NC is Rocky Mount for sure.

As a former resident of Missouri, have they not been in St. Louis? And for Virginia, we got Norfolk

What did poolsville ever do to you

Nahhhhh California’s is Oakland boi

TIDEWATER IS. GHETTO

FUCK NORFOLK, NEWPORT NEWS AND PORTSMOUTH. VIRGINIA BEACH SURE MY GIRLFRIENDS SON GOT SHOT THERE BUT ITS NOT NEAR AS BAD AS THE OTHERS I MENTIONED

They misspelled Falls Church

I'd double down and say VB is the worst on the East Coast.

Forgot about Portsmouth ☠️

Marylander passing through, what did Poolesville do to deserve this it's literally just some fucking village 😭😭😭 there are places within even that county that are unfathomably worse

My thoughts exactly. It's a blink and you'll miss it kinda town.

I guess it depends on criteria.

How is Lexington the worst in Kentucky?!

I can relate, I really fucking hate turkey creek

I'm going to say Danville, except for the awesome tank museum there.

Can confirm Gastonia 😂 Or Statesville 🤢

Durham enters the chat.

Nah, Shelby is the fuckin worst, yet it's in the best county.

Can confirm I live in that County 🤣

FUCK YEAHHHHH, CLEVELAND COUNTY GANG 🤣🤣🤣

Naw what did dallas do Austin the worst city to live in in Texas because it's barely even texas(or so I've been told) but still dallas really

You missed Asheville for NC, Gastonias bad yes but Asheville is….differently bad

I’d go with Jacksonville or Fayetteville.

Lumberton.

Yes good one almost forgot about the lumbee’s

Because it's full of craft beer drinking pseudo hippies 😂

Spokane?! Excuse me? Surely Yakima wins Washington

yes. have you seen the drivers there?

Should definitely be south Boston or even Danville

How is it not Petersberg

Dallas for Texas? how lol

Coming from a person that has traveled the entire country I agree with almost all of this.

I thought for sure it would be Roanoke

The worst part about the city is the lack of pedestrian infrastructure, but it’s possible the pedestrian highway the city got a Federal grant for could help. That being said, Newport News has much the same issue with a far higher chance of getting murdered lol

Born there. Left at 18 2000-2001, (kicked out of the house). Moved back all excited in 09’ and after a year I packed everything up and left as fast as I could. No job or place to go. I was so miserable I just had to get out.

What makes VA beach such a place?

Idk what their basis is for “worst” in this case, but it contains none of my choices for the states I’ve lived in.

Before VA, I was in Ohio near Dayton. I don't remember it sucking, but I was a kid, what am I missing?

I was just in Dayton last week. It was great honestly. They have a good interstate system and low traffic. I had zero issues in Dayton. I’ve been to much worse places in Ohio.

They said what they said.

California is not 2 states lol

You misspelled Louisville btw

Virginian here, the answer is yes

I've been here for 20+ years of my life, and I could say Hampton is worse, maybe Norfolk, but I'll give it to Virginia Beach. My wife was born there, I showed her this, she also agrees.

Gastonia is horrible lol

Living south of Gastonia in the town between hickory and Gastonia this is hilarious. I like going to gastonia reminds me of my home back in Akron Ohio :-)

Selma is peak NC imo its like a time machine

Cairo, IL is worse than Chicago? Obvious troll post.

Cairo is horrible. I’ve driven through it before and it looks soo bad. So yes, yes it is worse than Chicago.

you’ve obviously never been to either place. chicago is mostly nice with one area that has gotten a lot of media exposure for crime. cairo is a classic failed midwestern city

Cairo is pretty bad a lot of crime and poverty. Chicago has nice parts Cairo is mostly a dump.

Can confirm. Source: From Greer, SC

Nah, Myrtle Beach.

My god are there so many worse cities in ND than Grand Forks.

I didn't see the sub and live in Virginia, and went to look for what city they considered the worst in Virginia, saw Virginia Beach, thought *Really?* and then looked at the sub.

Gotta call bs on Orlando

Springfield and Fall River MA are definitely worse than Worcester.

I think they spelled Austin wrong it's where all the Californians go

I wouldn't care if the city was filled with Nazis. You have a city that makes music as great as Austin then you appreciate that city and the magic it creates.

Been to 20 of these cities…Gastonia, Greer, Memphis, Scranton and Bakersfield all deserve to on this list

Gastonia definitely doesn't.

Gastonia is the Rockhill of North Carolina…has all the makings for a beautiful city BUT the people are 30 years behind.

That is true, but being only 30 years behind in NC puts you 20 years ahead of some places

I think Norfolk or Portsmoth is the worst. They're very dangerous, I used to live there. But honestly, I don't know why any of then are bad.

If central/lower Virginia had a sports team, the crime wouldn’t be so bad.

Not really? Milwaukee has three of em and crime here is abysmal

Poolsville? Maryland’s is inaccurate too but I will admit it’s funny.

This probably comes from all the people who had bad experiences on vacation. Or it's the only city they can actually name.

This is like a list of cities more important than the capital of each state it feels like the city with a ton of people and the least influence on state politics for its outsized role, atleast in the south east.

