Living in the U.S. has its upsides, but not all American cities are good for living. Some places are full of serious challenges; persistent poverty, low wages, underperforming schools, impoverished health care systems, crime-ridden neighborhoods, endemic unemployment, racial tensions, etc. The list goes on.
In some of these areas, these challenges can make life for residents an endless battle of impossibilities. So we took a close look at 10 of the worst places to live in America right now in order to better understand the type of hardships found here. Here are the top 10 worst places to live in America.
Flint, Michigan
National attention to Flint’s water crisis brought an uncomfortable spotlight to the city, which has long suffered from economic depression. The automobile industry helped make Flint a major manufacturing center during the 20th century, but the factories that employed the city’s residents closed long ago.
Today, Flint is home to some of the highest poverty rates and poorest drinking-water quality in the US, and recovery has been slow.
Detroit, Michigan
The city of Detroit is faced with high unemployment and a falling population. Plus, they were beat-down by the economy and the auto industry leaving town…