Comments on: The Worst Cities in America

By: Laurel

Laurel — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:06:42 +0000

Some have said Johnstown Pa. was voted by glamour magazine a few years back to be the "most depressing city in america" but i have yet to find that article... id love if some one could find it cause i cant... help...... ( and well... i think it is depressing... i just want verification)

By: Chicagorilla

Chicagorilla — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:23:38 +0000

I'm glad chicago wasnt on there, but i wasnt suprised every body kno we da realist city, n get it crackin!!!

By: Henry Mc

Henry Mc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:56:40 +0000

go pittsburgh(except for the weather).

p.s. it's not that bad for single people.

By: Shady Packs

Shady Packs — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:05:28 +0000

FLINT MICHIGAN IS THE WORST OF THE WORST CITIES IN AMERICA. I LOST 2 HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND FROM JUST SENSELESS VIOLENCE.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:09:58 +0000

Living in Sioux Falls, SD had its ups and downs. May be a good city to live in (economically wise), but people are backwards when it comes to equality rights. They have no idea what advocacy means when it comes to gay rights. Yet gays and lesbians will sit there in a bar and stab you behind your back because you're gay. Stupid.

By: Azar

Azar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:27:34 +0000

Let me think..one aspect of cities spills into the countryside when full up to the detritus level. The Phoenix area has got to be in the tough 3..where the fallout moves form back east. Then there are the "police towns" like Sedona where you work for nothing and are expected to gather your 2 cents and give it to the next wealthy person passing. Costs up there are prohibitive...paid by a wondersome bunch of cheapskates that will luck out with a penny on a dollar. Housing is impossible. The situation deplorable how much one has to pay for a place to live and how much one can earn....Of course one will say its the vortex...lifted upside down, its the vortex of a pocketbook being turned over...this is living on the edge no matter what education level you have you are treated like...well, the words go beyond me.

By: atmodesto

atmodesto — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:38:49 +0000

Well, it explains it all - Modesto.

By: antitexas

antitexas — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:38:37 +0000

Pleas stay out of Texass hot and humid with a bunch of bug so do not even go there... yuck

By: Mindy

Mindy — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:38:13 +0000

St. Louis Missouri.... I've been driving a cross the country, out of all the 16 states I've been to I was SHOCKED by St. Louis Missouri. Why is it so run down? I've never seen anything like it except in bad parts of Mexico. Even New York was cleaner. It's SO weird, because there was all this nature, lots of trees and green grass and lakes, but SO many nasty houses and graffiti and burned out buildings, it truly looks like zombies took over the city and burned buildings, kicked in windows, threw lawn furniture and trash all over peoples lawns, graffitti'd the place up and made everything look dangerous and nasty and left. Why is Missouri's legislation allowing their city to be so run down??

By: jim

jim — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:10:08 +0000

I lived in the central valley of CA for 20+ years and I must agree with the negative comments.Once one goes south of Lodi,you enter the "armpit" region of CA.No recreation,except for gangbanging and tweeking.Heck,the cops even refer to Manteca as "Mantweeka" because of the meth problem.I once was fishing in an irrigation canal when I noticed a beater pickup truck pull up and dump chems into the water!I could smell the strong chemical odor,probably used meth chems.I reeled in my line and left.Those that claim its a great place to live,I must ask,compared to what?They will never eliminate the gangbangers or the drug problem in Ca. but it sure creates lots of jobs trying!Trust me,U would'nt want 2 live there!

By: juakine

juakine — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:11:45 +0000

the worst city???Modesto??? NAhh that cant be right... Stockton is way worse..although my friends chevy tahoe got stolen out in front of fuddruckers and the new wall mart... although the only thing i can think of why it is bad is because of the air quality... there is a lot of things to do for a teenager you just have to know where to go... I have lived here for 14 years.. and its not that badd. i would rather live here than compton or stockton. or san jose

By: Michigander

Michigander — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:08:14 +0000

No Detroit? A city where even the ex mayor himself can't throw a party without some strippers ending up dead. Damn pity it is.

Heres a joke:

Why do birds fly upside down when going over Flint, MI?

Answer- Cuz it ain't worth shitting on!!

By: christ

christ — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:17:58 +0000

new england in general,ive had a bad back for years (nothing major,just a constant mild pain)i went to florida 2 weeks ago,and all the pain was gone like it never happened,now im back in this tundra called connecticut,and so is the pain,until our winter ends in late june.

By: Saul

Saul — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:30:41 +0000

Ok modesto has got to be the worst city in all of california. The people are stingy racist and theres no jobs no money and no where to hang out. And people say te word "hecka" for everything. Its getting on my nerves. Im moving back to los angeles where theres life. Lol

By: dan in C town

dan in C town — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:53:09 +0000

What have we learned here... If you live in or near a large city, there is gonna be some ghetto.. I live in the Cleveland area , and we have always been the butt of so many jokes and so on. Yes, there are places here that you just dont hang out at after dark, but I love CLeveland and there are plenty of nice things about the area. The weather could be better , but on the whole the people are decent, hard working folks.

