The Midwest states are essentially the top of the bell curve when it comes to quality of life stats. Maybe life isn’t as flashy as the coasts, but there isnt the absolutely ramoant poverty like you find in Appalachia or the deep South.
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flossdaily@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Have the Midwest states been mentioned? Bill Bryson describes them as interminably dull. Not sure how they’d stack up against the deep south, though.
uncle_bagel@lemmy.world 10 months ago
NikkiNikkiNikki@kbin.social 10 months ago
Nebraska is the exception, this state has some of the weirdest price of living to wage ratios. For example, in my town you cannot find a job that pays more than minimum wage without commuting to the other towns around you. But the rent is set at a point where you would need to work for $16 to $20 an hour to afford roof AND food. Wild stuff
uncle_bagel@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s pretty much everywhere at this point. Minimum can’t attain the average cost of an apartment in any state in the country, since it hasn’t been rosen in over a decade. That was true before the pandemic and is doubly so now that rampant inflation has kicked in.
profdc9@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Well, Bill Bryson might be right. But have you seen the rest of the world? Boring can be good. Be careful what you ask for.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
There’s a lot of corn, but there’s also a lot of good universities, and lots of beer. Not many mountains, but tons of forest and water.
1ird@notyour.rodeo 10 months ago
I moved from Tennessee to Missouri. I like the weather in Missouri and legal weed. Other than that, they’re about the same. Missouri is way flatter. I’d like to go somewhere else but I’m poor. Thankfully I live in a relatively tame political area.
BrokenToY@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Dull vs Dangerous