There are 182 listings, my area of Los Angeles came in at 48, 1 = Most Stressed. Check and see if your city is listed and where. https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least...d-cities/22759 We're so happy to be living in a major relaxd state, we were anyway....
The table needs an Unemployment Rate column to give context. Here's a roll up by state. -The highest Total Stress Score for all cities is 63. -The lowest Total Stress Score for all cities is 23. -The average Total Stress Score for all cities is 42. State__#Cities___AVG Total Stress Score AK________2________36 AL________4________49 AR________2________45 AZ________9________39 CA________29________40 CO________3________42 CT________2________46 DC________1________48 DE________2________47 FL________11________41 GA________3________50 HI________2________38 IA________2________35 ID________2________36 IL________2________42 IN________2________47 KS________2________34 KY________2________40 LA________3________51 MA________2________41 MD________2________46 ME________2________35 MI________2________47 MN________2________37 MO________3________47 MS________2________52 MT________2________34 NC________6________43 ND________2________30 NE________2________33 NH________2________35 NJ________2________44 NM________2________43 NV________4________47 NY________4________45 OH________5________52 OK________2________45 OR________2________43 PA________2________48 RI________2________38 SC________2________39 SD________2________29 TN________4________46 TX________16________43 UT________2________39 VA________5________42 VT________2________27 WA________4________42 WI________2________41 WV________2________48 WY________2________38
I doubt that an individual's stress level can be measured against a national yardstick. It's more to do with personal situation, not national statistics. Is anyone going to move because of that "data?" No, I didn't think so.
I have had high stress jobs in low stress areas and low stress jobs in high stress areas. I agree with @Beth Gallagher that it is individual.
Oh for certain, and yes it's all individual and as I said for decades this crazy Dem state where I've been living a long long time, was very laid back and drawed people non stop to live here, now first significant time I can recall people leaving in droves.
My oldest lives in VT. It is like being on another planet. People are referred to as crunchy granola people.
And of all the weird things, Vermont has had Constitutional Carry forever. You do not need a license to own a gun, open-carry a gun, or conceal-carry a gun. After all, criminals ain't bound by the law. If I recall my stats correctly, the entire state has 10 homicides per year, with 2 of them being by gun.
I see work stress listed but I do not see driving to and from work stress. Driving during rush hour here is a relative breeze compared to Atlanta, Seattle, New York City and the like. Seems to me that when some folks finally get to work in some cities that they might have to have an hour break so the coffee will kick in after taking several downers before they hit the jams on their way to work.
You have to take these "studies" with a grain of salt. Maybe a salt lick. And definitely a top-shelf margarita with that salt. Your stress will feel much less after a couple of those.