However, I now realize that my analyses was tainted with a Conservative bias and was not totally scientific.
I have been reminded that the Appalachians are a fly-over region filled with folks who drive Jeeps (or pick-up trucks), who refuse to eat bugs, support the Constitution and believe in individual freedom and self determination. OH! and there are guns, Lots-Of-Guns.
...And we are slackers
Honestly, like every town in Appalachia has four gun shops but nobody has a decent selection of Gucci handbags or Rolex watches. It is living in a state of deprivation.
AND then there are banjos... Lots-Of-Banjos. There are Banjo toting hill-people in every holler.
So, in all humility, I stand corrected. After a careful scientific review, the absolute best places to live are San Francisco, Manhattan, Chicago, Portland and Seattle.
Honest... Trust The SCIENCE. You really don't want to live in an Appalachian world where you might meet up with Katniss Everdeen.