29. Dayton, Ohio

A staggering 1-out-of-3 of the 140,000 people living in Dayton live in poverty, with families only earning and average of a little less than $30,000 per year. As with any low-income areas, the value of real estate declines along with it and homes in this city are no exception. A typical Dayton house sells for only $67,000, the sixth lowest in the entire country.

Education-wise, raising a school-aged child in this city may not be recommendable as Dayton’s public school students scored well below other schools in Ohio as a whole.