#1 of 10 Cheapest U.S. Cities to Live In

[MamaMandee]

                

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Cost of Living Index: 87.5

City Population: 229,617

Median Household Income: $41,483 (U.S. median: $51,914)

Average Home Price: $199,118 (U.S. average: $283,529)

Winston-Salem is far and away the most budget-friendly big city in the Tar Heel State, with Raleigh a distant second. The average home sells for under $200,000, and a typical apartment rents for just $590 a month. Cheap housing is offset somewhat by the highest grocery and health-care expenses of our cheapest 10 cities. Wake Forest University and cigarette maker Reynolds American are among the area's biggest employers.

[Rust.n.Gears]

I would agree it is cheap to live in but the cost of living is very different from what I make in MA. People don't always realize this when they move across the country. I lived for years in GA and SC.

[MamaJane]

Ummmm how do they figure this? Is it the size of the city? We live in a small city but I'd bet our median housing cost was around 125.

[gracie0221]

 well, I need to move there!

[Jukebox_Jenny]

Interesting

[wandep]

interesting

[Bradensmommy719]

What is the average apartment? 1 bed 2 bed? I think its cool they like to rank cities however the cost of living is much different city to city and state to state. How do you really know its worth.

[mom2jessnky]

So this is the highest of the cheap cities? Because you can get a house (3-4 bedroom, 2 bath, BIG yards) here for $125,000 here. 

Plus NC has some goofy ass laws that just...no.

[mom2jessnky]

Full article here, the people that made this are high, there are WAYYYYYY cheaper places to live. 

http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/real-estate/T006-S001-10-cheapest-u-s-cities-to-live-in/index.html

[MamaMandee]

Thank you, I didnt make it back to my computer yet & couldnt link via my Nook.

Quoting mom2jessnky:

Full article here, the people that made this are high, there are WAYYYYYY cheaper places to live. 

http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/real-estate/T006-S001-10-cheapest-u-s-cities-to-live-in/index.html

[SarahSuzyQ]

I do agree that salaries can be commensurate with the cost of living. It doesn't always add up, but it does make a difference.