Portfolio.com – the national business news site for small and mid-sized business (SMB) executives – today revealed its latest U.S. Uncovered study, ranking the "Most and Least Stressful Place in America." Looking at the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, Our own VA Beach was ranked at the #2 least stressful place to live in the U.S.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk enjoys the strongest pace of income growth in any of the 50 biggest metros, as well as the smallest robbery rate
The Washington, D.C., area, including Northern Virginia, is the 15th most stressful place to live among the nation’s 50 largest metro areas, according to Portfolio.com
The Richmond region was in between, ranked No. 35.
The Portfolio.com ranking was based on a stress index using 10 measurable factors: deaths from circulatory diseases, unemployment rate, change in per-capita income, families living in poverty, robberies, ozone level, murders, average commuting time, mortgage affordability and sunshiny days.
The 10 least stressful areas were: Salt Lake City; Virginia Beach-Norfolk; Minneapolis-St, Paul; Raleigh, N.C.; Austin, Texas; Oklahoma City; Denver; San Antonio; Kansas City, Mo;
and Phoenix.
The top 10 most stressful metro areas on the list were: Detroit; Los Angeles; Cleveland; Riverside, Calif.; St. Louis; New York; New Orleans; Chicago; Birmingham, Ala; and Miami.
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