The Elves could probably pull $300 / hour given all the discussion generated by them on this board the past several months.

My impression has been that Minnesota prices have been on the low side at least compared to Florida. I know they deserve another shot but my only experience with them has been mediocre.

Nice bit of detective work seemore.

...that perhaps travel expenses have something to do with it?  But then again, a lot of the "touring" ladies actually reduce their price when they come here, so who knows?  I personally think they are priced right where they should be.  I saw Franki last week, and you'd be hard pressed to find that level of service in town for less than $250, IMHO.

You only posted a link to 3 cities in Louisiana where EVERYTHING is cheaper except, ironically, a gallon of gas; which was $4.15 when I drove through Baton Rouge three weeks ago. (and the median hourly wage for ALL jobs is significantly lower than in MN).  

If you scan the rest of the country I'm sure you'll find some places where the price matches, and some where it is even higher. Different parts of the country have different economic conditions.

Go to place like NYC and you can expect even higher rates from what I have read.  In any event for $250 I'm delighted to see them when I can.