One of the only reasons anyone would want to move to the midwest is the low cost of living.Live with your parents
That would be a 4 hour drive to and from work.
<$900 for a 1br in a managed building here (DC Metro) is like shitty public housing. :'( I don't see how people do it.
If someone could point me to an area or a specific building where this ISN'T true, I would be eternally grateful and would willingly satisfy your every sexual desire, however potentially traumatizing.