Ferguson. In 2013 the town issued over 24,000 arrest warrants..

[dixiegrrrrl]

61. ." why does anyone stay there??!!"

65% of housing in Ferguson is owned...means less than 33% renters.
hard to pack up and sell in current market, hard to find buyers

Estimated per capita income in 2012: $19,775
Unemployment rate is 7%

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Ferguson: 89.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Down here in the South, people tend not to move around a lot, and not to move far from "home" and family.

Here's a great source to learn quickly about a town or city, and extrapolate important info:
city-data.com

Link for Ferguson:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Ferguson-Missouri.html