The South beckons.
Posted on 10/11/2020 7:11:11 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
By the time you pay for all those winter clothes, you’ve lost half your “adjusted income.” I’ll stick with my pitiful southern wages, thank you.
“12. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood”
If you like communist riots via BurnLootMurder and panti-fa thugs.
Sorry but the San Jose and San Francisco areas have such astronomical costs of living and state taxes that their rankings are patently inaccurate ( even with some high wages in electronics, etc.). Most workers are priced way out of even simple old tract housing and one bedroom apartments in any relatively safe area are all over $3000 a month rent, unfurnished at that. The prices there of almost every good and service are all inflated due to the extremely high taxes and rents and utilities costs. But, some of the other ranking make sense. Rochester MN and Boulder CO and xxx?
The South beckons.
Winter clothes are usually only bought once and they do not cost that much.
Local tax burdens are on top of this, so for the vast majority of these, it comes right back out.
It is amazing, though, what vast amounts of bonds at the local level can do to even out present costs over future generations.
When I lived in NYC, I discovered that if you own a cheap place to live you can do very well. You don’t need a car, and the wages are very high.
Seriously? I live in CT and my "winter clothing" represents maybe half a percent of my income. I still have LL Bean clothing from 10 years ago.
I think due to the environment the norther states have more expenses. We always need equipment for cold and hot seasons. Plus the extra maintenance and storage that comes with it. Cold is harder on the body especially as it ages. May have more health risks with that. Not having a lot of green and bare trees more than half the year may affect peoples moods more negatively especially if you are more of a spring/summer/green growth person.
“By the time you pay for all those winter clothes, you’ve lost half your “adjusted income“
Good try!
But my $25 Costco coat I bought in 2013 still does quite well!
RE: When I lived in NYC, I discovered that if you own a cheap place to live you can do very well.
Cheap Place? in NYC? Maybe if you don’t mind living in a small space, tightly packed.
Been wearing the same Indians winter coat since 96
The lack of green and the non-stop cloudiness certainly effects moods and causes seasonal depression.
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Interesting list. However I’m not interested in living in any of these places as they have nothing to offer me. Looking overseas now as I expect the US will spiral down under Biden and liberal state governance
Lol. It’s not the cost of winter clothing that’s the problem; it’s winter itself. But we are firmly rooted in Minnesota and it would be hard to start over elsewhere. Sometimes though, especially in January and February, I wish I had moved south earlier in life.
Love that LP cover.
Have heard of Lenny Dee but never seen that cover
Did they exclude housing from cost of living?
NumbersUSA a while back did a cost-of-living vs wages study where they also took into account education levels.
See, Washington, D.C. looks great, until you take into account that almost everyone who can afford their own home has at least a J.D., M.P.A. or M.S. You need an M.B.A. to answer phones.
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