Top 10 Most 'Miserable' Cities in Illinois, Says RoadSnacks

Illinois has its share of state government problems, but the website Roadsnacks says some cities in the Land of Lincoln have it a lot worse than others. Using U.S. Census data, Roadsnacks put together a list of what it considers the most miserable Illinois cities.

Roadsnacks ranked 403 Illinois cities with populations higher than 2,000. “It isn’t a stretch to assume that happy people earn great salaries, are relatively stress free, and have a stable home life,” Roadsnacks writes.

The criteria for unhappy cities included factors like percentage of residents with a college degree, unemployment rates, cost of living, poverty rates, percent of married adults, percent of people who own their home and average commute times.

Here are the 10 most miserable (and happiest) places in Illinois, according to RoadSnacks.

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