A Ranking of the Toughest Places to Live in the U.S.

Walk a few blocks from gleaming downtown towers, and you’ll hit Overtown—a neighborhood forgotten in the shadow of skyscrapers. Miami’s “Harlem of the South” once teemed with Black-owned businesses and music halls.

Then came highways that sliced through its heart. Today, crime and gentrification tug at it from both sides. Many residents, living under the poverty line, face daily uncertainty: rent spikes, food insecurity, and gun violence. Tourists zip past on Brightline trains while longtime locals fear eviction.