These Are The 10 Most Miserable Cities In Ohio

Do you live in one of the most miserable places in Ohio?

According to a Harris Poll taken in October of 2015, only a third of Americans say they are truly happy. That’s too bad, considering that Americans – especially folks in Ohio – don’t really have it too bad, in the grand scheme of things.

But, we were curious – which Ohio cities might be the most miserable? We’re about to find out, using science and data.

After analyzing the largest cities, we sadly present the most miserable cities in the Buckeye State:

1. East Cleveland (Photos)
2. Cleveland (Photos)
3. Manchester (Photos)
4. Bethel (Photos)
5. Greenfield
6. Cincinnati (Photos)
7. Dayton (Photos)
8. New Lexington (Photos)
9. Hillsboro (Photos)
10. Whitehall (Photos)

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. If you have a smile on your face, you probably don’t live in one of these cities.

Oh, and by the way, The Village Of Indian Hill is the happiest place in Ohio.

Or check out the Most Miserable Cities In America.

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How We Measured The Most Miserable Cities In Ohio

In order to rank the unhappiest places in Ohio, we had to determine what criteria makes people happy. It isn’t a stretch to assume that happy people earn great salaries, are relatively stress free, and have a stable home life.

So we went to the Census’s American Community Survey 2010-2014 report for the criteria, flipped the list, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible:

• Percentage of residents with a college degree
• Average commute times
• Unemployment rates
• Cost of living
• % of married couples
• % of home owners
• Poverty rate

After we decided on the criteria, we gathered the data for the 108 places in Ohio with over 2,000 people.

We then ranked each place from one to 343 for each of the seven criteria with a score of one being the most miserable (Any ties were given to the larger place).

Next, we averaged the seven rankings into a Miserable Index for each place with the lowest overall Miserable Index ‘earning’ the title ‘Most Miserable City In Ohio’.

If you’d like to see the complete list of states, most miserable to happiest, scroll to the bottom of this post to see the unabridged chart.

1. East Cleveland

Population: 17,619
People Who Own Their Home: 22.17%
Married Adults: 22.11%

2. Cleveland

Population: 392,114
People Who Own Their Home: 34.16%
Married Adults: 25.58%

3. Manchester

Population: 2,127
People Who Own Their Home: 42.33%
Married Adults: 39.53%

4. Bethel

Population: 2,734
People Who Own Their Home: 43.28%
Married Adults: 43.4%

5. Greenfield

Population: 4,666
People Who Own Their Home: 41.87%
Married Adults: 40.88%

6. Cincinnati

Population: 297,117
People Who Own Their Home: 31.84%
Married Adults: 27.73%

7. Dayton

Population: 141,776
People Who Own Their Home: 38.09%
Married Adults: 26.92%

8. New Lexington

Population: 4,889
People Who Own Their Home: 45.9%
Married Adults: 44.44%

9. Hillsboro

Population: 6,570
People Who Own Their Home: 47.45%
Married Adults: 44.88%

10. Whitehall

Population: 18,383
People Who Own Their Home: 33.43%
Married Adults: 35.56%

There You Have It

Like we said earlier, trying to determine the most miserable cities in {state} is usually a subjective matter. But if you’re analyzing cities where people are not stable, where you’re stuck in traffic, and no one spent the time to go to college, then this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the happiest cities in {state}, according to science:
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Detailed List Of Miserable Places In Ohio

