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With a crime rate pushing 74 and unemployment at 4.5%, its clear why.
Stockton, California
Stockton may be in California, but life here is anything but glamorous.
Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo offers great air quality, but not much else.
Honolulu
Honolulu might look like paradise, but it comes at a price literally.
With a cost of living index of 179.0, living in Honolulu is far from affordable.
Even withlow crime and unemployment rates, over 9,000 residents have left since 2020.
While the cost of living is relatively low, the crime situation makes Macon a tough place to stay.
Baltimore
Baltimores low unemployment rate doesnt make up for its high crime.
The cost of living doesnt help either, pushing more people to look for a way out.
Despite these challenges, the city actually gained some residents 649, to be exact.
But with costs so high, its hard to see that trend continuing.
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