The Most Miserable City in Each State

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  • Crime rate is 142% higher than the national average
  • 1 in 17 people will be a victim
  • Highest average weekly work hours

291,538 souls live in Anchorage, Alaska and they can't decide whether they're the happiest or the most miserable city in the state. I mean. The median household income there is approximately $82,300 with just 8.1% of the population living below poverty level. So what's there to be so miserable about?

Anchorage, Alaska

It may have something to do with the fact that Anchorage has the highest average weekly work hours in the country. Then again, it could be that the crime rate in Anchorage is about 142% higher than the national average, giving citizens a 1 in 17 chance of becoming a victim. 

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