Cost of living:
15.5% below US average
Metro population:
151,517
Median household income:
$51,639
Median home value:
$156,200
Unemployment rate:
2.9%
Florence, Alabama
15
Cost of living:
15.7% below US average
Metro population:
430,714
Median household income:
$49,691
Median home value:
$159,100
Unemployment rate:
3.2%
Mobile, Alabama
14
Cost of living:
15.8% below US average
Metro population:
270,119
Median household income:
$58,354
Median home value:
$167,000
Unemployment rate:
3.2%
Amarillo, Texa
13
Cost of living:
15.9% below US average
Metro population:
681,438
Median household income:
$57,392
Median home value:
$193,100
Unemployment rate:
3.6%
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
12
Cost of living:
16% below US average
Metro population:
1,441,647
Median household income:
$61,815
Median home value:
$190,800
Unemployment rate:
3%
Oklahoma City
11
Cost of living:
16.3% below US average
Metro population:
586,758
Median household income:
$54,123
Median home value:
$178,100
Unemployment rate:
3%
Jackson, Mississippi
10
Cost of living:
16.5% below US average
Metro population:
146,961
Median household income:
$48,659
Median home value:
$143,200
Unemployment rate:
4%
Albany, Georgia
9
Cost of living:
16.5% below US average
City population:
65,126
Median household income:
$53,029
Median home value:
$230,900
Unemployment rate:
3.2%
Conway, Arkansa
8
Cost of living:
16.9% below US average
Metro population:
115,972
Median household income:
$46,524
Median home value:
$139,400
Unemployment rate:
3.8%
Anniston, Alabama
7
Cost of living:
17.5% below US average
Metro population:
232,670
Median household income:
$57,474
Median home value:
$154,800
Unemployment rate:
3.1%
Topeka, Kansa
6
Cost of living:
18% below US average
Metro population:
182,541
Median household income:
$55,045
Median home value:
$149,500
Unemployment rate:
2.6%
Joplin, Missouri
5
Cost of living:
19.9% below US average
Metro population:
102,432
Median household income:
$46,807
Median home value:
$110,800
Unemployment rate:
5.4%
Decatur, Illinoi
4
Cost of living:
20.6% below US average
Metro population:
880,356
Median household income:
$44,818
Median home value:
$107,500
Unemployment rate:
4.9%
McAllen, Texa
3
Cost of living:
22.5% below US average
Metro population:
261,108
Median household income:
$62,128
Median home value:
$208,300
Unemployment rate:
4.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan
2
Cost of living:
22.9% below US average
Metro population:
423,029
Median household income:
$48,115
Median home value:
$103,500
Unemployment rate:
5.7%
Harlingen, Texa
1