So, Why Is North Carolina So Cheap?

Google autocomplete results: “Why is [state] so…” pic.twitter.com/0IaMva8sji

— Amazing Maps (@Amazing_Maps) January 25, 2014

A Twitter account called Amazing Maps put together a map of Google autocompletes for “Why is [state] so …?” and listed what word came first. Lots of states were “cold,” and here are some of the money related ones:

Why is [state] so expensive?
• California
• Alaska
• Hawaii
• New York
• New Hampshire

Why is [state] so rich?
• Maryland

Why is [state] so poor?
• New Mexico
• Arkansas
• Mississippi
• South Carolina
• Kentucky
• West Virginia

Why is [state] so cheap?
• North Carolina

Cities in North Carolina have consistently made it on lists of affordable places to live in the U.S., as well as affordable places to retire. See y’all in Asheville when I’m elderly!

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