"Dave" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:10:11 -0500, katy said:

I have always heard that Colorado ahs a pretty high cost of living...as
does Virginia....

Compared to Manhattan the numbers you quote for both places are rock
bottom.

Compared with Manhattan, the real estate values of just about everywhere
else but San Francisco and a few other major cities is rock bottom as well.
The point: cost of living in Manhattan more than offsets the elevated
wages.

Max