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, likeā¦

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 ā along with many other North Carolina cities ā 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.
Hereās 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

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