Im only going on how many guys I teach with from PA. In my history dept, we have 3 from PA, and1 from Conn. they did say it was a bit cheaper here in south east Va. Did you go to Northern Va, b/c yeh, that is expensive and that's a rat race!! Anything below Richmond is completely different. It's like a whole nother world!! From Richmond to NC there are no real major cities, and if you go east south that is you will hiut some very populated areas on the beach, Norkolk, Hampton, and Va Beach are rediculous. It's all starting to close in on us here where I live about 20 min south of Richmond. ahhh, Missouri it just sounds good, but I can't leave my roots and family here, man, it sucks sometimes when you are so close to your family!!