Pitiful Portland tops list of miserable metro areas

Summary

To determine the ratings, Business Week looked at calls to a crisis intervention hotline, depression and divorce rates, crime, and even cloudy days - of which there are an average of 222 every year.

Story Published: Mar 2, 2009 at 2:21 PM PST

Story Updated: Mar 2, 2009 at 2:21 PM PST

Pitiful Portland tops list of miserable metro areas
PORTLAND, Ore. - Believe it or not, Portland has been named the “unhappiest place in the country.”

According to Business Week magazine, Portland ranks No. 1 on the list of miserable places to live.

To determine the ratings, Business Week looked at calls to a crisis intervention hotline, depression and divorce rates, crime, and even cloudy days - of which there are an average of 222 every year.

Maybe they forgot to get some local coffee and an umbrella.

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