The South is NOT cheaper***update 11/2024***

[Problematic Pat]

Depends on the city. I live in KY and my spacious 1 bedroom under 10 from anywhere you’d wanna go in NKY or downtown Cincy after pet fees and water/sewage is 730.

But who the hell wants to live in KY??
Who wants to go chill in Cincy for any reason??
Dirt cheap rental rates for places no one wants to live in.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

https://www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/georgia/atlanta

 

[Geek Nasty]

All these Northerners moving South are destroying the market.

They jacked up the price on this $180k 19 acre plot by my parents house by $100k. Thats rural KC prices. I was half thinking of moving back to the South but I would save a dime now.

 

[Geek Nasty]

Y’all really need to stop defending the south. Given our history in the south, defending the residence of black people there is borderline c00nish.

It you live below the Mason Dixon line you a c00n

Maximum Coli

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

I've seen more confederate flags and more openly racist actions up north in a short period of time, than living in the south my whole life.

Where are you living in the south? I've never seen a confederate statue, streets and schools named after confederate soldiers, and as @I Really Mean It stated, less hostile voter suppression. As for confederate flags, you'll see them on state property in some places.

I've seen this in Florida and Georgia where I have family.

But yeah, there are racist white people everywhere. I can at least punch one in the face up here in Maryland without getting shot

 

[Prodyson]

And then when you go out shyt is cheaper too.

I went out last night and spent $35 on 2 mojitos and a beer.

When I go to GA or NC drinks be like $3

I don’t know about $3, but I remember when I went out in Brooklyn like 10 years ago, I got a beer and mixed drink and it was like $49. The beer alone was like $15.

A beer down here in GA will run you about $6-$7 and the average mixed drink will be about $12-$15 on a regular night.

 

[Prodyson]

Rent yes cost of living no..

No reliable or any public transportation outside of a few Major cities .

Add 5--6bills on the low end for note insurance/gas

Apartments for Rent in Greenville SC | Apartments.com

Avg median rent is 1200 Average Rent in Greenville & Rent Prices by Neighborhood - RENTCafé


1200-1300min for a 1bdr + 600 for car shyt


Could live in a major city .. siimilar price

1. Why would you be paying $600 for a car? Unless you got serious bread you probably shouldn’t commit that much to a car. You need to get your ass lil Honda Accord and call it a day. We were paying $400 for a brand new car in 2012 and haven’t had a car payment since like 2017.

2. Rent/Mortgage is the biggest expense for the vast majority of people, so the fact that there is a big difference in cost means A LOT. Not to mention food in general often times costs more in high COL areas as well. Taxes are also higher in a lot of those areas.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

1. Why would you be paying $600 for a car? Unless you got serious bread you probably shouldn’t commit that much to a car. You need to get your ass lil Honda Accord and call it a day. We were paying $400 for a brand new car in 2012 and haven’t had a car payment since like 2017.

2. Rent/Mortgage is the biggest expense for the vast majority of people, so the fact that there is a big difference in cost means A LOT. Not to mention food in general often times costs more in high COL areas as well. Taxes are also higher in a lot of those areas.

Average Auto Loan Payments: What To Expect | Bankrate

Key monthly car payment statistics

• The average monthly car payment for new cars is $609.
• The average monthly car payment for used cars is $465.
• 59.27 percent of consumers financed used vehicles in Q3 of 2021.
• 40.73 percent of consumers financed new vehicles in Q3 of 2021.
• SUVs make up over 56 percent of all new loans.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

State of the Automotive Finance Market | Experian Automotive





Credit scoreNew carsUsed cars781–850$579$439661–780$616$457601–660$642$483501–600$631$486300–500$587$476Average$611$468

 

[Prodyson]

Average Auto Loan Payments: What To Expect | Bankrate

Key monthly car payment statistics

• The average monthly car payment for new cars is $609.
• The average monthly car payment for used cars is $465.
• 59.27 percent of consumers financed used vehicles in Q3 of 2021.
• 40.73 percent of consumers financed new vehicles in Q3 of 2021.
• SUVs make up over 56 percent of all new loans.

1. You chose the average for new vehicles instead used vehicles even thought used vehicles account almost 20% more of purchases.

2. I’m pretty sure if you broke down the average by people in the south, the average would end up a little lower.

3. Just because it’s what people do it doesn’t mean it’s smart. Just more of people living above their means.

Edit: I actually checked the numbers and the south’s average is actually a few dollars higher. I stand corrected

 

[Suzie]

Exactly. Dr. King even said that Chicago was the most racist place he had been and even more racist than Mississippi and Alabama.

How Chicago Became One Of The Most Racist Cities In America

Chicago is very segregated

 

[Suge Knight]

Where are you living in the south? I've never seen a confederate statue, streets and schools named after confederate soldiers, and as @I Really Mean It stated, less hostile voter suppression. As for confederate flags, you'll see them on state property in some places.

I've seen this in Florida and Georgia where I have family.

But yeah, there are racist white people everywhere. I can at least punch one in the face up here in Maryland without getting shot

I live in Richmond, VA I'm telling you even with all the statues, places named after people. Very rare to see a flag anywhere, maybe a few out in the country.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

Have no public transportation

Brehs

 

[Wiseborn]

Have no public transportation

Brehs

That's. actually a big downside to living downsouth. Super humidity and no public transport and limited Ubers in a spread out city? When gas goes up It hits different.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

Rent yes cost of living no..

No reliable or any public transportation outside of a few Major cities .

Add 5--6bills on the low end for note insurance/gas

Apartments for Rent in Greenville SC | Apartments.com

Avg median rent is 1200 Average Rent in Greenville & Rent Prices by Neighborhood - RENTCafé


1200-1300min for a 1bdr + 600 for car shyt


Could live in a major city .. siimilar price

Almost a year ago . Thread made June '21