Newark Ranks As 3rd ‘Most Stressed City’ In Nation, Study Says

NEWARK, NJ — It’s not your imagination, Newark, researchers say. The Brick City ranked as the third “most stressed” in the United States in a recent study.

Picking an appropriate day of the week, financial information provider WalletHub released its 2019 “Most and Least Stressed Cities in America” list on Monday. The study compared and ranked 182 cities on 39 key metrics, including work hours, debt, health, divorce and suicide rates.

Newark ranked third-highest on the list, behind only Detroit (#1) and Cleveland (#2). Another Garden State municipality, Jersey City, ranked #105.

The least-stressed city in the study was Fremont, California. Read the full list and see its methodology.

Here are some reasons that Newark ranked high in the study:

• 2nd – Percentage of Adults with Inadequate Sleep
• 2nd – Lowest Median Credit Score
• 12th – Poverty Rate
• 21st – Divorce Rate
• 44th – Percentage of Adults in Fair/Poor Health
• 13th – Job Security

Researchers wrote:

“When stress reaches an unmanageable level, it turns 'chronic.' That’s when we become vulnerable to its damaging effects such as health problems and loss of productivity. In the U.S., stress affects more than 100 million people. The leading causes? Money tops the list, followed by work, family and relationships. By one estimate, workplace-related stress alone costs society more than $300 billion per year.”

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