According to SmartAsset, an Alaskan needs to make at least $58,000 a year to live comfortably in the 49th State. That’s less than Massachusetts but nearly double what it costs to live comfortably in Mississippi.
Of course, the definition of “comfortably” is elastic.
In Massachusetts, the top end of the national scale, a Bay Stater needs between $67,000 and $200,000 to be considered middle class, the financial advisor company says. That state’s high cost of living comes from high taxes, expensive housing, and generous social welfare payments…