<p>FAFSA and PROFILE do not take into account COL differences. So someone making $100K in central Mississipi where the median income is very low, housing prices way down there, is going to be in a whole other financial situation than someone living in Manhattan. In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. </p>
<p>You can feel mighty poor whatever you make and have , if you live around those who have a lot more. </p>