[Vision2020] Idaho residents earn less [than] all but one other state

[Kenneth Marcy]

On 8/21/2014 11:05 AM, Kenneth Marcy wrote:
>
> On 8/20/2014 9:06 AM, Paul Rumelhart wrote:
>> I was curious how we ranked in cost of living for 2012, but I 
>> couldn't (quickly) find a good ranking.  I did find this article in 
>> the Statesman: 
>> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/04/28/3158112/idaho-cost-of-living-creeps-toward.html. 
>> If I'm reading that right, we are 31st in cost of living, which I 
>> think means that we are the 20th lowest in cost of living, if you 
>> want to look at it that way.  They are not very clear in the article.
>
> Frankly, a financial article with the byline Idaho Statesman Staff is 
> less than completely awe-inspiring, especially when it fails to 
> mention its data sources.
>
> If you are concerned with practical cost-of-living comparisons, I 
> suggest that you check out the website Sperling's Best Places at 
> http://www.bestplaces.net/city/idaho/moscow
>
> Use their Compare functions to gain more insight about differences 
> between various location pairs.

Here is some Idaho state comparative data from the same source: 
http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/state/idaho


Ken

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