1. Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona makes the list for the low median home values (51st worst) and above average unemployment rate of 10.1%. It also has the 15th highest crime rate of US cities. Violent crime ranks Tucson about twice the US average, while property crime is two and a half times higher.
Since Tucson is in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, it is hot in the summer and moderate in the winter. The average salary per occupation is lower in Tucson than the US average.