Now we're talking. It will cost you less than half as much to live in Mississippi than it would to live in Hawaii. The notoriously hard-to-spell state barely costs you $15,000 all-in for both housing and food. Considering some states require significantly more than that just for one or the other, you'd have to call that a bargain! So, what does Mississippi have going for it?
The recent history of Mississippi has caused some to view the state in a negative light - it was one of the states which rebelled against the union, and also a particularly strict enforcer of racial segregation during the time of the civil rights movement. It's also been home to some of America's great thinkers and writers though; Tennessee Williams grew up here, as did John Grisham, and William Faulkner. It still relies on cotton and chicken for much of its industry, but it's trying to diversify into technology.