The Saddest, Unhappiest Cities in America

13. San Bernardino, California

In the late 1970s, this city was at its peak. But as people started moving out of the city to communities nearby, things started going downhill. In 2012, San Bernardino fell victim to the California housing bubble. The resulting foreclosures and unemployment have had long-term ramifications. Recovery has been tough. A decade later, around one out of every 10 people who live in San Bernardino are jobless. The cost of living is high, and so are poverty levels, burglaries, murders, aggravated assaults, and robberies.

• Unemployment Rate: 16.60%
• Divorce Rate: 10.6%
• Three-Year Change in Earnings Per Individual: -3.83%
• Well-Being Index Score: 62.10
• Poor Mental Health Days: 4.00
• Misery Score: 78.4