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why the hell is Pittsburgh Pennsylvania so cheap?
bro fuck those goofy ass roads over there. wonky ass hilly ass city
Because we tell everyone the Midwest is terrible to keep it that way.
I might have to come check that place out to be honest
It's funny because living on the West Coast, we tell people the same thing to scare them away, but when you say it about the Midwest, I suspect you're actually being truthful.
the Midwest is so bad! stay out at the coast, def don't move there. it's so dangerous and stuff.
gun violence, hard drugs, etc...
You should go there and see lol tell us what you find.
If it was easier for me to do I would
shh! don't talk about it
Probably because per the 2021 census stats, 20% of residents are below the poverty line and the median household income was only 54k.
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pittsburghcitypennsylvania/PST045222
I'm sure the high rate of hard drug usage doesn't help everyone's situation there either.
yes this AND crime. definitely don't move there. is really bad, you'll hate it until you're killed by random violence.