There are plenty of reasons why millennials might consider living in a different state. Some want adventure, some want to be closer, or away from relatives, and for some, it might be home affordability.
For many, a job might pay more or the same in a different state. Mix that with cheaper rent or home prices and you've got no reason NOT to pick up your bags and go.
HowMuch recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau which points out, how much money on average, people who were born between 1982 and 2000 make in different states. They adjusted average earnings with the cost of living in each state to come up with a map.
Turns out, those in the Northeast and Midwest are earning more than their counterparts in the West and South on average.
Millennials in Massachusetts, on average, take home the biggest paychecks at $80,000+. Minnesota and North Dakota followed respectably in 2nd and 3rd place. New Mexico took the last place at an average income of $51,000.
51. New Mexico -- $51,893
50. Mississippi -- $53,269
49. Florida -- $54,889
48. Louisiana -- $56,377
47. Arkansas -- $57,312
46. Tennessee -- $57,735
45. South Carolina -- $57,969
44. West Virginia -- $58,226
43. Nevada -- $58,399
42. North Carolina -- $58,818
41. Alabama -- $59,167
40. Oklahoma -- $60,311
39. Kentucky -- $60,363
38. Idaho -- $60,806
37. Georgia -- $60,851
36. Arizona -- $60,987
35. Montana -- $61,277
34. New York -- $61,552
33. Michigan -- $61,773
32. Delaware -- $61,781
31. Texas -- $62,173
30. California -- $62,873
29. Maine -- $62,934
28. Oregon -- $63,099
27. Indiana -- $64,272
26. Ohio -- $64,386
25. Vermont -- $64,464
24. Hawaii -- $64,700
23. Rhode Island -- $64,825
22. Pennsylvania -- $65,213
21. Missouri -- $66,144
20. Kansas -- $66,908
19. Illinois -- $68,714
18. Colorado -- $69,024
17. Wisconsin -- $69,526
16. Connecticut -- $69,623
15. Iowa -- $69,739
14. Washington -- $70,441
13. Nebraska -- $70,870
12. South Dakota -- $70,989
11. Utah -- $71,284
10. Virginia -- $71,397
9. New Jersey -- $72,150
8. Alaska -- $72,374
7. Wyoming -- $73,345
6. New Hampshire -- $73,941
5. Maryland -- $74,737
4. Washington, DC -- $75,220
3. North Dakota -- $76,836
2. Minnesota -- $77,090
1. Massachusetts -- $80,307