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%