Interesting list from Kiplinger via Yahoo of the cheapest and most expensive places to live in the US.
The five cheapest US cities are:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Pueblo, Colorado
- Harlingen, Texas
- McAllen, Texas
- Johnson City, Tennessee
The three most expensive are:
- New York, New York
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- San Francisco, California
- Santa Ana, California
- Stamford, Connecticut
Here’s an interesting tidbit showing how a high income isn’t everything:
Housing costs [in New York] four times the national average are a big reason that the overall cost of living is so high. But everything from grocery items to utilities are much pricier in Manhattan than in the rest of the nation. A New Yorker would have to make $127,935 a year to have the same standard of living as someone earning $50,000 in Fort Smith, Ark., the least expensive city.
As a mug who has lived in London for 15 years, I feel your pain New Yorkers.
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(Source: Yahoo)
