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Best US States Results for 2024

hopeblimey

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Sep 23, 2023
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boxter432 said:
It's not a low COL state at all. Obviously below the big coast states and such but no idea what cheapness you are referring to. Looking at a Forbes list it's 18th in highest COL. Maybe you are just thinking about the no sales tax on clothes?
Rollerblades were invented Here so I guess relatively it's bigger, but I wouldn't call it really big lol.
Oh and it's like 11 thousand lakes. :)
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I haven't been there in a short while, but the other day one of my friends from there was complaining about $3.15/gal gas. Admittedly I haven't traveled a lot around the Midwest, but that's insane. I'm dealing with around $6 a gallon here.

I do live in California but I've traveled a lot to Nevada and Utah lately and even comparing prices in those places it still feels absolutely like Minnesota is life on 'easy mode.'

I know that's just two other states but I'd expect things to be cheap in say Utah, but comparatively it's not when discussing Minnesota
 

Ceramics

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Dec 28, 2017
135
I love Minnesota dont really care to live anywhere else but if thats life on "easy mode" i am not fucking ready for hard and would actually like to dial it down to "very easy" if possible. Gas may be "cheap" I guess but everything else seems pretty fucking expensive!
 
SpeedyBlueDude

SpeedyBlueDude

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Nov 17, 2017
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Provo, Utah
I love Utah a lot and I think it's an amazing place to live especially if I want to turn off my brain and just live a peaceful happy life because the "problems" don't effect my life or my quality of life.

Very privileged take I know, but some of you are acting like Utah is a shit show. Very affordable, low cost of living, very kind and polite community, good paying jobs, great public transport, etc.

If you're straight and white and can ignore republican politics this shit is GOATED.
 
Stiletto

Stiletto

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Jan 4, 2023
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New Mexico is a beautiful & laid back state. I would not let that ranking deter folks from visiting to go hiking/fishing/camping.
 
Brick

Brick

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Oct 25, 2017
982
Utah is such an incredible place to relax and enjoy nature.

It also has one of the most hateful and disgusting cultures you can imagine. There is a reason why the teen suicide rate in Utah is one of the highest in the nation.

Source: Was raised Mormon in Utah Valley.
 
Cipher Peon

Cipher Peon

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Oct 25, 2017
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Shame NY is too controversial to do better in these kinda lists. Far and away the best state imo.

My list would be
1. New York
2. Florida
3. California
4. Georgia
5. Massachusetts
 
Jag

Jag

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Oct 26, 2017
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Brick said:
Utah is such an incredible place to relax and enjoy nature.

It also has one of the most hateful and disgusting cultures you can imagine. There is a reason why the teen suicide rate in Utah is one of the highest in the nation.

Source: Was raised Mormon in Utah Valley.
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I've only seen the beautiful places in Utah. Love the skiing and hiking the parks. Only get to experience the people as a tourist, so didn't get a feel for the culture.
 
Haloid1177

Haloid1177

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Oct 25, 2017
4,539
Florida higher ed is great, like UF just got promoted to basically being considered an ivy league school. The state fucking sucks but yeah.

Moving from Louisiana to North Carolina in a few weeks so that's a nice upgrade lol
 
captmcblack

captmcblack

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Oct 25, 2017
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NYS being ranked in 23rd seems hilarious to me, but I guess not being a tax shelter or being completely bombed/rusted out hurt its ranking in this list.
 
TrojanAg

TrojanAg

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Oct 25, 2017
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Florida #1 in education according to this list is complete bullshit lol. Give me a break.
 
HStallion

HStallion

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Oct 25, 2017
62,585
SpeedyBlueDude said:
I love Utah a lot and I think it's an amazing place to live especially if I want to turn off my brain and just live a peaceful happy life because the "problems" don't effect my life or my quality of life.

Very privileged take I know, but some of you are acting like Utah is a shit show. Very affordable, low cost of living, very kind and polite community, good paying jobs, great public transport, etc.

If you're straight and white and can ignore republican politics this shit is GOATED.
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I know quite a few ex Mormons that would really disagree with you about the very kind and polite part.
 
fragamemnon

fragamemnon

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Nov 30, 2017
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Unicorn said:
The Oregon Washington disparity has me raising eyebrows lol.
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Isn't Eastern WA just more dynamic and a better place to live than Eastern OR?

Also, WA steals a good third of Portland's suburbs and there's a huge gap between Seattle area's economy and Portland's economy because of the tech giant presence.

I mean I love the stretch of OR between Portland and Eugene (esp. Corvallis) but it's nothing like the stretch from Everett to Tacoma.

edit Utah is incredible and the only place I would live in the US besides the PNW is in Cache Valley.
 
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dhlt25

dhlt25

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Oct 27, 2017
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Illinois is #38 on higher education ranking lol wut, some of the best universities in the world ar in Illinois
 
linkboy

linkboy

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Oct 26, 2017
13,775
Reno
I live in Reno (Nevada) and, like everywhere, it has its pluses and minuses.

The cost of living is high. We're paying $1,225 for a single bedroom apartment and the only reason we an even afford it is our dual income. It's nearly impossible for a person on a single income to make it.

Gas is expensive due to getting it from California.

Groceries are expensive.

With that said, the area is beautiful. Having access to the Sierra Nevada mountains and Lake Tahoe is awesome. Just yesterday, my wife and I were at an old quartz mine and found some amazing pieces (like this one with what's most likely copper in it) .
 
AgentStrange

AgentStrange

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Oct 25, 2017
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Virginia is for lovers and fans of the number 13 apparently.

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The Top 5 all have very similar flags. Coincidence? 🤨
 
dqslime

dqslime

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May 5, 2023
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I visited a friend in MN last year and I had a great time in Minneapolis. I was there too briefly to make this kind of decision, but I could see myself living there despite only knowing one person there.
 
teruterubozu

teruterubozu

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Oct 28, 2017
8,100
Brick said:
Utah is such an incredible place to relax and enjoy nature.

It also has one of the most hateful and disgusting cultures you can imagine. There is a reason why the teen suicide rate in Utah is one of the highest in the nation.

Source: Was raised Mormon in Utah Valley.
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But Utah is ranked #46 in "Nature" which means this list thinks Utah has shit for natural features. This list makes no sense.
 
Falchion

Falchion

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Oct 25, 2017
41,210
Boise
Top 5 represent! Our politics are terrible but the quality of life and access to world class outdoor amenities is top notch.
 
cubicle47b

cubicle47b

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Aug 9, 2019
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teruterubozu said:
But Utah is ranked #46 in "Nature" which means this list thinks Utah has shit for natural features. This list makes no sense.
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It's ranked #46 because of air/water quality. I'm not sure how they're rating that, but the Rockies do trap air pollution on the western side and if the Great Salt Lake is related to water quality in some way that makes sense. It's a gorgeous area, though.
 
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