SNAPSHOT

Least stressful large metro areas

Scores range from -7.95 (least stress) to 9.03 (most stress)

• Salt lake City- -7.95
• Virginia Beach-Norfolk- -7.86
• Minneapolis-St. Paul- -6.88
• Raleigh- -5.25
• Austin- -5.18
• Oklahoma City- -5.04
• Denver- -4.37

Note: Based on demographic data from the 50 largest metro areas. Factors include crime, health and unemployment. Sources:Portfolio.com and bizjournals