We've all felt the bite of high prices over the past few years, but financial struggles are more prevalent in some places than others. WalletHub checked out 100 of the nation's largest cities to analyze residents' credit scores, accounts in distress, changes in bankruptcy filings, and search interest indexes for "debt" and "loans." It found that Houston has been hit the hardest, while folks in Fort Wayne, Indiana, seem to have their finances (generally) under control. Here, the cities that are hurting the most and least:
Cities With Most Financial Angst
- Houston
- Atlanta
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Dallas
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Orlando, Florida
- San Antonio, Texas
- Tampa, Florida
- Miami
- Austin, Texas
Cities With Least Financial Angst
- Chandler, Arizona
- Oakland, California
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Wichita, Kansas
- Stockton, California
- Fremont, California
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Anchorage, Alaska
Check out how other cities are doing
here. (
These are the states that spend the least on groceries.)