Philadelphia Listed One of 'Most Stressed' City in America

Philadelphia skyline with the Schuylkill River — Source: A-Tom / Getty

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection just got a new moniker the city.

According to research, Philadelphia has been labeled one of the ‘most stressed’ city in the United States of America.

A study from Wallet Hub found Philly as the 7th most stressed city in America,

Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst, said that most Americans suffer from uncontrollable stresses that factor into their controllable well being.

“Some stress is out of our control, due to issues with family, friends or employers. However, where you live can play a big role in how stressed you are.” Lupo said. “Cities with high crime rates, weak economies, less effective public health and congested transportation systems naturally lead to elevated stress levels for residents. When moving, it’s important to consider how a certain city may impact your mental health – not just your financial opportunities.”

To conduct this study, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 39 key metrics. The data set includes key metrics from average weekly work hours to the unemployment rate to divorce and suicide rates.

Philadelphia’s 7th ‘most stressed’ overall rank came from a combination of a being one of the top 10 most stressful work enviornments (ranked 6th), and being ranked in the top tier of financial stress, family stress, and health and safety stress (ranked 19th, 31st, and 32nd respectively).

Check out the Most & Least Stressed Cities in America below!

Overall Rank*	City	Total Score	Work Stress Rank	Financial Stress Rank	Family Stress Rank	Health & Safety Stress Rank
1	Detroit, MI	61.82	14	3	2	4
2	Cleveland, OH	60.83	68	1	7	2
3	Baltimore, MD	58.28	3	2	13	38
4	Gulfport, MS	57.75	83	9	1	13
5	Memphis, TN	57.57	80	8	9	1
6	Shreveport, LA	54.80	74	4	48	5
7	Philadelphia, PA	54.21	6	19	31	32
8	Toledo, OH	54.15	35	18	14	19
9	Birmingham, AL	54.09	70	17	6	24
10	Jackson, MS	53.60	58	5	46	14
11	Akron, OH	53.32	69	15	18	21
12	Baton Rouge, LA	53.27	11	23	35	20
13	Montgomery, AL	52.79	64	11	45	16
14	St. Louis, MO	52.58	38	6	75	15
15	Wilmington, DE	52.28	19	22	12	72
16	Houston, TX	52.23	8	72	29	11
17	Indianapolis, IN	51.85	30	13	49	44
18	San Antonio, TX	51.84	66	33	20	8
19	Milwaukee, WI	51.41	36	49	11	33
20	New Orleans, LA	51.35	102	10	50	23
21	Cincinnati, OH	50.76	28	35	43	26
22	Newark, NJ	50.39	12	16	44	107
23	Mobile, AL	50.21	108	7	69	29
24	North Las Vegas, NV	49.65	157	31	3	57
25	Augusta, GA	49.62	85	29	65	12
26	Fayetteville, NC	49.60	130	20	24	36
27	Las Vegas, NV	49.58	67	40	21	45
28	Louisville, KY	49.35	16	30	85	51
29	San Bernardino, CA	48.96	170	28	8	58
30	Columbus, GA	48.91	140	12	57	42
31	Dallas, TX	48.43	26	90	47	27
32	Fort Smith, AR	48.37	165	42	68	3
33	Modesto, CA	48.21	100	86	4	71
34	Washington, DC	47.99	5	130	28	65
