[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I notice that all the "rich" states also have a super high cost of living.

My brother moved his family from Miami to small town Michigan, the salary he gets is smaller but he was able to buy a house out right using only part of the money he had saved for a down payment on a much smaller house down there.

[dangus]

Much more telling:
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/maps
It’s adjusted for cost of living.