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California, the most expensive state to live in according to the map that they linked, pokes a big hole in their cost of living argument. It has a lower % of pe
by uiri 10y ago
California, the most expensive state to live in according to the map that they linked, pokes a big hole in their cost of living argument. It has a lower % of people living with their parents than their national average and approximately the same % as the least expensive state, Iowa.
The 5 most expensive states to live in are 20th, 5th, 3rd, 8th, and 9th in their table. There is a tie for 6th in the linked cost of living ranking and those states are 2nd and 46th in their table. The 5 least expensive states to live in are 21st, 37th, 40th, 30th and 47th. So while cost of living is clearly a factor, it doesn't tell the whole story.
- 35bge57dtjku 10y agoMaybe they are homeless instead of living at home.
- superuser2 10y agoPeople who stop living with their parents are quite likely to move to California (and New York).
- niftich 10y agoYou can construct several plausible hypotheses to explain the data. One is that California's lower percentage may be because many of those surveyed who live in California have parents living in other states.
- dikdik 10y agoI'm in California. Would 100% live with my parents (as much as I would hate it) if they lived here. There are no jobs where I grew up and went to college, I came here so I could work in my desired industry. I actually tried leaving earlier this year, but could not find a job elsewhere. Will try again next year. I would be ecstatic to be a home owner and where I'm living I won't be able to until I'm almost 40 (sans quadrupling my salary or marrying rich).