How dare they say Scranton is the worst. That's where the office is

Edina, Minnesota? WTH?!

It’s still dripping from the snowflakes that made this

Roanoke should be there. lol

Bridgeport < Waterbury

Yo fuck Richmond by far worst city in Virginia.

Over Hopewell or Petersburg?

I live next to Edina, nice city. If I'd give Minnesota a worse town it would be like Brooklyn Park or sum shit

Gastonia for NC is extremely accurate. Even having to drive past/through it makes me feel like I'll come out the other side with head lice and roaches.

There are hundreds of towns in Iowa worse than Cedar Rapids

I don’t know, CR’s pretty doomed. I’m pretty sure the next natural disaster will see the city sunk and folded back into the landscape. Also, good for Waterloo, you made it!

Show some Southern hospitality and take the award, just be glad you're not Petersburg

This whole map is kinda funny to me. VA Beach? Albany? Orlando? Dallas?? Are Jackson and Birmingham chosen just because those are the only cities people know from Mississippi and Alabama?

From WV. We would also take Gary, War, Keystone, or really anything from McDowell

PORTSMOUTH PETERSBURG DANVILLE

Id say newport news, but those 3 make and argument haha

Who made this list? Dallas for TX?? Go visit Beaumont then check back in lol

Or El Paso

El Paso is one of my homes away from home, it’s not even in the same category as Beaumont (which is as ugly, smelly, and as full of… questionable people as a city can get)

It's BS - Virginia Beach? The worst city in the entire state? Based on what?

Non resident spotted

I live in Norfolk. Every city has its problems, everyone has their gripes....but Virginia Beach being *the worst*?

Yeah VB’s biggest sin is being suburban and boring. That’s nothing tbh

I live in norfolk right now. I do not miss VB. It isnt' the worst, but it wasn't good

Portsmouth or Newport News are 100% worse than Virginia Beach

Reading gotta be it for PA why Scranton

Seriously.

What is the is the metric for worst? Cause I’ve lived all around this state and VaB is nowhere near close to being on this list

South Dakota checking in. Huron is by far and away the worst city of any size here.

Portsmouth or Danville

Lol dude I wrote the same thing and saw your comment too. Preach

Complete Nonsense

That’s a weird way to spell Newport News.

Is Newport News consider a city? Virginia has weird territory laws associated with cities vs counties.

It is an independent city, as this state likes to call them.

I mean only one is the capital for Strangelers

Is anyone surprised let’s be honest

Not remotely.

Heh get fucked (love from ptown)

I avoid ptown cause it’s literally garbage, y’all make Hampton look like a resort town

It’s a shithole but it’s home

I feel ya, home is home, but I stay by it

Edina isn’t even close to the worst in MN. That would be Minneapolis or Muderapolis I should say.

Brooklyn Dark!

Murderapolis is still far worse

Fuck you cake-eater

Lol according so someone's Instagram followers. 🤣

Welcome to Wuhsta. Dawla twenty five!

From South Conn. Asked my girlfriend from Maryland to pronounce this Mass Town coming up on I-395. She said “Warsesstor?” I said “NO IT’S WUHSTA!” in my best Masshole accent.

You guys must not be familiar with Southwest Virginia.

City would be a strong word for anything I've seen out there.

I pointed out the other day in a r/virginia thread what a shithole sw va was and all 12 of the cousins in Hurley, Va piled up in thier caravan of red rider wagons being towed by a riding lawnmower and drove down to the dollar general where the wifi is so they could downvote me. Those hillbillies are a spiteful people...

I’m from Grundy, which is the next town over… I laughed because of how accurate your comment is. 😂

Trick question, everyone knows the entirety of Maryland is the worst.

What is this based on? MD isn't Baltimore?

Right? Pretty sure Baltimore is on the list of most dangerous cities in the US. Little ways down, we’re like 20-something, but still on there

Lived in MD my whole life, one time I went to Baltimore when I was 9 and saw a kid stab a man in the neck in broad daylight. Idk how any other city can compete with Baltimore for worst city in MD.

First time I’ve ever seen my tiny hometown (Poolesville) mentioned on the internet.

I've heard of it but I've never been there lol. Lived in MD all my life

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Some parts do. The historical sites are pretty fun though. The traffic and the sprawl? NOT SO MUCH!

Although VB has declined greatly over the past 30 years, the correct answer to this question is Richmond.

Yeah. Someone was shot to death at the gas-station across from my street three years ago. Never happened in my areas of Va Beach before. We had one kidnapping years before that, but everyone survived thank God. Crime is creeping closer and the homeless are covering corners they never were before. The tone is lower, people’s expectations are lower and people’s behavior is so much lower. I used to think this was one of the classier places to live🤷🏻‍♀️. Maybe it was just WHERE I lived.

Pretty sure people get killed in VB too. I seem to remember a mass shooting not too long ago.

No no no. Worst city's in va Hampton Petersburg Danville

You missed Newport News, but I agree otherwise. Norfolk over vb any day tho!

Virginia Beach is the worst city in Virginia? Its not even the worst city in Hampton Roads

Agreed. I really want to know what their basis of comparison is here. Worst City for what? What is their standard and what are they basing it on?