35	Chicago, IL	47.98	10	36	93	80
36	Corpus Christi, TX	47.97	135	80	38	7
37	Little Rock, AR	47.77	110	14	120	25
38	Brownsville, TX	47.66	175	43	17	31
39	Arlington, TX	47.54	34	98	36	30
39	New York, NY	47.54	2	53	87	119
41	Miami, FL	47.20	118	21	25	112
42	Tucson, AZ	47.19	133	66	23	40
43	Tacoma, WA	47.01	92	118	10	53
44	Spokane, WA	46.96	87	115	15	54
45	Jacksonville, FL	46.87	89	59	64	39
46	Hialeah, FL	46.84	101	26	19	143
47	Tulsa, OK	46.62	109	44	72	35
48	Moreno Valley, CA	46.48	144	37	5	121
49	Dover, DE	46.47	174	39	41	28
50	El Paso, TX	46.26	151	38	26	73
51	Huntington, WV	46.16	182	27	81	10
52	Fresno, CA	46.11	139	41	27	81
53	Rochester, NY	45.64	125	58	54	62
54	Norfolk, VA	45.55	90	32	77	83
55	Laredo, TX	45.52	150	34	51	86
56	Henderson, NV	45.33	18	68	76	115
57	Grand Prairie, TX	45.32	46	113	42	55
58	Columbus, OH	45.31	51	77	83	59
60	Oklahoma City, OK	45.22	93	61	105	34
59	Los Angeles, CA	45.22	42	57	89	90
61	Buffalo, NY	45.15	79	83	67	63
63	Bakersfield, CA	45.14	156	46	52	66
62	Glendale, AZ	45.14	84	56	66	84
64	Newport News, VA	45.05	94	52	61	94
65	Chattanooga, TN	45.02	129	73	113	9
66	Richmond, VA	44.96	50	54	88	100
67	Knoxville, TN	44.90	152	78	90	17
68	Lubbock, TX	44.88	160	25	102	49
69	Springfield, MO	44.87	105	63	124	18
70	Kansas City, MO	44.86	60	75	137	22
71	Fort Worth, TX	44.82	112	133	34	37
72	Salem, OR	44.78	149	103	39	43
73	Ontario, CA	44.41	162	55	22	122
74	Vancouver, WA	44.36	72	111	33	95
75	Atlanta, GA	44.34	23	84	125	64
76	New Haven, CT	44.31	39	48	115	99
77	Oxnard, CA	44.27	95	108	30	111
78	Stockton, CA	44.24	119	69	53	105
79	Denver, CO	44.22	7	131	145	46
80	Tampa, FL	44.12	49	105	70	87
81	Port St. Lucie, FL	44.03	73	65	99	74
82	Fort Wayne, IN	43.95	122	62	79	68
83	Garland, TX	43.94	91	124	37	70
84	Winston-Salem, NC	43.85	124	91	32	110
85	Sacramento, CA	43.82	154	73	40	85
86	Phoenix, AZ	43.79	120	88	71	61
87	Bridgeport, CT	43.69	47	45	86	146
88	Portland, OR	43.59	20	136	92	89
89	Charleston, WV	43.57	147	156	82	6
90	Nashville, TN	43.48	13	107	157	50
91	Cape Coral, FL	43.35	33	51	112	129
92	Amarillo, TX	43.07	145	93	80	48
93	West Valley City, UT	42.83	177	99	16	77
94	Greensboro, NC	42.81	158	70	62	101
95	Riverside, CA	42.71	172	50	59	113
96	Lewiston, ME	42.67	107	97	103	56
97	Orlando, FL	42.57	138	94	56	97
98	Columbia, SC	42.41	169	24	127	78
99	Fort Lauderdale, FL	42.32	55	60	116	126
100	Reno, NV	42.00	141	112	74	76
101	Oakland, CA	41.98	22	144	73	134
102	Long Beach, CA	41.96	96	64	91	138
103	Glendale, CA	41.83	17	71	128	149
104	Colorado Springs, CO	41.76	104	146	55	116
105	Aurora, CO	41.71	56	87	117	103
106	Salt Lake City, UT	41.47	103	96	94	114
107	Fontana, CA	41.43	168	79	57	132
108	Charlotte, NC	41.30	25	148	107	130
109	Tallahassee, FL	41.27	180	76	63	92
110	Des Moines, IA	41.13	86	100	121	91
111	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	41.01	61	92	98	141
112	Lexington-Fayette, KY	41.00	40	85	155	96
