Looking for somewhere safe and affordable to live? These cities could be right for you

The Hill ^ | 03/11/2024 | Nick Jachim

[ChicagoConservative27]

(NEXSTAR) — Any time you’re looking for a home or new place to live, several factors play a role in your decision. How are the schools? What’s the downtown life like? Is there a Walmart nearby? But we can probably agree that two of the biggest factors in your decision are likely safety and cost.

Thanks to some research from personal finance site MoneyGeek, we may have some guidance for you.

To find out which cities are both “safe” and “affordable,” MoneyGeek analyzed the safest small and mid-to-large cities in the U.S. Then they factored in the following stats: recent changes in median household income, the monthly mortgage cost as a percentage of household income, and the monthly food costs as a percentage of household income.

[Sequoyah101]

Absolutely not. It is a ghetto.

[Tailback]

Yeah, there’s that....lol

If we could only get all the Texans to move to California where the nice weather is, and get all the Californians move to Texas, all would be well in the USA.

[oldtech]

I had heard years ago that the Phillipines was a good place to be. Cheap to live there. Probably pretty laid back living, but now I’m not sure. Not certain that Americans are welcome there anymore.

[oldtech]

I think there are lots of small places that are probably safe. One has to remember what they would expect for what they could afford. Much of the really affordable status will depend on whether or not you are retired & what you will have to live on. Some of the laws in some states really make it fairly affordable for a retired person, but some make it near impossible unless you have plenty of savings or money coming in.

[Nervous Tick]

I’m currently looking for a nice place to retire to that has as low a level of that factor as possible.

They certainly can get under your skin!