<p>alamemom,</p>
<p>Your assumption is dead wrong. The point I was trying to make which I THINK I did. If median household income is PELL grant worthy then the average household is viewed as poor. Taking the 53k figure and plugging it into a cost of living calculator you will find many equivalent standard of living areas with incomes higher than 53k struggling to survive as well. Many on cc, including you, refuse to recognize this fact as evidenced by your posts. </p>
<p>I just wanted to shed some light on this situation because there is a misunderstanding concerning high COLAs. Making 80k or 90k does not garner the high standard of living perceived by many living in low COLAs.</p>
<p>Brooklyn, NY 90k equivalent to 48k Austin, TX. Both families are lower middle class.</p>