The Top Abandoned Cities

When you think of bright lights and a big city one of the first places that comes to mind is Las Vegas. With the economy the way it is, unfortunately it is at the top of the list for abandoned cities. Las Vegas is an adults play ground if you have the dough, but if you have no dough like the state of many adults your main concern is putting food on the dinner table, not buying a stack of poker chips. Las Vegas is an expensive treat and one that is just not a priority to very many people at this time. On top of that the once lavish construction sites and economic growth areas have all come to a screaming halt!

So what comes in at number two you may ask? Well remember Detroit known as the backbone for the American industry? You guessed it, it is the number two most abandoned city. Detroit is suffering from the great economic decline because of the role the city played in the past.

While Las Vegas and Detroit were neck in neck for the title, Las Vegas pulled ahead with all of the vacant houses. According to Forbes abandoned cities were determined by pulling a combination of rental and homeowner vacancy rates, with Las Vegas suffering the most because of bad loans and decreasing property value.

So what is to come for these two troubled cities? Time will only tell…