BOSTON (WHDH) – Two Massachusetts communities made the 2020 WalletHub list of the “most and least stressed” cities in the United States, along with many other places in New England.
With nearly four in 10 Americans experiencing significant stress from COVID-19, the personal finance website said it set out to determine where people best deal with their stress by comparing 180 cities across 42 key metrics.
The data set ranges from how vulnerable the state is to COVID-19 to average weekly work hours to divorce and suicide rates, according to WalletHub.
Worcester ranked among the top 50 most stressed cities in the country, ranking 49th on the list.
Boston was not far behind in 61st place, in part because it is one of the top 5 least affordable places to live, according to the ranking.
Cleveland, Ohio is said to be the most stressed city, while Lincoln, Nebraska is the least stressed.
Other New England cities on the list are:
46. Bridgeport, Connecticut
47. New Haven, Connecticut
48. Providence, Rhode Island
83. Warwick, Rhode Island
90. Lewiston, Maine
119. Manchester, New Hampshire
158. Portland, Maine
159. Nashua, New Hampshire
166. Burlington, Vermont
175. South Burlington, Vermont
To see the full list of cities, click here.
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