City	Rank	People Who Own Their Home
East Cleveland	1	22.17%
Cleveland	2	34.16%
Manchester	3	42.33%
Bethel	4	43.28%
Greenfield	5	41.87%
Cincinnati	6	31.84%
Dayton	7	38.09%
New Lexington	8	45.9%
Hillsboro	9	47.45%
Whitehall	10	33.43%
Trotwood	11	46.24%
Euclid	12	43.14%
East Liverpool	13	42.86%
Youngstown	14	45.44%
Kent	15	32.25%
Bedford Heights	16	43.75%
Lima	17	37.41%
Zanesville	18	38.62%
Hamilton	19	48.69%
Akron	20	45.57%
North College Hill	21	46.44%
Kenton	22	47.41%
Warrensville Heights	23	38.63%
Lorain	24	50.01%
Nelsonville	25	34.81%
Chillicothe	26	49.98%
Canton	27	43.09%
Toledo	28	46.47%
Ashtabula	29	42.04%
Springfield	30	42.93%
Roseville	31	60.13%
Bellaire	32	45.65%
Camden	33	58.47%
Alliance	34	47.65%
Portsmouth	35	43.32%
Middletown	36	47.2%
Maple Heights	37	56.65%
Williamsburg	38	42.16%
Lisbon	39	52.07%
Columbus	40	40.15%
Warren	41	44.42%
Mansfield	42	45.53%
Mount Healthy	43	40.42%
Waverly	44	42.83%
Bowling Green	45	36.44%
Marion	46	49.45%
Lakewood	47	39.46%
Baltimore	48	48.17%
Painesville	49	42.31%
Blacklick Estates	50	59.76%
Circleville	51	49.78%
Wellston	52	56.2%
Cheviot	53	48.78%
Sandusky	54	43.52%
Wilmington	55	38.59%
Norwood	56	40.07%
Uhrichsville	57	48.55%
Lodi	58	54.11%
Urbana	59	49.11%
Hebron	60	50.0%
Athens	61	24.09%
Steubenville	62	44.66%
Utica	63	56.92%
Conneaut	64	55.84%
New Carlisle	65	55.91%
Forest Park	66	52.53%
Fairborn	67	44.01%
Campbell	68	56.95%
Sebring	69	44.59%
Fremont	70	52.61%
Newark	71	49.23%
Fostoria	72	60.79%
Lancaster	73	49.92%
Bellefontaine	74	49.14%
Ada	75	40.04%
Logan	76	54.51%
Ravenna	77	44.92%
Greenville	78	48.79%
Springdale	79	49.33%
Mount Vernon	80	46.17%
Xenia	81	56.45%
Barberton	82	57.25%
Washington Court House	83	46.3%
New London	84	54.42%
Hicksville	85	55.81%
Lincoln Village	86	55.27%
Galion	87	49.45%
Elyria	88	55.14%
Garfield Heights	89	60.97%
Cambridge	90	48.97%
Bucyrus	91	53.33%
Pleasant Grove	92	46.97%
Struthers	93	60.9%
West Lafayette	94	63.75%
Willard	95	44.91%
Park Layne	96	59.28%
Marietta	97	50.43%
Northfield	98	56.71%
Northbrook	99	61.93%
Niles	100	54.11%
New Richmond	101	52.88%
London	102	47.35%
Batavia	103	58.37%
Eaton	104	52.34%
Burlington	105	59.1%
Parma Heights	106	52.7%
West Carrollton	107	51.92%
Piqua	108	54.98%
Rosemount	109	64.66%
Riverside	110	49.14%
Cleveland Heights	111	50.16%
Bedford	112	43.42%
Salem	113	57.51%
Covington	114	55.57%
Oberlin	115	54.77%
Milford	116	45.64%
Amelia	117	56.67%
Ironton	118	53.04%
Tiffin	119	51.54%
Ashland	120	54.38%
Massillon	121	57.58%
Port Clinton	122	57.1%
Martins Ferry	123	55.13%
Reading	124	56.49%
Jefferson	125	63.75%
Richmond Heights	126	56.05%
Girard	127	56.97%
Oxford	128	25.9%
Montpelier	129	52.48%
New Burlington	130	61.59%
Silverton	131	51.79%
Franklin	132	51.61%
Moraine	133	51.93%
Findlay	134	56.39%
Jackson	135	57.5%
Belpre	136	56.81%
Wheelersburg	137	63.23%
Mentor-On-The-Lake	138	59.04%
Perry Heights	139	65.91%
Portage Lakes	140	56.6%
Bryan	141	54.65%
Van Wert	142	56.99%
Delta	143	74.31%
Brooklyn	144	55.48%
Coshocton	145	54.63%
Fairfield	146	57.69%
Canal Fulton	147	62.2%
Geneva	148	67.93%
Vermilion	149	63.4%
Chardon	150	50.79%
Edgewood	151	62.79%
Barnesville	152	56.82%
Lebanon	153	56.21%
Groesbeck	154	67.19%
Mount Carmel	155	50.39%
Withamsville	156	52.9%
Madison	157	76.72%
Grafton	158	79.02%
Reynoldsburg	159	56.26%
Wellington	160	53.2%
North Madison	161	64.97%
Parma	162	68.65%
Defiance	163	59.06%
Sheffield Lake	164	65.55%
Napoleon	165	63.2%
Sidney	166	53.82%
Shelby	167	52.1%
South Euclid	168	73.33%
Cuyahoga Falls	169	56.95%
Crestline	170	58.41%
Navarre	171	60.36%
Creston	172	70.34%
Delaware	173	59.12%
Austintown	174	59.34%
