By BRUCE APAR
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January 14, 2021 at 6:56 AM
Did you know that we live in the nation’s fourth best state to raise a family? I know I didn’t know that.
How about safest states? Where does good, ol’ New York rank in that all-important category?
As my dad would say, “menza menza,” roughly translated as today’s meh, or so-so. We’re just about halfway down the list, at number 23.
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Best vs. Worst
Statesboro, Georgia, has the lowest cost of a two-bedroom apartment rental, $716 per month, which is five times lower than in San Francisco and Daly City, California, the cities with the highest at $3,553 per month.
Brownsville, Texas, has the lowest cost-of-living index for young people, 75.77, which is three times lower than in Stanford, California, the city with the highest at 226.90.
Savannah, Georgia, has the lowest cost of higher education, $17,255 per year, which is 4.6 times lower than in Evanston, Illinois, the city with the highest at $78,654 per year.
Stony Brook University, New York, has the most enrolled students (per 1,000 residents), 946, which is 22 times more than in Cape Coral, Florida, the city with the fewest at 43.