[daniel1212]

Mississippi, 50th Place in Everything, WRONG:

What is the cheapest state to live in? As of August 2022, Mississippi is the least expensive state to live in, according to worldpopulationreview.com. The Magnolia State has a cost of living index of 83.3 The median price for a single-family home in Mississippi is $140,818, and rent for a two-bedroom apartment costs, on average, $777. The median income of a family of four in Mississippi is $70,656. Although the cost of living is low, nearly one-fifth of Mississippi residents live at or below the poverty line. - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/10/26/what-cheapest-state-live-in-cheapest-states-live/10264685002/

[rktman]

Sounds like #1 to me. But, racis’.

[Wayne07]

fine line between cheap and just poor.

[dangus]

Ghana, Ethiopia, Haiti and Somalia are even cheaper. Comparing the cost of living to income would be much more meaningful, since inexpensive housing, etc., is a hallmark of severe poverty.

[logitech]

“Although the cost of living is low, nearly one-fifth of Mississippi residents live at or below the poverty line.”

I live on the coast of Miss.

I can teach anyone who wants to work how to make $50-100,000 a year without a college education.