(The Center Square) – Fair Oaks was ranked the worst place to live among all the cities in Georgia, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis examining communities where households have the most difficulties pursuing happiness and fulfillment.
With a population of 9,173, Fair Oaks recorded a median home value of $100,900. The community’s poverty rate was pegged at 32.6%, and its five-year annual jobless rate came in at 8.1%, the analysis found.
Fair Oaks is a census-designated community in Cobb County.
24/7 Wall St. used data from the FBI, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Census Bureau to determine the city in each state facing the most social and economic distress. It weighed 25 social, financial and health measures to find the worst places to live.
Most of these cities experienced declining populations over the past five years, according to the analysis. The cities on the list may not necessarily rank so poorly, however, when compared with communities on a national scale, the authors said.
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Worst Cities to Live in, State by State
State
Worst Community
Population
Median Home Value
Poverty Rate
5-year Average Unemployment
Alabama
Selma
18,804
$90,200
41.0%
15.7%
Alaska
Kalifornsky
8,134
$247,000
11.6%
7.2%
Arizona
New Kingman-Butler
13,471
$62,600
28.0%
15.9%
Arkansas
Helena-West Helena
10,965
$75,600
41.7%
12.2%
California
Muscoy
13,726
$236,800
38.1%
17.8%
Colorado
Clifton
20,572
$138,100
25.6%
11.0%
Connecticut
Thompsonville
8,439
$173,500
25.5%
9.3%
Delaware
Wilmington
70,904
$169,400
25.1%
8.4%
Florida
Avon Park
10,386
$68,400
33.0%
19.9%
Georgia
Fair Oaks
9,173
$100,900
32.6%
8.1%
Hawaii
Makaha
8,740
$383,200
28.0%
16.7%
Idaho
Blackfoot
11,854
$124,100
15.4%
1.9%
Illinois
East St. Louis
26,647
$52,200
37.8%
17.4%
Indiana
East Chicago
28,448
$73,900
32.5%
12.3%
Iowa
Denison
8,358
$90,700
16.0%
10.7%
Kansas
Junction City
23,703
$138,700
12.0%
6.8%
Kentucky
Middlesboro
9,583
$88,000
40.6%
8.1%
Louisiana
Bastrop
10,521
$76,000
47.9%
7.3%
Maine
Bangor
32,098
$150,700
22.5%
6.6%
Maryland
Lansdowne
8,571
$151,100
27.9%
10.1%
Massachusetts
Southbridge Town
16,894
$193,500
19.2%
8.1%
Michigan
Beecher
9,128
$28,600
38.4%
23.1%
Minnesota
Cloquet
11,998
$142,500
14.9%
5.9%
Mississippi
Natchez
15,188
$108,000
35.9%
10.3%
Missouri
Spanish Lake
18,048
$98,000
19.2%
13.6%
Montana
Havre
9,762
$143,900
17.7%
7.1%
Nebraska
Alliance
8,313
$109,800
13.1%
6.1%
Nevada
Pahrump
36,174
$152,400
16.6%
9.8%
New Hampshire
Manchester
111,657
$217,100
14.8%
5.1%
New Jersey
Camden
74,608
$82,700
36.8%
12.6%
New Mexico
Chaparral
14,793
$71,200
43.7%
12.4%
New York
New Square
8,133
$376,400
63.3%
9.8%
North Carolina
Lexington
18,897
$106,000
31.0%
13.8%
North Dakota
Minot
48,304
$204,000
10.5%
2.7%
Ohio
Middletown
48,449
$97,000
25.4%
9.7%
Oklahoma
Altus
19,034
$99,200
17.7%
5.7%
Oregon
Altamont
18,987
$144,700
21.8%
8.7%
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
19,812
$39,700
38.7%
14.2%
Rhode Island
Central Falls
19,382
$147,800
32.8%
7.3%
South Carolina
Parker
12,850
$73,300
32.0%
6.8%
South Dakota
Huron
13,291
$89,900
21.6%
1.3%
Tennessee
Knoxville
185,429
$128,800
26.2%
5.9%
Texas
Robstown
11,494
$52,900
41.1%
20.0%
Utah
Vernal
10,653
$163,500
20.8%
8.8%
Vermont
Barre
8,711
$154,300
26.6%
6.3%
Virginia
Franklin
8,211
$168,300
16.2%
15.0%
Washington
Parkland
37,185
$205,500
16.7%
9.4%
West Virginia
Huntington
47,420
$97,100
32.7%
7.2%
Wisconsin
Beloit
36,813
$87,400
24.1%
9.4%
Wyoming
Rawlins
8,975
$162,800
13.2%
4.4%
Source: 24/7 Wall St.
