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People With This Accent Make Less Money

A new study by the University of Chicago reveals that people with a Southern accent make less money than people without one. Researchers found those with strong regional accents, like…

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A new study by the University of Chicago reveals that people with a Southern accent make less money than people without one. Researchers found those with strong regional accents, like a Southern one, make 20% less than people, who have no accent.

Fox News says people applying for these jobs are more likely to change their accents. Real Estate, followed by tourism, public service, information technology, engineering, hospitality, finance, retail, healthcare, and media.

People from New England and New Jersey are the most likely to try and change their voices and talk without an accent.

Several North Carolina Cities Among Worst For Money Management

Sorry Raeford and Jacksonville friends. It seems that you – along with many other North Carolina cities – may not be so good at money management.

According to the latest survey from our friends at WalletHub.com, those cities come in not just at the bottom of the state but also the country for money management. Only the good folks in Willis, Texas might be worse at in fact, as Raeford came in ranked No. 2,571 on the list.

WalletHub ranked 2,572 U.S. cities on money management (but don't worry we read all that for you!). Their rankings were based on 10 key indicators. Indicators included things like average credit scores, late mortgage payments, and debt-to-income ratios.

Charlotte's scores were nothing to write home about coming in at the 45th best city in the state and 37th percentile. Huntersville, Matthews, Cornelius, and Waxhaw y'all had rankings to be proud of.

Among North Carolina cities, Cary came out best overall, ranked at No. 96 in the country at money management. You can view the full rankings of all NC cities below.

Here’s where every North Carolina city ranks on money management, as well as the top cities in the United States, led by Scarsdale, New York, and Cupertino, California (the home of Google):

