But its a very depressing city, nothing going on.

This is even more true if is section 8, where the rents are inflated normally by being benchmarked to some metric that includes higher rent properties but where the property prices to buy are still depressed because well its not a great area. 

You can also increase density with more apartments there are 60+ duplexes new construction in florida right now listed and the majority are in Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers, Cape Coral. that area is depressed in my opinion by rental values, lack of infrastructure, lack of commercial development, etc so we personally stay away from It and focus on urban infill like tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, etc. 

The mail tells me my place in the world and it is depressing. 

My husband owns a non-profit called All The Way Well which helps people suffering from substance use disorder/mental health and it sounds like something that would be right up your alley.

It's actually funny....I heard the news break about the 'good economy' while listening to a show on Sirius POTUS channel with a national expert throwing out depressing numbers about the huge numbers of people living paycheck-to-paycheck (40-something %), and the increasing popularity of using these Payday Loan places (12-something %)So no the economy is not doing that well, but they can cook the books to make it look good (and both sides do)....

Which is why somone came up with the cute but somewhat depressing acronym of "swap till you drop". 

It is depressing to use a website tracker, look at the search terms someone used before they click on your PPC ad and find you just wasted another $25.In the U.S., it is 100% possible to click on a competitor's PPC ad over and over until you run them out of their daily budget.

Keep in mind that deals that look too good to be true are likely in depressed areas OR may be steep/unbuildable lots.

Outside of Louisville or Lexington in KY can get very depressed too as you've pointed out.