United States

Curious how your savings stack up? This article compares average savings in the U.S. and Canada, revealing surprising gaps, reasons behind them, and shocking stats about American savings.

Using Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (RPPs)—which measure how expensive or cheap states are compared to the U.S. average—we’ve ranked the 15 states where your $1,000 stretches the farthest, and the 15 where it barely gets you by.

We looked at job growth, average salaries, major industries, and lifestyle perks to rank the best US cities for young professionals.

We're always hearing about the top 1%—but what does that actually mean? Well, in America these days it means a salary of about $800,000 to be a one-percenter nationally. However, if we break it down state-by-state, cracking that 1% threshold varies quite significantly.

In 2024, the United States imported $462.62 billion worth of goods from China alone—and China wasn’t even their biggest trade partner. One other country far surpassed that.

If 2025 will be the year that you buy a home, this article is for you. Whether you're staying put in your home state or looking at moving to greener pastures (or possibly not green if you're sick of green), knowing how much you can expect to pay for a single-family home is important. We've broken down the states by their housing costs.