The Ten Worst American Cities to Live In

Bully Magazine ^ | Ken Wohlrob

[T Minus Four]

On the other hand, SLC was recently voted one of the "funnest" cities in the country. I agree with that list, rather than this one. I'm not Mormon, but they're great folks as a whole, and I appreciate their family values, which makes this a nice place to live, all in all.

Fun Cities

[Lijahsbubbe]

Do you agree with the assessment of Phoenix also? Alot of people from Minnesota move down there to retire and think it's all that.

[Hillary's Folly]

The writer of this article must be young. His criteria for a good city is Nightlife

Bingo, but then when I was young that too was my criteria, that an liberal open container laws. These days I'm with country mouse and stay clear of the city as much as possible.

[Bikers4Bush]

Lol! I have to get my jabs in where I can now that I had to watch us lose to the "Stullers" a-freaking-gain at home.

We're screwed until Davis is gone.

[truthandlife]

I do a lot of business in Salt Lake City and I really love visiting the city. People are very friendly, city beautiful and downtown is great. I don't know if I would want to live there though. I do have a co-worker who lives there and he is an atheist now (use to be a Mormon) and says the city is pure "hell" and wants to get out of there. He says it is the worst.

[Hillary's Folly]

Do you agree with the assessment of Phoenix also? Alot of people from Minnesota move down there to retire and think it's all that.

My problem with Pheonix, as with these new big cities in the South, is that the sunbelt really is no place for huge cities. It's just too hot. That said, I prefer Flagstaff when in Arizona.

[Eva]

What the author failed to mention about Seattle is that it has the third largest homosexual population in the country and that the gays rule the politics of the city. (Maybe that was who he was describing, running around in their Volkswagons).

[RockChucker]

This Top Ten list is a fraud only because Detroit did not even get an honorable mention.

[KarlInOhio]

If you took Chicago, sucked out every last ounce of culture including its thriving music scenes and quality restaurants and bars, leaving a graying hulk of skyscrapers and a complete lack of night life, then you would have Cincinnati

Cincinnati is where Daytonians want to go to have fun. I don't know if that says more about Dayton or Cincinnati. :-)

[discostu]

It's easier to drive in heat than snow. As nasty as it gets in Phoenix they never need to close the schools due to sun fall.

[Mr. Mojo]

Ping

[handk]

But Drew Carey said "Cleveland Rocks!"?

[LiteKeeper]

bump

[gracex7]

No and no.

[bigeasy_70118]

Detroit and Philly both deserve to be on this list. It must be the Larry Brown connection.

[T Minus Four]

The trick is not to actually live in the city. We're way north where it starts to thin out, but we're still close enough to take advantage of the shopping, dining, arts, zoo, etc.

[ArrogantBustard]

Any list of this nature which does not list Nu Yawk $#!+y in the top ten has no credibility.

[Andyman]

I am a Catholic living in Salt Lake City and I LOVE it. Nice, friendly people. I've lived in the Midwest, lived overseas, lived in two places in California, and SLC is by FAR the best place I've ever lived. The place is great primarily BECAUSE of the Mormon influence, rahter than in spite of the Mormon influence.

[chimera]

Ohio may have it's triplet of loser cities, but one reason why they are somewhat unbreable is because of the lousy weather in this area. From about October through April, you just want to crawl into bed and hibernate. Cold, gray, wet, boring. Time to head south...

Actually, my home state, New Jersey, has its own triplet of hellholes, and I'm amazed that they didn't make the list. Anyone want to take their life in their hands, take a walk after dark in Newark, Camden, or Trenton. Schundler did a decent job of turning around Jersey City, so I'd have to leave that one out. Bayonne, OTOH...

[BlackRazor]

Not sure exactly who I'd take out, but Detroit and Hartford definitely belong in the Top 10.