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Most Affordable Places To Live Well (Ten Most Affordable Cities)
Forbes ^
| 6 November 2007
| Matt Wolsey
Posted on 11/10/2007 4:58:04 PM PST by shrinkermd
Triple-digit monthly parking fees, $12 movie tickets, clogged intersections and weekly grocery bills that rival some mortgage payments. Welcome to life in the Big Apple. And Los Angeles. And Chicago.
But, it's possible to enjoy such amenities without the hassles. Step one? Look for more affordable spots that offer a similar or better quality of life, and where the dollar goes far.
The Cities are:
- Minneapolis
- Indianapolis
- Cincinnati
- St. Louis
- Houston
- Milwaukee
- Dallas
- Pittsburg
- Columbus
- Atlanta
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: affordable; cities; topten
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The chief criteria used in the selection were: housing affordability, cost of living index and best cultural, arts and sports.
To: shrinkermd
Don't forget safety. High crime can diminish one's enjoyment of the pleasures of city life.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
11/10/2007 4:59:45 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: shrinkermd
Sorry,but I’m staying in the Northeast.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:00:39 PM PST
by
Mears
To: shrinkermd
North Dallas is always on the list. The only thing growing faster than the weeds are the homes (and the SOLD signs).
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:02:14 PM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(... give me a moment, I'm thinking (just to flaunt it in front of the lurking liberals))
To: shrinkermd
There’s a reason those places are cheap...no one wants to live there.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:02:49 PM PST
by
frankjr
To: shrinkermd
Nice list...and a reminder that the unaffordable cities are that way for a very good reason. ;)
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:03:05 PM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: frankjr
Mention crime and its a kill dealer for me.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:03:59 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: shrinkermd
ok, so, where’s the thread about the correlation between homicides and cost of living?
To: frankjr
St. Louis is an armpit...
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:04:52 PM PST
by
x_plus_one
(The entire Islamic moral universe devolves solely from the life and teachings of Muhammad.)
To: shrinkermd
The top ten places I have no desire whatsoever to ever visit.
To: goldstategop
Cincinnati and St. Louis? Good grief! Those are both crime-ridden hell holes!
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:05:46 PM PST
by
ought-six
("Give me liberty, or give me death!")
To: shrinkermd
Thank God, Oklahoma City hasn’t been “discovered” yet!
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:06:13 PM PST
by
ops33
(Retired USAF Senior Master Sergeant)
To: shrinkermd
I live in the north Dallas burbs and believe it is the best bargin in the country. Nice place to live, good schools, conservative (at least in my town), etc.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:07:59 PM PST
by
devane617
(Stop Illegal Immigration. Call your Senator today. Senate Switchboard at 202-224-3121.)
To: x_plus_one
“St. Louis is an armpit...”
An unwashed and — in certain quarters, unshaved — armpit. In other words, not a place I’d want to get too close to on a hot summer day.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:08:37 PM PST
by
ought-six
("Give me liberty, or give me death!")
To: ought-six
Milwaukee is a pooch too.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:09:20 PM PST
by
Thebaddog
(You can be a big dog or a small dog, but I am the bad dog)
To: goldstategop
High crime can diminish one's enjoyment of the pleasures of city life. Falling down bridges are apparently not a problem though.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:09:32 PM PST
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: ought-six
LOL
Second only that haven of Left-ness....Pittsburg.
But yah, all the listed places, well, suck.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:09:41 PM PST
by
ASOC
To: shrinkermd
I did this research 10 years ago. None of those cities were on my list of cheapest places to live. The ones I remember were:
Vermilion SD
Brownsville TX
someplace in north Carolina, I forget
someplace in Louisiana, I forget
somplace in Wisconsin I think
The reason these places were so cheap to live in were, a) no jobs available, b) very low taxes(or nonexistent), and c)everyone’s trying to leave so housing costs are ridiculously low.
To: shrinkermd
As long as you don’t work or live “in the city”, the Pittsburgh area has a lot to offer. Otherwise, it has high taxes, high parking fees, and roads and bridges that are perpetually under construction.
To: shrinkermd
Atlanta? My sister lives in Duluth, GA (an Atlanta suburb) and works in Atlanta, she has a four hour round trip commute each day. No freakin’ way.
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posted on
11/10/2007 5:11:31 PM PST
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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