This Map Reveals The True Value Of $100 In Each State

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3. No surprise. Most "affordable" are ones where you don't pay for public infrastructure, so property values are lowest.

Even if prices are low, you end up having to compensate for lack of public spending by paying for everything yourself, with zero economy of scale or the ability to negotiate lower prices. AL has some of the lowest property taxes in the country, but property taxes are what support public schools. No problem -- send your kids to a private Bible-based school where they don't mix with "those" people, but the expense is more than a public education for everybody would cost. Oh, and their education won't be up to competitive standards anyway. It's expensive to be ignorant, AND it takes up all your time !