10. Middletown, Ohio
Situated between Dayton and Cincinnati, Middletown has declined in step with much of Greater Ohio. The town's median household income is $37,000, and its poverty level has jumped from 12% in 2000 to 22% in 2007. And it's not likely to get better anytime soon. With only 12.2% of residents possessing bachelor's degrees or better, the city isn't a prime candidate to attract highly skilled jobs that have lifted some other post-industrial cities.
Cool fact. It's scary to know Middletown was in the top 10 in the United States as a dying city.
ReplyDeleteI'm honestly not surprised that we were one of the top 10 dying cities. I think this city needs to work together to make it and its people better
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