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Ever daydream about moving to your states capital?
Recently, GOBankingRates researched all 50 state capitals to determine the salary needed to live comfortably in each.
See where your capital ranks.
Also see the salary single people need in 100 major cities.
Jackson, Mississippi
2.
Lansing, Michigan
3.
Montgomery, Alabama
4.
Springfield, Illinois
5.
Charlestown, West Virginia
6.
Topeka, Kansas
7.
Des Moines, Iowa
8.
Little Rock, Arkansas
9.
Oklahoma City
10.
Frankfort, Kentucky
11.
Indianapolis
12.
Columbia, South Carolina
13.
Augusta, Maine
14.
Jefferson City, Missouri
15.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
16.
Columbus, Ohio
17.
Pierre, South Dakota
18.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
20.
Lincoln, Nebraska
21.
Tallahassee, Florida
22.
Hartford, Connecticut
23.
Albany, New York
24.
Dover, Delaware
25.
Bismarck, North Dakota
26.
Richmond, Virginia
27.
Trenton, New Jersey
28.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
29.
Salem, Oregon
30.
Madison, Wisconsin
31.
Providence, Rhode Island
32.
Helena, Montana
33.
Concord, New Hampshire
34.
Raleigh, North Carolina
35.
Phoenix
36.
Montpelier, Vermont
37.
Nashville, Tennessee
38.
Atlanta
39.
Boise, Idaho
40.
Carson City, Nevada
41.
Olympia, Washington
42.
Sacramento, California
43.
Juneau, Alaska
44.
Austin, Texas
45.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
46.
Salt Lake City
47.
Denver
48.
Annapolis, Maryland
49.
Boston
50.
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