Cities and Metro Areas Staggering Under Consumer Debt

Here are the 25 cities and metro areas most reeling from consumer debt, including mortgages, second mortgages, home equity loans, and other forms of debt. Having large obligations of these kinds in markets where housing values and prices are in decline - in some cases, a sharp decline -do not bode well for the local economies as there will be less spending on most consumer goods and other goods and services which will mean an increasingly tighter and contracting job market, decreases in sales taxes and property taxes revenues for governments, and increased social problems.

25.--Cleveland
24.--Lexington
23.--San Francisco
22.--Green Bay
21.--Boston
20.--Atlanta
19.--Richmond
18.--Columbus
17.--Portland
16.--Riverside-San Bernardino
15.--Cincinnati
14.--Detroit
13.--Seattle
12.--Boulder
11.--Reno
10.--Madison
9.---Las Vegas
8.---Colorado Springs
7.---Boise
6.---Los Angeles
5.---Washington DC
4.---Minneapolis-St Paul
3.---San Diego
2.---Denver
1.---Sacramento
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