(WWJ) - Detroit ranks number one — but not for fun.
Out of 200 metropolitan areas, the Motor City took the top spot for Most Stressed City in the United States, according to a new ranking released by LawnStarter on Thursday.
Joining Detroit in the other top ten positions are Shreveport, La. Cleveland, Ohio, Jackson, Miss., New Orleans, La., Memphis, Tenn., Killeen, Texas, Dayton, Ohio, Augusta, Ga. and Birmingham , Ala. respectively.
LawnStarted said they complied the list based on 42 stress factors and stress relievers.
"More specifically, we factored in metrics like depression rates, the average length of a workday, and access to spas and massage therapists," researchers said.
According to the study, Detroit's ranking is due in part to how the city has struggled to overcome steep population and economic declines in the last 60 years.
"Detroit’s motor needs a reset," researchers stated. "Motor City finished last overall and last or near the very bottom in the Financial Well-Being, Environmental Stressors, Physical Well-Being, and Environmental Stressors categories. Relatively fewer Work Stressors (No. 76) and more Recreation Options (No. 95) keep the city from a total meltdown."
According to the study, Detroit has the highest rates of both inadequate sleep and stroke among the 200 biggest cities.
Nationwide, the data also revealed mental health providers appear to be most needed in cities like West Valley City, Utah, Laredo, Texas, North Las Vegas, Nevada, and Moreno Valley, California as more residents in those locations suffer from high rates of mental distress, depression, and — except in Laredo — suicide.
Alaska was dubbed the "City of Darkness" after researchers found The Last Frontier recorded the highest suicide rate per capita in the nation.
On the flip side, the top 10 Most Relaxed Cities in the country included five in sunny California, such as Sunnyvale (#1), San Francisco (#1), Fremont (#5), San Jose (#6) and Irvine (#10).
Other cities included Alexandria, Va. (#3), Naperville, Ill. (#4), Seattle, Wash. (#7), Overeland Park, Kan. (#8), and Bellevue, Wash. (#9).
Being close to the water seemed to make residents more relaxed, the study showed, as did being located in weed-friendly states and in cities with abundant sunshine.
"Relatively lower access to mental health resources may not be a big barrier to relaxation in cities like Sunnyvale, California (No. 1 overall), San Jose, California (No. 5), and Honolulu (No. 20)," LawnStarter found. "Residents from each of these cities experience minimal “off” days, mental stress, and depression."
For more about the study, visit here.