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Economy

Warpy

(113,373 posts)

9. I think I got the hell out of Boston just in time!

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 12:11 PM

Apr 2024

Every time I get homesick, I check what the rents are in various neighborhoods and I'm not homesick any more.

Funny how that works.

Is any state under $80K?

It's obscene that slave states still have that $7.25/hr minimum wage.

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The salary a single person needs to live comfortably in every U.S. state [View all] littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 OP

Their definition of comforably is ridiculously. A single person in PA does not need 91,000 dollars NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #1

I live pretty comportably on $55K in Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 #2

The only problem is that this averages across a state... JT45242 Apr 2024 #3

Yeah, i call bs on that.... getagrip_already Apr 2024 #4

Where do they live in Mass? intheflow Apr 2024 #11

Ceeentral mass getagrip_already Apr 2024 #12

California: $113,651 CountAllVotes Apr 2024 #5

I live comfortably on less than a third of the figure shown for my State. Midnight Writer Apr 2024 #6

91k in PA. Ollie Garkie Apr 2024 #7

I live very comfortably in Oregon, for $35k. bhikkhu Apr 2024 #8

I think I got the hell out of Boston just in time! Warpy Apr 2024 #9

In General the lower numbers are in red states. That is important. GreenWave Apr 2024 #10

Thanks for sharing this information! Hugin Apr 2024 #13

You're welcome, Hugin. littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 #14