The 50 Most Sleepless Cities in America

The garbage truck roaring outside your window. Work deadlines. A particularly malicious mosquito. There are countless slumber killers that we all deal with on a daily basis. But if you're continually falling short in your daily quest for eight snooze-filled hours, there could be another factor you haven't taken into account: your city.

It's true. We've crunched the numbers, and we've found that there are far too many metropolitan areas in America that are desperate for some extra Zs. So read on to see if your city makes the list. And whether or not you're a resident of one of these red-eyed locales, you can alway take steps to fix your insomnia. Just read these 11 Doctor-Approved Secrets for Falling Asleep Faster—Tonight!

Population: 178,752
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.9
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:7.80
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.00
Divorce Rate:14.7%
Stress Level:39.28
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 76.02

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Sacramento, happiest cities, fittest cities, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities

Population: 495,234
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.6
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:7.80
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:17.50
Divorce Rate:11.9%
Stress Level:44.19
Noise Pollution:22.0%
Sleepless Score: 76.15

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Chattanooga, fattest cities, best singles scenes, best job opportunities, sleepless cities

Population: 177,571
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.4
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.00
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.10
Divorce Rate:14.1%
Stress Level:45.37
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 76.94

Albuquerque, rent, property, sleepless cities

Population: 559,277
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:32.7
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.20
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.40
Divorce Rate:14.0%
Stress Level:41.98
Noise Pollution:16.0%
Sleepless Score: 77.00

Population: 193,079
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.2
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:7.90
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.00
Divorce Rate:13.5%
Stress Level:43.45
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 77.36

Greensboro, drunkest cities, happiest cities, fattest cities, longest-living cities, best singles scenes, flip a house, sleepless cities

Population: 287,027
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.8
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.80
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.90
Divorce Rate:10.8%
Stress Level:40.40
Noise Pollution:9.0%
Sleepless Score: 77.45

Population: 303,625
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.5
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.10
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.30
Divorce Rate:9.0%
Stress Level:42.53
Noise Pollution:19.0%
Sleepless Score: 78.38

Population: 1,492,510
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.8
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:7.70
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.70
Divorce Rate:12.4%
Stress Level:37.48
Noise Pollution:20.0%
Sleepless Score: 78.67

Population: 681,170
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.9
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.60
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.90
Divorce Rate:9.3%
Stress Level:46.05
Noise Pollution:29.0%
Sleepless Score: 79.06

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Phoenix, happiest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities

Population: 1,615,017
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.2
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.40
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.50
Divorce Rate:12.7%
Stress Level:44.19
Noise Pollution:16.0%
Sleepless Score: 79.25

Savannah, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities

Population: 146,763
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:44
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.40
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.50
Divorce Rate:13.1%
Stress Level:N/A
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 79.40

Population: 211,277
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.8
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.40
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.20
Divorce Rate:15.2%
Stress Level:44.54
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 80.14

Colorado Springs, longest-living cities, drunkest cities, happiest cities, healthiest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, sleepless cities

Population: 465,101
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:30.1
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.60
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.80
Divorce Rate:12.9%
Stress Level:39.21
Noise Pollution:18.0%
Sleepless Score: 80.30

Population: 2,704,958
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.5
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.40
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.20
Divorce Rate:8.5%
Stress Level:48.32
Noise Pollution:26.0%
Sleepless Score: 80.58

Los Angeles, happiest cities, best singles scenes, flip a house, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities

Population: 3,976,322
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.7
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:7.50
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:16.60
Divorce Rate:8.5%
Stress Level:46.12
Noise Pollution:45.0%
Sleepless Score: 80.58

Dallas, happiest cities, drunkest cities, fattest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities

Population: 1,317,929
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:35.4
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.90
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.30
Divorce Rate:11.3%
Stress Level:42.53
Noise Pollution:18.0%
Sleepless Score: 80.93

Population: 595,047
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:40.8
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.10
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.30
Divorce Rate:10.8%
Stress Level:47.82
Noise Pollution:13.0%
Sleepless Score: 81.31

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Population: 223,170
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.3
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.30
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.10
Divorce Rate:12.0%
Stress Level:50.33
Noise Pollution:11.0%
Sleepless Score: 81.33

Boston, fittest cities, drunkest cities, longest-living cities, healthiest cities, best singles scenes, house flip, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, sleepless cities

Population: 673,184
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.4
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.20
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.10
Divorce Rate:7.7%
Stress Level:41.63
Noise Pollution:28.0%
Sleepless Score: 82.01

Little Rock, fattest cities, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities

Population: 198,541
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.6
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.70
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.40
Divorce Rate:13.0%
Stress Level:45.17
Noise Pollution:14.0%
Sleepless Score: 82.19

Population: 245,115
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.4
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.90
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.20
Divorce Rate:11.4%
Stress Level:48.32
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 82.88

springfield, drunkest cities, fittest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities

Population: 167,319
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:33.6
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.50
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.60
Divorce Rate:16.3%
Stress Level:46.50
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 83.13

Population: 277,173
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.5
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.40
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.00
Divorce Rate:13.6%
Stress Level:46.27
Noise Pollution:20.0%
Sleepless Score: 83.47

