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http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2015/03/12/americas-most-affordable-cities-in-2015/
But the Midwest is also strong, with eight cities on thelist. Half are in the state of Ohio alone: Cincinnati (No. 5), Dayton (No.
, Columbus (No. 10), and Akron (No. 15).
Cincinnati boasts a $133,000 median home sale price, with 83.9% of housing affordable to families making the area’s median family income of $68,500 (notably, higher than the national average). Groceries cost about 4.6% than the national average, utilities 5.9% less, health care 0.3% less and miscellaneous daily costs about 7.2% less.
“There’s so much to do with the money you save,” says Brian Carley, President and CEO of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Among the options: cheering on the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals, taking in the area’s thriving arts scene, dining at restaurants with James Beard awarded chefs, or visiting the southern stretch of the Ohio River known as “The Banks,” which has public parks, walking trails, and kids’ play areas. “Nobody’s looking to gouge anybody,” says Carley. “Instead, everything’s reasonably priced.”
Never understood the lure of big expensive cities.
It's 2015, it's barely anything you got that isnt within close reach.
But the Midwest is also strong, with eight cities on thelist. Half are in the state of Ohio alone: Cincinnati (No. 5), Dayton (No.
, Columbus (No. 10), and Akron (No. 15).Cincinnati boasts a $133,000 median home sale price, with 83.9% of housing affordable to families making the area’s median family income of $68,500 (notably, higher than the national average). Groceries cost about 4.6% than the national average, utilities 5.9% less, health care 0.3% less and miscellaneous daily costs about 7.2% less.
“There’s so much to do with the money you save,” says Brian Carley, President and CEO of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Among the options: cheering on the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals, taking in the area’s thriving arts scene, dining at restaurants with James Beard awarded chefs, or visiting the southern stretch of the Ohio River known as “The Banks,” which has public parks, walking trails, and kids’ play areas. “Nobody’s looking to gouge anybody,” says Carley. “Instead, everything’s reasonably priced.”
Never understood the lure of big expensive cities.
It's 2015, it's barely anything you got that isnt within close reach.