No. 96 - Cary

96th percentile, median credit score of 763

No. 288 - Morrisville

89th percentile, median credit score of 744

No. 299 - Apex

88th percentile, median credit score of 760

No. 329 - Chapel Hill

87th percentile, median credit score of 758

No. 352 - Cornelius

86th percentile, median credit score of 751

No. 390 - Holly Springs

85th percentile, median credit score of 755

No. 416 - Waxhaw

84th percentile, median credit score of 753

No. 732 - Hendersonville

72nd percentile, median credit score of 733

No. 762 - Matthews

70th percentile, median credit score of 742

No. 792 - Huntersville

69th percentile, median credit score of 741

No. 811 - Clemmons

68th percentile, median credit score of 758

No. 850 - Taylorsville

67th percentile, median credit score of 693

No. 897 - Hillsborough

65th percentile, median credit score of 749

No. 931 - Fuquay-Varina

64th percentile, median credit score of 736

No. 937 - Albermarle

64th percentile, median credit score of 671

No. 938 - Belmont

64th percentile, median credit score of 722

No. 1068 - Indian Trail

58th percentile, median credit score of 719

No. 1092 - Raleigh

58th percentile, median credit score of 717

No. 1103 - Mount Airy

57th percentile, median credit score of 673

No. 1116 - Wake Forest

57th percentile, median credit score of 744

No. 1129 - Kannapolis

56th percentile, median credit score of 662

No. 1133 - Lenoir

56th percentile, median credit score of 662

No. 1164 - Newton

55th percentile, median credit score of 678

No. 1205 - Morganton

53rd percentile, median credit score of 674

No. 1208 - Hickory

53rd percentile, median credit score of 695

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No. 1236 - Marion

52nd percentile, median credit score of 663

No. 1244 - Kernersville

52nd percentile, median credit score of 716

No. 1290 - Eden

50th percentile, median credit score of 654

No. 1304 - Waynesville

49th percentile, median credit score of 700

No. 1320 - Asheville

49th percentile, median credit score of 722

No. 1338 - Durham

48th percentile, median credit score of 705

No. 1366 - Leland

47th percentile, median credit score of 728

No. 1368 - Oxford

47th percentile, median credit score of 668

No. 1389 - Concord

46th percentile, median credit score of 690

No. 1412 - Mocksville

45th percentile, median credit score of 700

No. 1460 - Knightdale

43rd percentile, median credit score of 682

No. 1473 - Conover

43rd percentile, median credit score of 684

No. 1503 - Salisbury

42nd percentile, median credit score of 671

No. 1506 - Wilmington

41st percentile, median credit score of 705

No. 1557 - Mooresville

39th percentile, median credit score of 728

No. 1587 - Burlington

38th percentile, median credit score of 673

No. 1596 - Wilson

38th percentile, median credit score of 659

No. 1610 - Shelby

37th percentile, median credit score of 659

No. 1627 - Winston-Salem

37th percentile, median credit score of 675

No. 1632 - Charlotte

37th percentile, median credit score of 678

No. 1637 - Asheboro

36th percentile, median credit score of 675

No. 1658 - Winterville

36th percentile, median credit score of 697

No. 1662 - Franklin

35th percentile, median credit score of 715

No. 1672 - Gastonia

35th percentile, median credit score of 660

No. 1682 - Graham

35th percentile, median credit score of 681

No. 1686 - High Point

34th percentile, median credit score of 674

No. 1696 - Lincolnton

34th percentile, median credit score of 675

No. 1728 - Mebane

33rd percentile, median credit score of 702

No. 1749 - Garner

32nd percentile, median credit score of 693

No. 1763 - Thomasville

31st percentile, median credit score of 667

No. 1765 - Greensboro

31st percentile, median credit score of 675

No. 1793 - Boone

30th percentile, median credit score of 719

No. 1840 - Greenville

28th percentile, median credit score of 661

No. 1881 - Statesville

27th percentile, median credit score of 675

No. 1908 - Rockingham

26th percentile, median credit score of 636

No. 1915 - Sanford

26th percentile, median credit score of 676

No. 2004 - Kings Mountain

22nd percentile, median credit score of 664

No. 2025 - Kinston

21st percentile, median credit score of 633

No 2028 - New Bern

21st percentile, median credit score of 700

No. 2038 - Rocky Mount

21st percentile, median credit score of 656

No. 2057 - Washington

20th percentile, median credit score of 674

No. 2096 - Monroe

19th percentile, median credit score of 677

No. 2121 - Reidsville

18th percentile, median credit score of 671

No. 2208 - Clinton

14th percentile, median credit score of 650

No. 2257 - Lumberton

12th percentile, median credit score of 638

No. 2291 - Clayton

11th percentile, median credit score of 707

No. 2294 - Laurinburg

11th percentile, median credit score of 635

No. 2299 - Roxboro

11th percentile, median credit score of 666

No. 2307 - Lexington

10th percentile, median credit score of 684

No. 2355 - Elizabeth City

8th percentile, median credit score of 664

No. 2374 - Roanoke Rapids

8th percentile, median credit score of 646

No. 2385 - Goldsboro

7th percentile, median credit score of 659

No. 2419 - Henderson

6th percentile, median credit score of 643

No. 2439 - Dunn

5th percentile, median credit score of 658

No. 2503 - Fayetteville

3rd percentile, median credit score of 662

No. 2546 - Hope Mills

1st percentile, median credit score of 675

No. 2549 - Jacksonville

1st percentile, median credit score of 668

No. 2571 - Raeford

1st percentile, median credit score of 665

National Top 10

No. 1 - Scarsdale, NY

99th percentile, median credit score of 768

No. 2 - Cupertino, Ca.

99th percentile, median credit score of 776

No. 3 - Los Altos, Ca.

99th percentile, median credit score of 785

No. 4 - Bronxville, NY

99th percentile, median credit score of 765

No. 5 - Saratoga, Ca.

99th percentile, median credit score of 765

No. 6 - Princeton, NJ

99th percentile, median credit score of 765

No. 7 - Mountain View, Ca.

99th percentile, median credit score of 766

No. 8 - Palo Alto, Ca.

99th percentile, median credit score of 768

No. 9 - Sunnyvale, Ca.

99th percentile, median credit score of 762

No. 10 - Lexington, Mass.

99th percentile, median credit score of 782

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