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The unhealthiest U.S. city in which to live is St. Louis, Missouri, according to Organic Style magazine, which ranked 125 cities based on their "environmental toxicity." This included data on air quality, toxic releases, agricultural pollution, and more.
The top 10 unhealthiest cities:
1. St. Louis, Missouri
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Detroit, Michigan
4. New York, New York
5. Cleveland, Ohio
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7. Washington, D.C.
8. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9. Cincinnati, Ohio
10. Indianapolis, Indiana
The top 10 healthiest cities:
1. Santa Fe, New Mexico
2. Rapid City, South Dakota
3. Grand Junction, Colorado
4. Olympia, Washington
5. Fort Myers, Florida
6. Sherman, Texas
7. Cheyenne, Wyoming
8. Flagstaff, Arizona
9. Columbia, Missouri
10. Anchorage, Alaska
The 50 cities with the best quality of life (ties are listed with the same number):
1. Zurich
2. Vienna and Vancouver
4. Sydney and Geneva
6. Frankfurt, Auckland, Copenhagen, and Helsinki
10. Bern and Munich
12. Amsterdam, Melbourne, and Stockholm
15. Oslo, Dusseldorf, and Brussels
18. Luxembourg, Toronto, San Francisco, and Perth
22. Honolulu, Wellington, Berlin
25. Montreal, Nurnberg, Hamburg, Ottawa, Tokyo, and Brisbane
31. Paris, Seattle, Yokohama, and Calgary
35. Los Angeles, Dublin, Adelaide, Kobe, and Singapore
40. Lyon
41. Winston-Salem, London, Washington, D.C., Boston, New York, Chicago, and Madrid
48. Lexington, Pittsburgh, Osaka
On the other end of the scale is Baghdad, which ranked 213 out of 215, as it braces for what could be a massive U.S. assault. And where is it worse than Baghdad? According to the Mercer survey, that distinction goes to two impoverished African cities, Congo's Brazzaville (214) and Bangui in the Central African Republic (215).
In a separate survey, Mercer ranked cities worldwide for personal safety based on crime levels, law enforcement, and internal stability. Some fun facts:
Luxembourg scored the highest for personal safety. the Central African Republic's Bangui scored the lowest; since a coup in 2001, the environment there has been highly volatile and dangerous.
Milan, Athens, and Rome are the least safe cities in Western Europe, while Washington, D.C., ranked at the bottom in the United States.
Canadian cities are the safest in North America, due to strict law enforcement and low crime rates.
The top 10 unhealthiest cities:
1. St. Louis, Missouri
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Detroit, Michigan
4. New York, New York
5. Cleveland, Ohio
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7. Washington, D.C.
8. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9. Cincinnati, Ohio
10. Indianapolis, Indiana
The top 10 healthiest cities:
1. Santa Fe, New Mexico
2. Rapid City, South Dakota
3. Grand Junction, Colorado
4. Olympia, Washington
5. Fort Myers, Florida
6. Sherman, Texas
7. Cheyenne, Wyoming
8. Flagstaff, Arizona
9. Columbia, Missouri
10. Anchorage, Alaska
The 50 cities with the best quality of life (ties are listed with the same number):
1. Zurich
2. Vienna and Vancouver
4. Sydney and Geneva
6. Frankfurt, Auckland, Copenhagen, and Helsinki
10. Bern and Munich
12. Amsterdam, Melbourne, and Stockholm
15. Oslo, Dusseldorf, and Brussels
18. Luxembourg, Toronto, San Francisco, and Perth
22. Honolulu, Wellington, Berlin
25. Montreal, Nurnberg, Hamburg, Ottawa, Tokyo, and Brisbane
31. Paris, Seattle, Yokohama, and Calgary
35. Los Angeles, Dublin, Adelaide, Kobe, and Singapore
40. Lyon
41. Winston-Salem, London, Washington, D.C., Boston, New York, Chicago, and Madrid
48. Lexington, Pittsburgh, Osaka
On the other end of the scale is Baghdad, which ranked 213 out of 215, as it braces for what could be a massive U.S. assault. And where is it worse than Baghdad? According to the Mercer survey, that distinction goes to two impoverished African cities, Congo's Brazzaville (214) and Bangui in the Central African Republic (215).
In a separate survey, Mercer ranked cities worldwide for personal safety based on crime levels, law enforcement, and internal stability. Some fun facts:
Luxembourg scored the highest for personal safety. the Central African Republic's Bangui scored the lowest; since a coup in 2001, the environment there has been highly volatile and dangerous.
Milan, Athens, and Rome are the least safe cities in Western Europe, while Washington, D.C., ranked at the bottom in the United States.
Canadian cities are the safest in North America, due to strict law enforcement and low crime rates.
