Just found out that a recent study says that in Missouri $100.00 actually has the buying power of $112.11!

The closest large city (over 34K) has an average of $119.47 and Rural Missouri the average is $118.91 (NON Metropolitan areas).

To see about your state/area, here is the link.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-much-100-is-really-worth-in-each-state-194305774.html