Population: 855,164
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.4
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.90
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.20
Divorce Rate:13.8%
Stress Level:45.16
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 83.49

Population: 530,706
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:34.4
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.90
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.10
Divorce Rate:14.4%
Stress Level:44.66
Noise Pollution:20.0%
Sleepless Score: 83.87

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Population: 616,261
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.6
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.00
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.10
Divorce Rate:15.3%
Stress Level:39.00
Noise Pollution:17.0%
Sleepless Score: 84.00

Providence, longest-living cities, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, house flip, sleepless cities

Population: 179,219
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:41.9
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.60
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.40
Divorce Rate:8.6%
Stress Level:45.08
Noise Pollution:19.0%
Sleepless Score: 84.12

Population: 140,489
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:45.2
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.20
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.90
Divorce Rate:15.7%
Stress Level:N/A
Noise Pollution:9.0%
Sleepless Score: 84.45

Population: 652,717
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.9
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.10
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.80
Divorce Rate:12.2%
Stress Level:50.12
Noise Pollution:17.0%
Sleepless Score: 84.88

Population: 880,619
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.9
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.50
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.00
Divorce Rate:13.9%
Stress Level:43.33
Noise Pollution:18.0%
Sleepless Score: 85.13

Population: 278,508
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39.8
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.90
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.00
Divorce Rate:14.9%
Stress Level:48.10
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 85.53

Population: 194,920
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:40.3
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.00
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:21.50
Divorce Rate:12.9%
Stress Level:51.32
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 85.53

Population: 453,579
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:7.80
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.00
Divorce Rate:13.8%
Stress Level:54.54
Noise Pollution:30.0%
Sleepless Score: 85.54

Tampa, fittest cities, drunkest cities, healthiest cities, best singles scenes, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, best job opportunities, sleepless cities

Population: 377,165
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:37.9
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.40
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.50
Divorce Rate:13.1%
Stress Level:45.19
Noise Pollution:24.0%
Sleepless Score: 85.60

Cincinnati, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities

Population: 298,800
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:38.6
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.20
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.30
Divorce Rate:12.7%
Stress Level:50.00
Noise Pollution:14.0%
Sleepless Score: 86.00

Baltimore, drunkest cities, fattest cities, longest commutes, commute, rent, property, best job opportunities, sleepless cities

Population: 614,664
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:44.2
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:7.80
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:17.70
Divorce Rate:11.0%
Stress Level:51.12
Noise Pollution:19.0%
Sleepless Score: 86.03

Population: 311,404
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.10
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.40
Divorce Rate:12.4%
Stress Level:46.71
Noise Pollution:13.0%
Sleepless Score: 87.93

fattest cities, drunkest cities, house flip, rent, property, sleepless cities

Population: 403,090
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:36.3
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.40
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.90
Divorce Rate:15.0%
Stress Level:47.45
Noise Pollution:12.0%
Sleepless Score: 88.86

Rochester, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities

Population: 208,880
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:42.4
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.90
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.00
Divorce Rate:10.7%
Stress Level:51.79
Noise Pollution:14.0%
Sleepless Score:89.35

Population: 632,912
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:39
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.30
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.40
Divorce Rate:14.9%
Stress Level:50.63
Noise Pollution:24.0%
Sleepless Score: 89.56

Columbus, happiest cities, drunkest cities, fattest cities, best cities to buy a mansion, flip a house, rent, property, sleepless cities

Population: 860,090
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:40.5
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.70
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:23.10
Divorce Rate:12.4%
Stress Level:41.62Noise Pollution:16.0%
Sleepless Score: 89.81

Knoxville, fattest cities, drunkest cities, longest-living cities, best singles scenes, flip a house, sleepless cities

Population: 186,239
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:38.3
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:10.00
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:24.10
Divorce Rate:14.0%
Stress Level:44.12
Noise Pollution:10.0%
Sleepless Score: 89.93

Population: 197,633
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:43.7
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.70
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.20
Divorce Rate:14.4%
Stress Level:48.51
Noise Pollution:10.0%
Sleepless Score: 90.33

Buffalo, drunkest cities, best singles scenes, sleepless cities

Population: 256,902
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:43.2
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.50
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.70
Divorce Rate:16.0%
Stress Level:48.81
Noise Pollution:N/A
Sleepless Score: 91.10

Population: 1,567,872
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:43.9
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:9.20
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:22.50
Divorce Rate:9.1%
Stress Level:48.56
Noise Pollution:23.0%
Sleepless Score: 91.79

Population: 212,157
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:46.5
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.00
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:18.10
Divorce Rate:15.2%
Stress Level:53.89
Noise Pollution:15.0%
Sleepless Score: 93.02

Cleveland, Ohio, drunkest cities, best singles scenes

Population: 385,809
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:45.2
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.70
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:20.20
Divorce Rate:14.4%
Stress Level:55.80
Noise Pollution:12.0%
Sleepless Score: 94.15

detroit michigan sleepless cities

Population: 672,795
Percent Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep:50.5
Average # of Days People Don't Sleep in a Month:8.70
Percent Who Don't Get Enough Sleep More Than Half the Time:19.80
Divorce Rate:12.0%
Stress Level:57.46Noise Pollution:16.0%
Sleepless Score: 98.07

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