Unfortunately, in America places with low cost of living are generally, to put it diplomatically, unpleasant places to live. That's even more the case if you don't fit into the white, cis, straight, and Christian box that rural areas are willing to accept.

> Unfortunately, in America places with low cost of living are generally, to put it diplomatically, unpleasant places to live.

This will change for the better if more and more educated people relocate there.

But at least stereotyping happens everywhere!