[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park #1 on a list we do not want to be on

[Jonathan Ebbeler]

WOW!!!

Definitely a list the town should not want to be #1 on.  Looks like the town leadership has a lot of work ahead of them:

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/see-if-your-town-is-one-of-the-10-most-stressed-places-in-maryland/


It's no surprise that Maryland is home[http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png]<http://washington.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/see-if-your-town-is-one-of-the-10-most-stressed-places-in-maryland/> to plenty of stressed out people when you consider the high cost of living in many areas, long commutes from D.C. and more. But what residents most need a vacation?

Zippia<https://www.zippia.com/> analyzed data from the U.S. Census' American Community[http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png]<http://washington.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/see-if-your-town-is-one-of-the-10-most-stressed-places-in-maryland/>Survey for 2010 to 2014 to rank<https://www.zippia.com/advice/stressed-places-in-maryland/> the 41 most stressed places in Maryland, using criteria such as the unemployment rate, average hours worked and percentage of income going to rent.

Riverdale Park tops the list with 69.3 percent of residents suffering a long commute and 55.3 percent paying high rent. See the top 10 below:
1.    Riverdale Park
2.    Mount Rainier
3.    New Carrollton
4.    District Heights
5.    Bladensburg
6.    Cheverly
7.    Baltimore
8.    Takoma Park
9.    Hyattsville
10.          College Park


JWE


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