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

[Beth Judy]

How did they collect the data? I don't remember receiving a survey.
Did anyone else on TownTalk receive a survey?



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We analyzed over 41 places in Maryland to identify the ones that are going
grey at a young age.
[image: Chris Kolmar]by Chris KolmarRankings
<https://www.zippia.com/advice/category/rankings/> - 1 month ago

Zippia <https://www.zippia.com/> analyzed data
<http://washington.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/see-if-your-town-is-one-of-the-10-most-stressed-places-in-maryland/#>
from
the U.S. Census’ American Community 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.



On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Jonathan Ebbeler <
jebbeler at efusionconsulting.com> wrote:

> WOW!!!
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> 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:
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> http://washington.cbslocal.com/2016/05/25/see-if-your-town-is-one-of-the-10-most-stressed-places-in-maryland/
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> It’s no surprise that Maryland is home[image:
> 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?
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> Zippia <https://www.zippia.com/> analyzed data from the U.S. Census’
> American Community[image:
> 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.
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> 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:
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> 1.    Riverdale Park
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> 2.    Mount Rainier
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> 3.    New Carrollton
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> 4.    District Heights
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> 5.    Bladensburg
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> 6.    Cheverly
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> 7.    Baltimore
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> 8.    Takoma Park
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> 9.    Hyattsville
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> 10.          College Park
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> JWE
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