Travel and Leisure once rated this Maryland city as the fourth ugliest city in the country. And they were referring to the people! That is pretty harsh but could be an explanation as to why this is one of the nation’s most miserable cities.
You know what they say, beauty is skin deep. Perhaps if residents of Baltimore felt better, then they would look better. Of course, a major reason behind this could be the awful crime rate which stands at 51 per 100,000.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Another city filled with an industrial mess, Milwaukee is not pretty. Additionally, the crime rate is pretty high. While some areas remain safer than others, some more dangerous spots of the city are responsible for a crime rate of 1,597 per 100,000 people.
The city is not helped by a poverty rate of 28.4 percent and an unemployment rate of 4.6 percent. On the upside, the police force may be slowly beating crime.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is not the most aesthetically pleasing city in the country. As a large target for crime, it's not the most desirable city to live in. In fact, many people are seeking to leave the city as fast as possible.
Hopefully, the city will be going through some changes in the near future but for now, it's one of the country's most miserable cities.
Wichita, Kansas
As the largest city in the state of Kansas, Witchita is home to a lot of economic activity and is even known as being a major aeronautical hub. That said, the city's crime rates have shot up drastically in the last few years.
The city is to be a part of the U.S. Department of Justice National Safety Partnership, a national program that strives to push down crime. The three-year program gives training and technical assistance to the Wichita Police Department at no additional cost.
Fresno, California
It doesn’t seem as if any place in Cali could be less than gorgeous, but Fresno gets the prize for being the dirtiest city in the country. That’s pretty impressive when you consider just how many people and how many things are in the country that might seem dirtier.
But the truth is that this city has nothing going for it in terms of air quality, and that’s why it wins the title of the dirtiest city around.