The Worst City to Call Home in Every State
Some places make it hard to find work, stay safe or just enjoy life.
By Serah Louis
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Apr. 26, 2021
Wisconsin: Beloit
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- Median home value: $87,400 (state: $173,600)
- Poverty rate: 24.1% (state: 11.9%)
- 5 yr. avg. unemployment: 9.4% (state: 4.0%)
Beloit, like the rest of Wisconsin, used to be a thriving hub for the manufacturing industry but lost tens of thousands of jobs following the Great Recession.
The median household income in Beloit is $43,651, but almost a quarter of the population lives in poverty, and the unemployment rate more than doubles the state as a whole.
The small city of about 37,000 also has one of the worst crime problems per capita of any city in the state. In 2019, Beloit suffered four homicides, 31 robberies, 122 burglaries and 71 car thefts.
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