Upper Sandusky	175	53.95%
Carrollton	176	51.26%
Willoughby Hills	177	44.01%
Celina	178	58.71%
Sharonville	179	57.93%
Huber Heights	180	66.81%
Wooster	181	51.58%
New Philadelphia	182	55.86%
Carlisle	183	65.83%
Berea	184	64.09%
Wauseon	185	62.37%
Trenton	186	66.78%
Rittman	187	66.41%
Mayfield Heights	188	47.63%
Norwalk	189	58.39%
Summerside	190	73.2%
University Heights	191	57.3%
Northgate	192	73.71%
Kettering	193	56.91%
Lagrange	194	71.87%
Finneytown	195	69.19%
Medina	196	59.83%
Fairview Park	197	69.84%
Englewood	198	63.69%
Eastlake	199	68.95%
Churchill	200	67.3%
Streetsboro	201	61.53%
Germantown	202	63.76%
White Oak	203	64.22%
Troy	204	55.76%
Willoughby	205	54.06%
Delphos	206	62.73%
Vandalia	207	59.24%
Waynesville	208	57.56%
Brook Park	209	75.66%
Wapakoneta	210	59.84%
Huron	211	60.09%
Shaker Heights	212	55.8%
Heath	213	61.49%
Clayton	214	79.29%
North Ridgeville	215	80.96%
Bellevue	216	59.08%
Brunswick	217	70.79%
Orrville	218	58.37%
Dover	219	69.78%
Marysville	220	57.55%
Oak Harbor	221	59.17%
Pataskala	222	71.75%
Miamisburg	223	66.76%
Boardman	224	59.2%
Harrison	225	68.08%
Forestville	226	69.14%
Broadview Heights	227	77.78%
North Olmsted	228	70.81%
Deer Park	229	63.35%
Pickerington	230	68.42%
Louisville	231	59.82%
Uniontown	232	82.69%
Northwood	233	78.5%
Fairlawn	234	65.08%
Willowick	235	75.55%
Rocky River	236	66.19%
Strasburg	237	62.18%
Middleburg Heights	238	68.58%
North Royalton	239	68.73%
Granville	240	67.7%
Monroe	241	71.55%
Brookville	242	63.05%
Stow	243	66.46%
Versailles	244	64.68%
North Canton	245	63.21%
Wadsworth	246	63.07%
Cadiz	247	58.35%
Hubbard	248	69.22%
Maumee	249	66.09%
Covedale	250	86.72%
Oregon	251	66.81%
Genoa	252	70.75%
Edgerton	253	73.81%
Olmsted Falls	254	77.15%
Ontario	255	64.36%
Plain City	256	62.17%
Ottawa	257	60.97%
Clyde	258	63.07%
Kenwood	259	57.18%
Green	260	70.94%
Aurora	261	74.9%
Rossford	262	67.61%
Wickliffe	263	76.79%
Apple Valley	264	66.82%
Bridgetown	265	80.98%
Lexington	266	65.39%
Strongsville	267	76.77%
Grove City	268	64.48%
Mayfield	269	70.3%
Sunbury	270	70.14%
New Franklin	271	81.15%
Seven Hills	272	90.12%
Loveland	273	71.3%
Tallmadge	274	73.22%
Champion Heights	275	72.73%
Centerville	276	66.5%
Tipp City	277	60.53%
Bluffton	278	62.38%
Canfield	279	68.5%
Cortland	280	69.14%
Sylvania	281	65.91%
Westlake	282	68.52%
Union	283	76.7%
Norton	284	79.82%
Blue Ash	285	64.14%
Mentor	286	79.98%
Avon	287	76.99%
Amherst	288	80.3%
Perrysburg	289	65.92%
Twinsburg	290	71.96%
Landen	291	66.73%
Gahanna	292	70.87%
Bexley	293	68.93%
Hudson	294	83.83%
Solon	295	80.78%
Hilliard	296	74.72%
Bainbridge	297	92.91%
Grandview Heights	298	57.63%
Beachwood	299	56.82%
Kirtland	300	79.85%
Avon Lake	301	75.14%
Delhi Hills	302	86.19%
Groveport	303	69.27%
Munroe Falls	304	72.61%
Beckett Ridge	305	73.98%
Lyndhurst	306	74.88%
Westerville	307	72.46%
Mason	308	78.25%
Waterville	309	75.76%
Richfield	310	87.79%
Mack	311	95.68%
Brecksville	312	78.04%
Howland Center	313	70.66%
Dent	314	74.87%
Northridge	315	77.09%
Columbiana	316	59.97%
Macedonia	317	88.82%
Springboro	318	80.46%
Beavercreek	319	67.95%
Canal Winchester	320	81.43%
Glendale	321	81.61%
Dry Run	322	97.0%
Bay Village	323	87.84%
Pepper Pike	324	87.25%
Sherwood	325	90.64%
Bellbrook	326	81.57%
Independence	327	90.89%
Montgomery	328	83.0%
Coldwater	329	72.82%
Monfort Heights	330	78.98%
Dunlap	331	81.14%
Powell	332	88.92%
Worthington	333	77.18%
Madeira	334	85.03%
Wyoming	335	74.98%
Dublin	336	76.09%
Upper Arlington	337	78.12%
Highland Heights	338	90.44%
Sugarcreek	339	78.15%
New Albany	340	87.17%
Silver Lake	341	87.84%
Orange	342	85.69%
The Village Of Indian Hill	343	87.78%