Worst Places to Start Business in U.S.
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Modesto

modesto, U.S., unemploymentModesto has been ranked the worst place for starting up a business due to its high cost of living, high rate of unemployment (16.8 percent), long commutes and soaring high rates of crime (the rate of theft is as high as 753.81 per 100,000 people). The concentration of small businesses in Modesto is 28 percent, i.e. only 17.6 businesses for every 1,000 residents, and this is after taking into account that the population in the area has seen a steep increase. The concentration of businesses rate is about 28 percent lesser than the national average.