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$100K qualifies as 'lower-middle class' in these 12 states (kfor.com)
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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago
  1. Massachusetts $116,476
  2. New Jersey $115,882
  3. Maryland $114,339
  4. Hawaii $111,939
  5. California $111,277
  6. New Hampshire $110,869
  7. Washington $110,432
  8. Colorado $107,903
  9. Utah $107,398
  10. Connecticut $106,721
  11. Alaska $106,294
  12. Virginia $102,322
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

$100k is $25k in 1980 dollars. Yet we're still fighting to get $15 wages in some places, which is still too low to live on.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, this is something people don't seem to understand - being a millionaire today is not the same idea as it was 30-40-50 years ago. Hell, you could be a millionaire in name only just by inheriting that house your grandpa bought some 50 years ago for $100k, but today it's worth 1.5-2mil just for the land it is on...

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah in Hawaii 100k is like, not middle class at all. That's barely getting by.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Seattle too. I'm just surprised that more people want to live in New Jersey than Hawaii.

[–] Switorik@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, I guess I'm poor.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

We all are my dude