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What region are you in?  

Poll Results: What region do you live in?

 
  • 10% (16)
    Pacific Northwest (WA, OR, N. ID)
  • 11% (17)
    West (CA, NV, UT, etc.)
  • 8% (13)
    Southwest (AZ, CO, etc.)
  • 9% (14)
    Central (WI, etc.)
  • 14% (22)
    Midwest (MO, KS, etc.)
  • 15% (24)
    South (FL, NC, etc.)
  • 20% (31)
    North (MD, NY, etc.)
  • 7% (11)
    Canada
  • 1% (2)
    Europe
  • 2% (4)
    Other
154 Total Votes  
post #1 of 30
12/4/06 at 2:37pm
Thread Starter 
I'm curious if the cost of living affects those members who view this forum.
post #2 of 30
12/4/06 at 3:55pm
I think it's more a matter of big city/small city/town/rural than region, in many ways.

But I also don't think Maryland is the "north."
post #3 of 30
12/4/06 at 4:15pm
And actually I was looking for Northeast.

Hmmmm....
post #4 of 30
12/4/06 at 4:17pm
Region might affect the actual numbers we're crunching, but we all have the same basic things to work with.
post #5 of 30
12/4/06 at 4:40pm
Where's the rest of Idaho?
(not that I mind north being included and south not, but still...)
post #6 of 30
12/4/06 at 4:56pm
midwestern girl here.
post #7 of 30
12/4/06 at 9:17pm
I am just outside of Washington DC....so I didn't know what area to pick. We are in VA, but definitely not a southern area like one would imagine. It's very urban and very expensive, but it's where my dh's job is, so here we are.
post #8 of 30
12/5/06 at 2:33am
Midwest. But it's the rural Midwest, and the cost of living here is much lower than in Chicago.
post #9 of 30
12/5/06 at 2:13pm
I don't think Maryland is the North either. We're in New England.

I agree that it's more rural vs city. The cost of living is much higher in the Boston area or the "New York part" of CT than it is here in the hills.
post #10 of 30
12/6/06 at 12:08pm
Northeast, New England here. Things are rather expensive...except for the maple syrup I suppose!
post #11 of 30
12/6/06 at 1:13pm
Up till 6 weeks ago I lived in beloved Idaho

I now live in California. The part of Cal we live in the property is : The food is higher than I am use to paying but them I am use to ordering from Azure and so to get the same stuff I have to hit TJ and healthfood stores
post #12 of 30
12/6/06 at 5:58pm
I live in CA so I marked west. I may just be bitter and broke right now but I don't think you can group CA, NV, and UT together. I think the Cost of living is way more in CA than the other two states. I would say the CA, OR, and WA are closer in living costs. Sorry about the rant, I'll stop now.
post #13 of 30
12/6/06 at 6:01pm
I am in northern New England in a low cost of living/ crappy job oppurtunity type of place.
post #14 of 30
12/6/06 at 6:06pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mamabearsoblessed View Post
And actually I was looking for Northeast.

Hmmmm....
Yeah, me too - when I lived in WA state I used to find that there was always "west" and southwest but no northwest in pollls, but there was always a northeast.
post #15 of 30
12/6/06 at 8:24pm
Long Islander here - ridiculously exspensive :
post #16 of 30
12/7/06 at 10:12pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by veganf View Post
Northeast, New England here. Things are rather expensive...except for the maple syrup I suppose!

post #17 of 30
12/7/06 at 10:13pm
Canada.
post #18 of 30
12/7/06 at 10:17pm
I'm in DFW, Texas...sometimes classified as Southwest, sometimes the South. Very low cost of living.
post #19 of 30
12/7/06 at 11:42pm
In FL here, the cost of living used to be low here. Sadly it has gotten insane, even worse wages haven't gone up to meet the new increased cost of living.

We bought our house for 124,000...now it would be around 315,000 if we wanted to buy it today. Home insurance used to be cheaper...around 850...now it's up to 1700. Taxes (thank you save our home law) have stayed the same for us...around 2200....but if we moved to the same size home in a different neighborhood worth the same it would be 5600.

So, we're stuck in our house, but happy. Don't get me started on how much we pay for health insurance. DH just found out TODAY that they're raising it another 1200 a year...:

I'm so steamed as we pay so much!: Now, it's going to be over 7 grand a year...DH now thinks we should move up having another baby to get our money's worth: .
post #20 of 30
12/8/06 at 12:37am
Where's the Northeast? New England represent!

COL is pretty high in CT, although it varies by city/town, as a PP mentioned. (Lots of Connecticutians on MDC, I've noticed. That's a high crunch factor for such a small state. Awesome!)

We get by, mostly, as a family of 4 on an income of ~$32K. That would be ridiculously impossible if we hadn't gotten an amazing deal on a mortgage and in Middletown, we're one of three families that have gotten this kind of deal in the last decade or so. So it was a stroke of luck. But we're still living above our means using credit cards, Husky, and WIC to get by, with no savings or cushion, and we live pretty frugally.

DH is desperately trying to find a better paying job that's also closer to home, as his car just died, and I'm trying to launch a WAHM business to help with the bills. whee~
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