We told you that West Virginia was a little cheaper to live in than Virginia, and here's the proof! There's around $8,000 in it, which is more than enough to cover your entire food budget in West Virginia. Housing is also available for significantly less than $10,000 per year, which is a steal when you consider you might be able to get a view of some of the most beautiful landscapes America has to offer.
West Virginia came into being when the western counties of Virginia refused to accept the state's decision to secede from the union in 1863. It therefore became the only state created by a Presidential Proclamation; Abraham Lincoln declared that it was an independent state, and therefore it was! The mountain ranges within the state have drawn comparisons with those found in Europe, leading it to be described as 'the Switzerland of the United States.'