These Are The 10 Most Miserable Places In Georgia

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

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 Georgia – don’t really have it too bad, in the grand scheme of things.

But, we were curious – which Georgia 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 Peach State:

1. Fair Oaks (Photos)
2. College Park (Photos)
3. Panthersville (Photos)
4. East Point (Photos)
5. Clarkston (Photos)
6. Forest Park (Photos)
7. Richland (Photos)
8. Hapeville (Photos)
9. Fort Valley
10. Scottdale (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, Skidaway Island is the happiest place in Georgia.

Or check out the Most Miserable Cities In America.

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How We Measured The Most Miserable Cities In Georgia

In order to rank the unhappiest places in Georgia, 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 Georgia with over 2,000 people.

We then ranked each place from one to 195 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 Georgia’.

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. Fair Oaks

Population: 8,533
People Who Own Their Home: 25.02%
Married Adults: 33.72%

2. College Park

Population: 14,019
People Who Own Their Home: 18.25%
Married Adults: 22.24%

3. Panthersville

Population: 9,474
People Who Own Their Home: 35.99%
Married Adults: 26.4%

4. East Point

Population: 35,070
People Who Own Their Home: 32.65%
Married Adults: 24.59%

5. Clarkston

Population: 7,717
People Who Own Their Home: 19.74%
Married Adults: 45.73%

6. Forest Park

Population: 18,783
People Who Own Their Home: 35.85%
Married Adults: 32.3%

7. Richland

Population: 2,089
People Who Own Their Home: 42.88%
Married Adults: 16.08%

8. Hapeville

Population: 6,611
People Who Own Their Home: 27.96%
Married Adults: 28.74%

9. Fort Valley

Population: 9,448
People Who Own Their Home: 34.39%
Married Adults: 23.7%

10. Scottdale

Population: 9,847
People Who Own Their Home: 28.95%
Married Adults: 39.26%

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 Georgia

City	Rank	People Who Own Their Home
Fair Oaks	1	25.02%
College Park	2	18.25%
Panthersville	3	35.99%
East Point	4	32.65%
Clarkston	5	19.74%
Forest Park	6	35.85%
Richland	7	42.88%
Hapeville	8	27.96%
Fort Valley	9	34.39%
Scottdale	10	28.95%
Forsyth	11	42.17%
Buena Vista	12	29.57%
Candler-Mcafee	13	46.03%
Brunswick	14	29.65%
Conley	15	53.52%
Rossville	16	37.41%
Swainsboro	17	40.34%
Union City	18	34.13%
Belvedere Park	19	44.19%
Barnesville	20	39.04%
Ashburn	21	47.82%
Albany	22	33.7%
Conyers	23	28.81%
Cedartown	24	33.53%
Stone Mountain	25	47.22%
Riverdale	26	41.02%
Sparks	27	49.52%
Monroe	28	32.08%
Monticello	29	44.43%
Jonesboro	30	41.03%
Tifton	31	33.19%
Gresham Park	32	50.19%
Cordele	33	32.11%
Lake City	34	37.06%
Lithia Springs	35	45.03%
Griffin	36	33.32%
Valdosta	37	34.08%
Reidsville	38	42.05%
Greensboro	39	34.54%
Statesboro	40	19.84%
Carrollton	41	35.72%
Dock Junction	42	48.07%
Thomson	43	34.82%
Abbeville	44	44.2%
Hardwick	45	32.71%
