%
Prosser	62	5,793	47.9%	29.2%	14.8%
Kenmore	63	21,263	48.2%	53.5%	8.7%
Fircrest	64	6,592	64.7%	25.7%	6.6%
Lacey	65	44,031	48.9%	29.8%	10.7%
Bothell	66	34,920	52.4%	41.7%	9.1%
Spokane Valley	67	90,829	51.3%	19.0%	14.8%
Sumner	68	9,548	45.8%	47.8%	13.7%
Quincy	69	7,075	41.4%	15.3%	24.1%
Bellingham	70	82,080	55.7%	14.6%	11.9%
Union Gap	71	6,061	52.7%	16.7%	32.0%
Seattle	72	637,850	44.6%	37.5%	10.4%
Kennewick	73	75,971	51.0%	23.0%	17.0%
Wenatchee	74	32,627	44.0%	14.0%	20.3%
Lake Forest Park	75	12,938	44.5%	49.1%	8.0%
Snohomish	76	9,326	46.4%	41.6%	14.0%
Pullman	77	30,851	65.6%	6.9%	9.8%
Olympia	78	47,847	50.5%	21.9%	12.3%
Steilacoom	79	6,083	56.7%	37.1%	7.2%
Edmonds	80	40,343	43.1%	47.2%	7.6%
Ferndale	81	12,040	54.2%	15.3%	10.8%
Walla Walla	82	31,895	51.6%	9.1%	14.8%
Pasco	83	65,858	43.4%	21.1%	20.6%
Kirkland	84	83,320	40.4%	33.7%	8.6%
Milton	85	7,260	33.5%	34.1%	12.0%
Gig Harbor	86	7,620	41.5%	32.7%	10.0%
Lynden	87	12,579	52.1%	31.9%	9.7%
Edgewood	88	9,538	45.3%	41.0%	10.6%
Oak Harbor	89	22,220	47.0%	15.8%	9.6%
Moses Lake	90	21,141	39.8%	15.3%	15.2%
Mukilteo	91	20,635	42.1%	32.4%	9.5%
Mill Creek	92	18,667	39.4%	44.8%	7.6%
Bellevue	93	132,268	36.5%	27.8%	9.3%
Stanwood	94	6,468	41.7%	40.5%	8.1%
Woodinville	95	11,201	46.0%	42.6%	8.4%
Ridgefield	96	5,373	10.7%	50.1%	12.2%
Normandy Park	97	6,491	35.9%	35.9%	10.1%
College Place	98	8,905	42.3%	9.4%	15.4%
Issaquah	99	32,551	37.2%	42.7%	6.7%
Port Townsend	100	9,168	47.2%	15.3%	9.2%
Liberty Lake	101	8,027	47.5%	20.3%	7.0%
Camas	102	20,458	46.2%	33.5%	7.3%
Anacortes	103	15,965	48.3%	24.7%	9.8%
Snoqualmie	104	11,625	37.9%	51.8%	2.8%
North Bend	105	6,127	44.1%	38.5%	7.9%
Redmond	106	56,704	33.4%	25.7%	7.7%
Sammamish	107	49,077	28.3%	46.6%	2.6%
Newcastle	108	10,792	38.4%	37.2%	6.1%
Bainbridge Island	109	23,206	38.6%	48.2%	5.3%
Connell	110	5,130	34.0%	23.8%	17.4%
Mercer Island	111	23,636	40.5%	24.4%	3.0%
Poulsbo	112	9,436	43.7%	23.3%	8.6%
Selah	113	7,328	43.9%	9.4%	12.3%
Richland	114	51,116	41.8%	19.0%	9.1%
Ephrata	115	7,888	34.4%	26.9%	10.4%
Tumwater	116	18,128	41.2%	20.2%	9.3%
West Richland	117	12,680	38.3%	23.8%	9.7%
DuPont	118	8,851	47.5%	15.8%	2.1%

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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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