Friday, February 22, 2008 1:59 PM
Brenda Richterkessing
Atlanta Ranked Number Ten as Most Stressful Metros
According to Bizjournals.com Atlanta is ranked the number 10 most stressful metro. Report below:
Quick facts
Population: 5,138,223
Stress index: 2.97 points
Stress profile
(Ranks range from low stress to high, as do bar charts)
Days of unhealthy air per year: 1.5 (37th of 50)
Percentage of possible sunshine: 60% (20th of 50)
Robberies per 100,000 residents: 609.1 (36th of 50)
Murders per 100,000 residents: 22.6 (37th of 50)
Unemployment rate: 4.0% (16th of 50)
Rate of per capita income growth: 8.2% (49th of 50)
Commuters traveling 45+ minutes: 25.1% (47th of 50)
Families below poverty level: 8.5% (26th of 50)
Monthly home payments of $3,000+: 6.0% (34th of 50)
Circulatory deaths per 100,000: 201.9 (8th of 50)