Los Angeles made the list because of its terrible pollution, but is cited for its awful traffic problems too. Perhaps the two are related?
On the top ten worst real estate markets, California can boast numbers three through seven, with Modesto, Merced, Riverside, Stockton and Vellejo, respectively. But that’s not all—Bakersfield takes the number nine spot, too. Yes, California is a mess, with state budget cuts helping to drive unemployment rates in these cities to between 15.7% and 17.3%. What doesn’t happen in Vegas? Jobs! Las Vegas also shows up on both lists: it’s number one for worst real estate market, and number four for worst city to live. With neighborhoods standing completely empty and a 12% foreclosure rate for 2009, home prices continue to fall. Paired with an unemployment rate of 14.5 %, there’s not much happiness going around in Vegas. Over on the east coast, Florida is represented on both lists; with Miami number nine in worst places to live; Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Port St. Lucie showing up as numbers two and ten for worst housing markets. Miami is right behind Detroit on Children’s Health magazine as wor