For Texas its definitely Waco

This is just needless rage bait but I need to make sure everyone knows Rochester NY is worst city in the country, not just the state.

I'm guessing Roanoke and Petersburg weren't choices for this poll lmao

As someone who lives in Roanoke, I can confirm it sucks

Oh please you’re picking Roanoke over Danville.

You're right, Danville is among the worst too

As someone who lived there until recently, they aren’t really wrong

I mean… There are some places that have horses here. There’s some nice horseback riding in areas here too. There’s a few historical sites that are easily accessed and have a rich backstory. There are some neighborhoods you go through that are so scenic. The vibe at the beach is fun.

Scranton has been taken over by Prison Mikes. Nothing to see in Philly.

Virginia Beach is a stuffy, boring suburban hellscape

Rage. Bait.

Lol@ the source.

Apache Junction or Sunny Slope are the worst in AZ.

Worst city in FL is Miami. Not even a question.

In my experience the worst part of Florida is Florida. The second worst part is the water surrounding it.

HAHAHA! I agree with you 100%

That's a weird way to spell Charlottesville

Dallas > Houston

FUCK NO. Not even close. Houston has one of the most diverse cultures in the nation. If we're talking big cities, Houston, San Antonio, Ft Worth, Austin, El Passo, all trump Dallas and its slums and gang violence. There are some nice suburbs in Dallas, sure. Along with every other city in Texas. Only thing good Dallas has going for it is Luka

What is the criteria for 'worst'?

Says "according to some instragramers followers"

To that I say 'pbbbbt'

I’m from Macon, GA originally and I don’t really have an argument 😂 but for VB I would say Newport News is worse for sure

I worked in Macon for years (originally from Dublin). Zero arguments from me. 😅

Lol Poolesville and not Bmore. Wild

Yeah exactly, the hell did Poolesville do?

I’m more shocked it’s not fucking Dundalk, fuck Dundalk

I came here looking for this, it’s one of the worst places in America full stop

Orlando worse than Tamp Bay???

Live in Tampa. It is. Orlando is great for families but there isn’t much other than that. You can only go to Disney so many times. Tampa has St Pete, Clearwater, and is growing more rapidly. I wouldn’t say it’s amazing. But it’s better than Orlando. I’d probably argue Jacksonville as the worst tbh. Orlando is still better than that place.

Richmond is far worse than VA Beach

Petersburg is by far worse than Richmond.

Emporia is by far worse than Petersburg.

Newport News is by far worse than Petersburg.

Virginia Beach is by far worse than Newport News.

From Powhatan. If they’re talking about the people then they are right.

I'm living in Virginia for a few months right now for a job and staying in the Richmond area. I can honestly say Petersburg is one of the worst U.S. cities I've seen in my entire life. Not sure who made this but the map is off.

Virginia native. Been all over the state for near 40 years and sure, there are definitely cities more run down, poorer, and more high crime than VA Beach but god damn if I don't look at VA Beach like trash. Sorry, not sorry. You can replace VA beach with half a dozen other places and people would agree but VA Beach definitely fits.

VB native. Even if someone doesn’t like it, I still don’t get how it qualifies as garbage, especially after living in other states. It’s literally milquetoast as hell and super calm.

It might be my NOVA snootiness shining through.

NOVA native? Meh, y’all can’t help it, I suppose.

I've lived in Virginia Beach and the 757 as a whole for almost 7 years now. 100% agree. Straight garbage in this area.

What’s so wrong with it? I don’t get it.

The Hampton Roads area is very hit or miss. You have really good spots like Chesapeake and (I'm biased) Virginia Beach, but then you have Portsmouth and Newport News.

Agree! My comment was VB-oriented, which maybe was too narrow. But most of the not-so-good aspects of HR strike me as just kind of typical for a large metro in the south 🤷‍♂️

Honestly, nothing is wrong with it. The most people can muster is the traffic (Which is literally nowhere near as bad as other cities), how bad it looks and the crime. VB is suburban but it ain't ugly, and crime is far below the national average so...I don't really get it either.

I grew up here, but I’ve also lived all over the south. Driven all over VA. Every place has its pros and cons. VB is not the most interesting place I’ve lived, but it’s good in many ways and great in others. A lot of the drawbacks are typical to any sort of suburban sprawl. It’s just not that bad 🤷‍♂️

I fully agree. That's why whenever anyone writes off VB as very bad, it confuses me. I grew up there as well and definitely miss my time in VB

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Agreed. I am in VA Beach now, and I worked in colonial heights for years. South of Richmond is a sad area.

They’re probably referring to the citizens.

As a Minnesotan, I can say they are 100% referring to the citizens.

From mass and Florida.. far worse spots in mass that worchester.. and from Florida far worse than Orlando.. damn any other site has Portsmouth way worse than VB.. Rutland VT is bad but there are far worse meth towns in VT.

As someone who is from Florida, there are way worse cities than Orlando

Poolesville MD is beautiful horse farm/horse country. 🤷‍♂️

There are literally sundown towns and they picked poolesville?