113	Pembroke Pines, FL	40.78	27	102	108	155
114	Wichita, KS	40.72	123	81	150	60
115	St. Petersburg, FL	40.68	63	132	129	79
116	Mesa, AZ	40.55	106	109	104	109
117	Irving, TX	40.46	115	150	78	82
118	Boston, MA	40.32	24	139	132	137
119	Pittsburgh, PA	39.97	116	82	138	118
120	Albuquerque, NM	39.68	132	101	123	102
121	Worcester, MA	39.54	155	145	60	139
122	Santa Rosa, CA	39.52	75	126	100	154
123	Peoria, AZ	39.48	78	95	139	124
124	Tempe, AZ	39.43	173	117	106	69
125	Huntsville, AL	39.23	171	116	97	108
126	Austin, TX	39.11	31	157	134	125
127	Chesapeake, VA	39.02	62	121	136	128
128	Santa Clarita, CA	39.01	32	67	148	169
129	Pearl City, HI	38.98	1	149	153	160
130	Honolulu, HI	38.85	41	110	135	164
131	Oceanside, CA	38.70	126	128	118	127
132	Las Cruces, NM	38.69	178	47	154	88
133	Santa Ana, CA	38.64	163	106	96	140
134	Chula Vista, CA	38.47	77	127	95	171
135	Anaheim, CA	38.46	97	104	108	161
136	Casper, WY	38.21	113	154	158	47
137	Aurora, IL	38.00	57	147	122	152
138	Seattle, WA	37.98	37	175	84	153
139	Scottsdale, AZ	37.78	4	153	156	156
140	Grand Rapids, MI	37.68	117	143	149	106
141	San Francisco, CA	37.54	9	172	143	174
142	Providence, RI	37.53	159	89	133	144
143	Virginia Beach, VA	37.40	99	134	141	147
144	Anchorage, AK	37.26	59	176	114	117
145	Cheyenne, WY	36.87	65	123	167	98
146	Chandler, AZ	36.52	131	142	130	148
147	Garden Grove, CA	36.50	146	129	101	175
148	Raleigh, NC	36.50	45	173	111	176
149	Durham, NC	36.47	114	169	110	150
150	Yonkers, NY	36.42	53	120	152	168
151	St. Paul, MN	36.41	111	151	142	133
152	Cedar Rapids, IA	36.26	127	137	151	142
153	Columbia, MD	36.15	15	165	126	178
154	San Diego, CA	36.13	143	141	119	170
155	Minneapolis, MN	35.92	142	160	159	92
156	Plano, TX	35.82	48	170	131	158
157	Warwick, RI	35.80	29	155	169	120
158	Juneau, AK	35.30	82	178	147	67
159	Billings, MT	35.27	153	162	168	41
160	Huntington Beach, CA	35.12	44	163	144	173
161	Nampa, ID	34.71	179	125	164	104
162	Gilbert, AZ	34.49	167	122	160	151
163	Manchester, NH	34.47	137	166	162	123
164	Omaha, NE	34.18	81	114	172	157
165	Rapid City, SD	33.76	121	171	177	52
166	Madison, WI	33.72	136	168	146	167
167	Jersey City, NJ	33.69	54	135	161	179
168	Missoula, MT	33.06	181	119	173	75
169	Portland, ME	32.47	128	152	166	163
170	Nashua, NH	32.19	76	177	165	145
171	Charleston, SC	32.08	98	158	179	135
172	San Jose, CA	31.90	71	180	140	180
173	Boise, ID	31.29	148	174	170	131
174	Overland Park, KS	31.16	52	164	174	177
175	Lincoln, NE	30.49	166	138	178	165
176	Bismarck, ND	29.92	43	179	180	136
177	Fargo, ND	29.80	161	161	175	162
178	Burlington, VT	29.73	176	140	176	166
179	Irvine, CA	29.04	164	167	163	181
180	Sioux Falls, SD	28.93	134	159	181	159
181	Fremont, CA	27.88	21	181	171	182
182	South Burlington, VT	26.75	88	182	182	172

Notes: *No. 1=Most Stressed
With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that city, where a rank of 1 represents the worst conditions for that metric category.