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Salt Lake City, Least Stressed Metro In America

http://www.portfolio.com/special-rep...opolitan-areas

A Stress Test for America
by G. Scott Thomas Sep 07 2010
In an exclusive analysis of the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas, Detroit ranks as the most stressful place
to live and work, while Salt Lake City lays claim to have the least stress-inducing attributes.

...Life is considerably calmer in Salt Lake City, which ranks as the nation’s least-stressful metropolitan
area.

Salt Lake City has the lowest murder rate of any major metro, 94 percent smaller than Detroit’s. It also ranks among
America’s four best markets for short commutes, low unemployment, and low incidence of circulatory-system
diseases...

Stress is least in Salt Lake, most in Detroit, report says

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...port-says.html

CHICAGO — Detroit is the most stressful U.S. city in which to live, according to Portfolio.com's list of places
where residents are most frazzled.

The least stressful? Salt Lake City.

The top 10 most stressful cities, according to the study:"

 Detroit

 Los Angeles

 Cleveland

 Riverside, Calif.

 St. Louis

 New York

 New Orleans

 Chicago

 Birmingham, Ala.

 Miami-Fort Lauderdale

The top 10 least stressful cities, according to the study:

 Salt Lake City

 Virginia Beach-Norfolk, Va.

 Minneapolis-St. Paul

 Raleigh, N.C.

 Austin, Texas

 Oklahoma City

 Denver

 San Antonio

 Kansas City

 Phoenix

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