[suresk]

Every time I've thought about moving away from Utah, I've found it almost impossible to find a place with a better salary/cost of living ratio.

There are a handful of things to not like about Utah, but in the software industry at least, it has been pretty good for the last decade.

[mywittyname]

Ohio seems pretty similar. The salary ranges are pretty close to this survey and it has some of the lowest housing prices in the nation -- although this secret is out and housing prices have begun their ascension.

[weberc2]

Des Moines, Iowa has been on top of some lists for best salary / cost of living; not sure how that stacks up for the tech industry in particular nor how scientific they were.