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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/20/2014 9:06 AM, Paul Rumelhart
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<div>I was curious how we ranked in cost of living for 2012, but
I couldn't (quickly) find a good ranking. I did find this
article in the Statesman: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/04/28/3158112/idaho-cost-of-living-creeps-toward.html">http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/04/28/3158112/idaho-cost-of-living-creeps-toward.html</a>.
If I'm reading that right, we are 31st in cost of living,
which I think means that we are the 20th lowest in cost of
living, if you want to look at it that way. They are not very
clear in the article.<br>
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Frankly, a financial article with the byline Idaho Statesman Staff
is less than completely awe-inspiring, especially when it fails to
mention its data sources.<br>
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If you are concerned with practical cost-of-living comparisons, I
suggest that you check out the website Sperling's Best Places at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bestplaces.net/city/idaho/moscow">http://www.bestplaces.net/city/idaho/moscow</a> <br>
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Use their Compare functions to gain more insight about differences
between various location pairs.<br>
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Ken<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:28 AM,
Kenneth Marcy <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<p><strong>7. Idaho</strong><br>
<strong>> 2012 spending per capita</strong>: $30,190<br>
<strong>> Personal income per capita</strong>:
$34,481 (2nd lowest)<br>
<strong>> Pct. bachelor’s degree:</strong> 25.5%
(14th lowest)<br>
<strong>> June unemployment rate:</strong> 4.5% (8th
lowest)</p>
<p>Idaho’s unemployment rate weathered the recession
remarkably well, remaining at least one percentage point
below the national rate over the last 10 years. Personal
incomes in the state, however, have been relatively low.
In 2012, Idaho residents earned less, on average than
Americans in all but one other state. This may be due to
Idaho’s labor force, which is concentrated in trade,
transportation, and utilities, sectors that typically
offer low-wage jobs. While earnings were low, residents
spent nearly 88% of what they made in 2012. Idaho
residents spent more on gasoline than all but four other
states, likely due to the size of the state’s
transportation sector.<br>
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Ken<br>
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