Manchester	46	39.64%
Lakeland	47	29.7%
Cumming	48	40.14%
Atlanta	49	35.34%
Redan	50	55.08%
Cochran	51	42.25%
Moultrie	52	35.53%
Marietta	53	37.29%
Lagrange	54	33.85%
Cairo	55	43.52%
Garden City	56	33.38%
Irondale	57	60.17%
Covington	58	37.41%
Chamblee	59	33.36%
Gainesville	60	31.38%
Nashville	61	50.32%
Americus	62	39.53%
Milledgeville	63	29.77%
Darien	64	47.0%
Dallas	65	43.6%
Jackson	66	40.1%
Savannah	67	38.1%
Norcross	68	43.32%
Sparta	69	44.23%
Lovejoy	70	43.68%
Hampton	71	62.14%
Doraville	72	41.54%
Lawrenceville	73	46.26%
Thomasville	74	40.51%
Vienna	75	42.0%
Fairburn	76	53.16%
Louisville	77	48.38%
Sylvester	78	57.57%
Blakely	79	47.34%
Palmetto	80	54.66%
Pelham	81	43.04%
Summerville	82	41.97%
Thomaston	83	33.91%
Rome	84	39.22%
Mcdonough	85	42.22%
West Point	86	37.24%
Waynesboro	87	41.05%
Bainbridge	88	46.36%
Fitzgerald	89	39.85%
Dalton	90	38.03%
Douglas	91	39.75%
Douglasville	92	41.61%
Waycross	93	38.18%
Austell	94	58.41%
Adel	95	49.52%
Dahlonega	96	31.41%
Lyons	97	37.17%
Commerce	98	47.15%
Jesup	99	45.63%
Mount Vernon	100	46.0%
Hawkinsville	101	41.6%
Country Club Estates	102	39.82%
Alma	103	38.27%
Alamo	104	41.57%
Winder	105	49.45%
Canton	106	48.13%
Lafayette	107	42.9%
Sandersville	108	48.28%
Fairview	109	62.4%
Vidalia	110	45.03%
Sylvania	111	40.47%
Dublin	112	41.36%
Villa Rica	113	57.24%
Camilla	114	47.66%
Eastman	115	36.07%
Washington	116	52.45%
Baldwin	117	42.03%
Eatonton	118	51.48%
Locust Grove	119	66.37%
Buford	120	48.46%
Cleveland	121	39.5%
Mableton	122	64.45%
Toccoa	123	46.2%
Lilburn	124	60.03%
Calhoun	125	40.04%
Stockbridge	126	50.91%
Powder Springs	127	70.83%
Vinings	128	27.36%
Helena	129	43.18%
Georgetown	130	43.06%
Oxford	131	56.46%
North Druid Hills	132	35.91%
Morrow	133	49.55%
Auburn	134	67.03%
Perry	135	48.11%
Duluth	136	49.88%
North Decatur	137	44.98%
Columbus	138	44.32%
Putney	139	78.79%
Montgomery	140	61.23%
Brookhaven	141	44.69%
Acworth	142	57.54%
Smyrna	143	45.75%
Kennesaw	144	58.02%
Gordon	145	55.69%
Madison	146	58.58%
Newnan	147	49.73%
Warner Robins	148	48.51%
Tucker	149	62.31%
Sandy Springs	150	41.41%
Hinesville	151	39.09%
Springfield	152	60.22%
Cartersville	153	43.12%
Snellville	154	71.44%
Maysville	155	59.33%
Sugar Hill	156	77.48%
Port Wentworth	157	51.99%
Grovetown	158	54.44%
Flowery Branch	159	47.2%
Lakeview	160	65.03%
Jasper	161	36.38%
Loganville	162	69.08%
Bremen	163	49.48%
Druid Hills	164	50.44%
Tyrone	165	77.42%
Temple	166	68.56%
Fort Oglethorpe	167	50.1%
Mountain Park	168	79.1%
Rincon	169	49.53%
Mcrae	170	45.49%
Richmond Hill	171	45.96%
Bloomingdale	172	56.13%
Fayetteville	173	68.41%
Dunwoody	174	48.82%
Leesburg	175	56.72%
Decatur	176	57.04%
Roswell	177	62.66%
Woodstock	178	65.56%
Jefferson	179	65.75%
Suwanee	180	69.29%
Kingsland	181	57.37%
Martinez	182	63.21%
Holly Springs	183	78.04%
Johns Creek	184	76.09%
Braselton	185	76.81%
Whitemarsh Island	186	59.5%
Grayson	187	83.08%
Peachtree City	188	67.32%
Centerville	189	50.02%
Alpharetta	190	60.42%
Milton	191	64.69%
Evans	192	76.33%
Pooler	193	60.18%
Wilmington Island	194	74.49%
Skidaway Island	195	79.57%