If you’re more interested in spending time with family and friends (or desire to be a one income home w/an at home parent) than working a gazillion hours just to own a home and pay ridiculous “keep up with the Jones’s” cost of surviving, then you might be interested in moving to one of these 5 cities, all which, when factoring cost of living including housing to average household income come in at under 25% ratio of income to expenses.

Listed from Best to 5th:

#1:  Huntsville AL      Avg Household Income: $52,960   Living Expenses Less than 23%

#2:  Fort Wayne IN    Avg Household Income: $42,250   Living Expenses Less than 23%

#3:  Des Moines IA     Avg Household Income: $49,420  Living Expenses Less than 24%

#4:  Grand Rapids MI:  Avg Household Inc.:    $43,610   Living Expenses Less than 25%

#5:  Indianapolis IN:  Avg Household Income: $46,840  Living Expenses Less than 25%