Toughest U.S. Cities To Live In

Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton's catchphrase is "Trenton makes, the world takes." Sadly, this is totally out of date as it is no longer the manufacturing capital that it used to be. With 27% of its 84k residents living under the poverty line, violent crime has been up and so has gun violence. New jobs do not come in at the rate as most cities.

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