Crewe, United Kingdom

Forget the grand titles and estates - Crewe is a gritty railway town with a heavy tax burden and persistent bureaucratic headaches. The Marquess of Crewe title was created in 1911, but the city itself has seen better days, with the local Crewe and Nantwich constituency seeing a steady population decline from 1985 to 2015. While Richard Monckton Milnes, the 1st Baron Houghton, may have once graced the halls of power, the modern reality for residents is far less glamorous. Crewe's glory days as a transport hub are long gone, and those seeking a quiet country life would do better to look elsewhere.