By: christine padilla

christine padilla — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:36:52 +0000

we moved from ceres to modesto for the simple reason that we could not afford a home in ceres,we bought a house for 27,600.It might not be the best neighborhood but the neighbors are very nice.I believe its what you make of it.Modesto is really not all that bad.

By: timbo slice

timbo slice — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:44:29 +0000

whoever wrote this article has forgotten about a city quite close to modesto called stockton. forbes magazine has rated it the worst place to live in the usa. ill have to agree. i grew up in stockton and it doesnt get much worse.

By: black from S.E. D.C.

black from S.E. D.C. — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:31:52 +0000

D.C. Is fuck up people go downtown D.C. And think its all good the
Hole D.c. Is won big shit hole.New York naggs came on down back in 80's-mid 90's naggs like Alpo and got fuck up.
Won thing win lorton prison got closed they ship naggs all over the map I just came home from the FEDS and we run the FEDS D.C. Blacks Barry Farms stand up Cuz.

By: Broxy

Broxy — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:09:32 +0000

Portland,OR or Vancouver,WA ..just over the bridge. The worst place to live. moving from the rocky mountain area over a year ago, I can tell you that Portland should be near the top of any list of a city to avoid. The weather being a big one, 8 months of darkness, summer is beautiful. Kids don't play outside in Portland, they can't it's a mud-fest, at least where I am from when it snows the ground is nice and frozen and kids can still play. Let's not forget about the unemployment rate, one of the nations highest, why? this is an "artsy" community. there is no major business, except Nike. it's all arts and restaurants. How do I know this? According to my realtor, I have lost all of my equity in my home if not more from the house i sold in the west. my old house? ...has INCREASED in value!! ...can't wait to get out of here. what a nightmare.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:28:14 +0000

As far as New York State is concerned, ive been to every city there, I live in NYC and would have to say Schenectady and Albany Ny are the worst small citys in the state as far as ghetto and crime. The citys are small but Very dangerous as far as what ive driven through and have family there. They even beat Newburgh as far as run down and Ghetto.

By: gunfumbler

gunfumbler — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:49:02 +0000

Lived in California for many, many years, in various cities. Never Modesto, but I can say for sure that Modesto is the butt of every joke when people (from CA) want to cite an awful place. That whole stretch of the San Joaquin Valley, from Stockton to Bakersfield, is typically called "Calabama," and Modesto is right in the middle. It is truly a dump.

By: Davanya Detros

Davanya Detros — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:07:51 +0000

the world city to live in by far has got to be

EAST ST LOUIS. IL

THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF THIS PLACE IS:

BOTTOM OF THE URBAN HEAP!

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:04:08 +0000

I think Lawrence, MA is the worst, it's the filthiest and most corrupt city I've ever seen. 90% of the people are on welfare and half the city was burned in the 1990's due to arson. It gets more money from the state than any other and all they have to show for it is a high school that looks like a penitentiary. Nobody cares about anything and your car would get broken into or stolen at least once a month. I heard it's getting a little better, but it is still the laughing stock of Massachusetts.

By: bobtobroberta

bobtobroberta — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:02:10 +0000

How about......Richmond, Virginia? All this talk about Norfolk. Go to Richmond......The stench along 95 entering city limits in indescribable.....New Jersey doesn’t have sh*t of the horrific smells of Richmond. Every other building on the north end or south end is boarded up. Crime seems to be a problem.....Ranked 5th for 2005 and in the top 20 for 10 years by Morgan Quitno Press. Be happy you have a Food Lion if you do; here we have Lion Mart's!!

By: modesto sucks

modesto sucks — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:59:15 +0000

I've lived in modesto for 25+ years and i'm 25 years old. I am goin to so-cal as soon as I can It deserves the top worst city to live. I hate that people defend this shit hole. They only defend it cause they can't leave and that they will not accept that they live in the worst city in the country. I've been saying this for years and finally I have some evidence to back me up. Theres nothing to do, no jobs, no money, no future If you have to relocate to modesto cause your job or your family you have two options quit your job or quit your family for reals lol

By: BIG E

BIG E — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:30:59 +0000

AIN'T DIZ DAT BULLSHYT I'M FROM BALTIMORE N DAMN WE DO HAVE ALOTA RATS N YES THERE IZ RAT ROAD KILL BUT ITS FUN AS SHYT

By: Pierre

Pierre — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:55:24 +0000

I wasn't surprised to see New Orleans either. New Orleans has gotten pretty bad-and a lot of them went to Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge is just nasty and full of rednecks. Lafayette is charming, but I'd say Shreveport is probably the most promising large city in Louisiana.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:49:52 +0000

What about Youngstown Ohio? Thats got to be a pretty shit ass city too. I live outside of youngstown and its pretty trashy and was once murder capitol of the world, and now its 15th. Theres absolutely nothing good there.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:55:28 +0000

While its murder/crime rates haven't been comparable to those of Detroit or Baltimore for awhile, Philadelphia is extraordinarily dirty and its residents are incomparably trashy. I've visited wretched cities around the world, and I know of few other places (and none in the States) that are so filthy.

By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:40:41 +0000

Norfolk, Va is definitely the worst city in the state. I went to collage there a few years ago and the city is very boring, simply there is nothing for fun, and people there are very unhappy people.