Maybe for rural Alabama, but not for Auburn. I think Auburn has the state's second highest cost of living, second only to Madison. My two-bedroom apartment is

Maybe for rural Alabama, but not for Auburn. I think Auburn has the state's second highest cost of living, second only to Madison. My two-bedroom apartment is now $1400 per month, and that's for a decent but not exactly nice apartment. I could never support myself and my son on $54k here in Auburn.