Taking stock of five livable cities in the United States with high income and low consumption
> Taking stock of five livable cities in the United States with high income and low consumption. With the same annual salary of US$60,000, living in Boise, the capital of Idaho, is much more comfortable than in Boston, New York...
With the same annual salary of US$60,000, living in Boise, the capital of Idaho, is much more comfortable than living in Boston, New York.
Here are the top five cities in the United States with high incomes and low consumption. Readers who pay high rents in big cities, are you tempted?
Fifth place: Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This is the home of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a center for defense companies. The average annual income here is $69,844, and the living index score is 92.8 points (the lower the living index score, the lower the consumption). The average income here is equivalent to $75,263.
Fourth place: Houston, Texas
This coastal city does not have cold winters. It has abundant energy sources such as oil, natural gas, and wind energy, so the economy is very prosperous.
The average annual income of the Houston population is $69,421, with a Living Index score of 92.2. The average annual income is equivalent to $75,303. While incomes in Houston are slightly lower than in Colorado Springs, Houstonians have more cash because they don't have to pay state taxes on their wages.
Third place: Austin, Texas
Austin is a center for technology and music, and citizens do not have to pay state taxes on their income. Although Austin's living index score is 95.5 points, the average annual income of residents is as high as $78,505.
> Second place: Atlanta, Georgia
Many companies are headquartered in Atlanta, such as Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Delta Airlines, etc.
The living index score here is 95.5 points, but the average annual income of residents is as high as 78,505 US dollars. This means that the house price here should be as high as $196,000, but in fact it is only $144,000!
First place: Charlotte, North Carolina
This small town has a developed banking industry and is the second largest financial center in the United States after New York. The headquarters of financial giants such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo are located here.
The average annual income of residents here is US$75,014, with a living index score of 93.2, which means the average annual income is equivalent to US$82,426. The unemployment rate here is only 6.6%.
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