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Hawaii
Hawaiis cost of living is a whopping 86% higher than the national average.
Mortgage monthly average costs are over double the national average and so is the total cost of living monthly.
Additionally, Hawaiians are $18,705 in the hole when it comes to leftover savings each year.
That means Californians will only have a mere $2,761 in leftover savings each year.
Average leftover savings is right around $7,000.
However, if the cost of living keeps climbing, that number could dwindle.
This could spell trouble for middle-class Americans living in Alaska.
Oregon
The total cost of living annually in Oregon is $12,210 higher than the national average.
Monthly mortgage average costs are about $700 higher and monthly cost of living is about $900 higher.
If the numbers creep even higher, some middle-class residents might need to pack up.
Washington
The cost of living in Washington is 15% higher than the national average.
Using the average mortgage and expenditure costs the total cost of living can be calculated.
All the scores were sorted and summed to show the places where the middle class should be fleeing.
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