Robstown, Texas
If you choose to live in the city that was the birthplace of Texas hold ’em, you are taking a big risk. With poverty rates exceeding 40% and a high prevalence of drug use, this Nueces County suburb of Corpus Christi is ranked as Texas’ worst place to live, according to Money magazine. A fifth of the population lives in poverty, and the median household income in Robstown is only $35,504, though some residents believe addiction is the real underlying problem. According to the Caller-Times, Nueces County has one of the highest overdose death rates in Texas, with 10.4 deaths for every 100,000 people.
Robstown, Texas
Southbridge Town, Massachusetts
After the American Optical Company left Southbridge Town in Worcester County in the 1990s, the town was never able to reclaim its former glory. As reported by the Telegram & Gazette, the former American Optometric campus was once the world’s largest manufacturer of optometric products. It is planned that the sprawling site will be redeveloped, and a trio of fountains that pay homage to the old campus was recently unveiled. Even the switch that was used to turn them on was constructed from reclaimed pieces of AO buildings. Despite the fact that it has been declining for some time, manufacturing remains the region’s largest industry. According to the Worcester Business Journal, the manufacturing sector in Greater Worcester has lost half of its jobs since 1990. Overall job growth had been improving, but after a decade of expansion, the economy came to a grinding halt in 2018 and 2019. The median household income in this city is $51,270 dollars.
Southbridge Town, Massachusetts