[bastardoperator]

You've never been to Arkansas... There is much more to factor in. If you have a family, it's literally one of the worst places to live/work. The median pay is under 30K, and it's almost dead last in health care and education. There are about 45 other states where you would be better off.

[walrus01]

To add to the above poster:

https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/report-ranks-arkansas-a...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Based on a recent report, Arkansas ranked next to the bottom on good states for millennials to live in.

In a recent report by Scholaroo, all 50 states were ranked from best to worst states to live in as a millennial. Study ranks Arkansas school districts on equity, ranks state #2 in US

Each state was judged on multiple metrics, from affordability and safety to their political and social environments.

With two exceptions, Arkansas ranked near or at the bottom of all the metrics with an overall ranking of 47.

At its highest, Arkansas ranked 13th on affordability of living and 25th in employment. Otherwise, it was mostly rock bottom.

Arkansas ranked 42nd on its political/social environment and 49th in quality of life.

At the absolute worst, Arkansas ranked 50th health-wise.

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I would have to be offered a truly absurd amount of compensation (as a W2) to live and work in a Walmart office in Bentonville, AR.

I don't have kids but if I did there is no way in hell that I would want them attending any AR public school system.

[jermaustin1]

My lumber dealer gets his cedar cants from Arkansas, so that would probably cut out more than half of my lumber costs and save me around $600 per year currently, but if my CoL dropped so significantly, I could probably retire to furniture making a lot sooner too.

[ryandrake]

I'd have them calculate the post income tax cost of a daily plane ticket to and from Arkansas for my commute, plus the cost of all other transportation and meals, add that to 150% of my current salary, and then we can talk about whether the job opportunity makes sense.

[lotsofpulp]

Might also want to add in morbidity/mortality costs from the extra solar radiation.

[rboyd]

Walmart and the Waltons dump gobs of money on Northwest Arkansas. It doesn’t make much sense to compare it to the rest of the state. Bentonville is a pretty nice place to raise a family. Public museums, schools, parks, bike trails, all really nice.

Traffic getting kind of nuts though.

[kevinmchugh]

Are the Bentonville schools bad? I was there last year and it felt like Schaumburg or Rosemont, IL. It had all the trappings of a white collar suburb.

[tomcam]

I have been to Arkansas as a tourist and loved it. But ngl, your answer and all the others set me straight.