This Is The Salary You Need To Make As Single Person In Florida
Are you single and live in the state of Florida? Even if you’re planning on moving to the state, things are more expensive than ever before. Doing your research especially if you’re single, is important to discover the median salary you need to make to survive in each state. Currently, Florida ranks #30 on the list, making it an average state out of all 50. It’s not too expensive but definitely not cheap either. In a new report, they calculated the average salary any person would need to make in order to live comfortably. On average, single workers need to make a minimum of $57,200 in order to make a living wage in America. This research was done by GOBankingRates who compiled an entire list of each state.
Here’s The Salary You Need To Make If You’re Single In Florida:
When breaking down the wage baselines, GoBankingRates used the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see what a single person would for an average budget. This would include a 50/30/20 budget. This breaks down to 50% for necessities, 30% for optional spending and 20% for savings accounts. In the state of Florida, you need to make at least $57,064 to live comfortably. By far the most expensive is Hawaii for singles! You’d have to make a whooping annual salary of $112,411 to live comfortably. Which sounds so expensive! In order to live in Hawaii you would have to make at least six figures, making it the only state to reach those heights.
The next most expensive states include Massachusetts, California, New York and Alaska. For the cheapest place state you would need to live if you’re single at the very bottom of the list is Mississippi. If you didn’t know Mississippi is the poorest state in the country. This state only requires singles to make $45,906 a year.
These Are The Top Five Most Expensive States To Be Single:
#1: Hawaii: $112,411
#2: Massachusetts: $87,909
#3: California: $80,013
#4: New York: $73,226
#5: Alaska: $71,570
7 Florida Cities Named Best Place To Live In The South
Sarasota
There’s been a lot of love for Sarasota recently, they’ve also been named the best place to retire and Siesta Key beach was named one of the prettiest white sand beaches in the country! They were the highest rated Florida city for this ranking and came in at number 3. It seems that people appear willing to exchange the higher cost of living for the warm weather, photogenic beaches and active population.
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Naples
This southwest Florida city has also been named one of the best Florida cities to live in by other rankings. U.S. News says this metro area has the lowest crime rates out of the 150 metro areas on the list.
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Jacksonville
We’re surprised to see Jacksonville rank above Tampa, it could be because they have a healthy tourism industry with fewer visitors than Tampa and Miami. However, Jacksonville’s population grew by 1.6% due to net migration.
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Tampa
Tampa was ranked number 11 on U.S. News’ list, but it’s number 1 in our hearts. No wonder it’s one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. The Tampa metro area grew by more than 1.43% between 2020 and 2021 due to net migration, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Pensacola
This panhandle city has been getting a lot of love thanks to their soft white sand and clear blue water beaches, making it a popular destination for beach lovers and fishing enthusiasts. With many military and engineering career opportunities’, many people would call this a desirable place to live.
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach came in at number 25 on U.S. News’ list. Daytona is known to be famous for the Daytona International Speedway, among their spring-break beaches. U.S. News says it’s also the 8th-fastest growing metro area out of the 150 most populous metro areas in the U.S. due to net migration, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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