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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not only is it wrong, but the premise itself is flawed. Cost of living varies widely between municipal areas, and even between neighborhoods. State level extrapolations like this are useless

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Good point. $1M would go a lot further in Buffalo than in NYC or Westchester.