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Montana--on the wrong list

Faster horses

Well-known member
I ran across this, "Best and worst states to make a living". Montana is on the list for the worst. BTW, this didn't come from FOX News, it came from CBS Moneywatch. :wink:

The unemployment rate is only 3.7% in North Dakota versus 11% in Michigan, for example. But Michigan is a much better place to make a living, with "adjusted average income" of $37,427 versus $35,365 in North Dakota, according to MoneyRates. MoneyRates rankings are based on their analysis of what you have left to spend, after adjusting for paying your state taxes and dealing with the comparative cost of buying groceries and keeping a roof over your head, among other things.

Based on that analysis, where are the best and worst places to make a living?

The best, according to MoneyRates, is ...

1. Illinois: The adjusted average income is $41,987, thanks to reasonably high average wages, relatively low state income taxes and a reasonable cost of living.
2. Washington (state): The cost of living is higher than average, but so is the average wage and the state imposes no income tax. Adjusted average income: $41,456.
3. Texas: Also benefits from no state income tax. Adjusted average income: $41,427
4. Virginia: $41,120
5. Delaware: $39,105
6. Massachusetts: $38,665
7. Georgia: $38,228
8. Tennessee: $38,038
9. Colorado: $38,020
10. Minnesota: $37,721

Where are the worst states to make a living?

1. Hawaii: $22,108
2. Maine: $29,159
3. Montana: $29,496
4. California: $29,772
5. Vermont: $29,986
6. Oregon: $30,343
7. Rhode Island: $30,612
8. Mississippi: $30,953
9. West Virginia: 31,357
10. South Carolina: $31,636
 

Lonecowboy

Well-known member
Yes but FH you are forgetting "we are one of only two states that are in the BLACK, we have money in the bank."






or so says ot and bs! :wink:
 

Steve

Well-known member
did the article take into account the cost of living or just income?

I live well in southern NJ.

I would be much better off with my same income in South Dakota.

My younger brother lives in a small one bedroom apartment near NYC and is just getting by... but he makes well over twice as much as I do..

.... look more at the standard of living then the paycheck..
 
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