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Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.0 (state: 4.5)
> Poverty rate: 11.4% (state: 10.2%)
> Median household income: $74,909 (state: $63,001)
> Adults without health insurance: 3.7% (state: 4.5%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 11.9% (state: 13.4%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 2.9% (state: 3.1%)
> Violent crime rate: 200 per 100,000 people (state: 202 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 219,433 (state: 623,989)
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Virginia: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 3.8 (state: 3.8)
> Poverty rate: 10.6% (state: 9.9%)
> Median household income: $69,329 (state: $76,456)
> Adults without health insurance: 7.3% (state: 7.9%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 12.2% (state: 20.5%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 5.4% (state: 4.9%)
> Violent crime rate: 350 per 100,000 people (state: 208 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 1,765,031 (state: 8,535,519)
Washington: Longview
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.7 (state: 4.1)
> Poverty rate: 12.2% (state: 9.8%)
> Median household income: $55,497 (state: $78,687)
> Adults without health insurance: 5.1% (state: 6.6%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 18.0% (state: 20.1%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.8% (state: 7.1%)
> Violent crime rate: 195 per 100,000 people (state: 294 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 110,593 (state: 7,614,893)
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West Virginia: Beckley
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 5.7 (state: 5.5)
> Poverty rate: 17.9% (state: 16.0%)
> Median household income: $44,785 (state: $48,850)
> Adults without health insurance: 7.2% (state: 6.7%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 18.2% (state: 16.9%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 7.0% (state: 6.3%)
> Violent crime rate: N/A (state: 317 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 115,767 (state: 1,792,147)
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Wisconsin: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
> Avg number of mentally unhealthy days a month: 4.0 (state: 4.0)
> Poverty rate: 11.8% (state: 10.4%)
> Median household income: $65,845 (state: $64,168)
> Adults without health insurance: 5.8% (state: 5.7%)
> People commuting 45+ min: 9.3% (state: 10.9%)
> Dec 2020 unemployment: 6.2% (state: 5.5%)
> Violent crime rate: 578 per 100,000 people (state: 293 per 100,000 people)
> Population: 1,575,179 (state: 5,822,434)
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