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Forbes.com recently did an article on the most stressed cities in the nation.  There research was based on high unemployment, long commute times, long work hours, limited access to health care, poor physical health and a lack of exercise for major cities.  Las Vegas came in first.  They are obviously #1 due to the hours of operation of casinos(24hrs) and the house crisis there.  Los Angeles came in at #2.  Ironically Houston's unemployment rate is below the national average.  But per the article this leads to Houstonians being workaholics.  On average a Houston resident works 41.2 hours a week.  This is the highest of any city that was researched.  Houston also has the highest percentage of people without health care (25%).  Here is Houston- Sugar Land ‘s overall rating per category:

3. Houston, Texas
Metropolitan Statistical Area: Houston- Sugar Land
High Unemployment Rank: 26
Long Commute Times Rank: 10
Long Working Hours Rank: 1
Limited Health Care Rank: 1
Poor Physical Health Rank: 5
Limited Exercise Rank: 11

Dallas came in at #7.

It was great to hear that Houston's unemployment average is below the national average.  Thou it is horrible to hear how stressed out Houstonians are.  If you are thinking of relocating to the Houston or Sugar Land area call me today, so that I can make that move less stressful for you.