What's the most depressing U.S. town you've ever visited?

[Anonymous]

Any that used to be blue + are now red. The "MAGAZATION" of America is leading to its downfall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cortland, NY is awful. We had to stay there once for a few days and I just wanted to run far, far away.

On another note, we just had to travel (drive) a lot through NY, PA, WV, and OH and it was just so depressing to see a lot of fellow Americans: overweight, looking generally beaten down, too-tight clothing, tattoos everywhere and I mean everywhere. My husband and I were talking about it and we were both saddened and said, “America is not doing very well, is it?” It was just sad.

Uh, you could have just spent more time in most of DC and come to the same conclusion. It’s full of fat, tattooed slobs who think some random bling makes them look better - and many of them would rob you blind or kill you in an instant if they thought they could get away with it.

Well, you are probably right. We just happened to be driving through these areas to drop off one of our children at a camp. But yeah, I do not disagree with you at all.

[Anonymous]

Some areas in Baltimore.

[Anonymous]

El Paso, Texas, Niagara Falls NY, California/Lexington Park, MD

[Anonymous]

Omaha, NE

[Anonymous]

Anywhere in Vermont. Awful place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omaha, NE

I'm a big city girl and I take offense at this one. I unexpectedly LOVED Omaha. What do you hate?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some areas in Baltimore.

This. I was raised in a "bad" inner city neighborhood, have been all over the U.S. and world and I can honestly say I was never truly frightened until the day I got lost in Baltimore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McLean, VA
Vienna, VA
Fairfax, VA
Bethesda, MD
Potomac, MD
Chevy Chase, MD
Loudoun County, VA

Shoot me in the face before I'd live in any of them.

Oh, there are worse places to live.
I actually live in one place that's listed. I worked hard to buy my house and I like my community. Different strokes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anywhere in Vermont. Awful place.

Really? What's wrong with Vermont? I always picture it with small New England towns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jackson, Tennessee
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Toledo, Ohio

I'm sure must be nice parts of these towns, I just didn't see them.

Toledo, OH was on my list. My mom grew up there and told me about taking the streetcar downtown when she was 10. Different times.

Same, my dad grew up there too. The rust belt. His dad was a high school coach and they had 3 generations living in one household. Lots of auto industry jobs back then and close knit community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bakersfield and Fresno, California. Redneck, racist, lifted truck, trumpland, CA.

Yep, Bakersfield and Fresno, California. Lots of the transplants from the south moved to San Joaquin Valley to pick fruits during the depression. They're 3-4 generations ago but the old south still percolates in those parts of California.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some areas in Baltimore.

This. I was raised in a "bad" inner city neighborhood, have been all over the U.S. and world and I can honestly say I was never truly frightened until the day I got lost in Baltimore.

Same, especially the area next to John Hopkins Univ. They actually have barbed wired fence around the campus!

[Anonymous]

Parts of Philadelphia are quite depressing. Same for Baltimore.

Camden, New Jersey
Pueblo,Colorado
Butte, Montana--interesting heritage as revealed by Wikipedia.
Albany, Georgia
Belle Glade, Florida
Gallup, New Mexico


For those who dislike Columbus, Georgia, try Phenix City, Alabama which is right across the river.

Surprised by those listing Vermont & Charleston, South Carolina.

[Anonymous]

Hazard, KY is the winner here hands down

Runner Ups
Kenova, WV
Ironton, OH