Forbes' 2011 List of "Most Miserable Cities"

A countdown from Forbes of the bottom 20:

20. Bakersfield, CA
19. Jacksonville, FL
18. Salinas, CA
17. Fresno, CA
16. Washington, DC
15. Detroit, MI
14. Youngstown, OH
13. Fort Lauderdale, FL
12. Toledo, OH
11. Flint, MI
10. Cleveland, OH
9. Vallejo, CA
8. West Palm Beach, FL
7. Chicago, IL
6. Memphis, TN
5. Sacramento CA
4. Modesto, CA
3. Merced, CA
2. Miami, FL
1. Stockton, CA

Keep in mind, these kind of magazine lists have to have joker methodological elements or they just wind up being pretty much the same every year (Detroit has more greenspace!)

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