Mississippi
The deep-red namesake of the country’s great Mississippi river is the cheapest place for Americans to live. Here, your dollar goes farther than anywhere else in the country.
– Cost of Living Index: 83.3
– Groceries: 92.2
–Housing: 66.3
–Utilities: 90.4
–Transportation: 86.7
–Health: 94.7
–Miscellaneous: 90.0
In Mississippi, the average 2-bedroom apartment rents for $777 a month, and cost of living is almost 17% below the national average.
According to data from MIT, a living wage for a family of 4 in Mississippi is only $80,523 and the average single-family home costs around $140,818.
To add icing to the cake, Mississippi’s 6 electoral votes have gone to republicans for every election since 1980.
