5. San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino, California is east of LA. It ranks miserably in being a desirable place to live. Housing prices are $176,800 (but then, it is in California) and the employment rate of 14.7% lands it at 7th worst. The crime rate is high.
The US scale ranking for violent crime is 31.1, San Bernardino is 80.6. Property crime ranks 56.2, compared to the US ranking of 38.1. San Bernardino underspends the US average for per student.