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Nice, inexpensive places to live in the U.S.
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Narz
keeping it real
China, Tuba, you guys need to take this outside. I'm interested in cost of living prices not basketball teams!
Yeah, Cape Cod is nice, pretty, but like you said its pricey, plus its New England and I've spent enough time in New England for a lifetime (no offense to people who like it there).
- Narz
Yeah, Cape Cod is nice, pretty, but like you said its pricey, plus its New England and I've spent enough time in New England for a lifetime (no offense to people who like it there).
- Narz
Sultan Bhargash
Trickster Reincarnated
New Orleans. The best. Very very inexpensive, very "cool", there are a couple of things to consider (low wages, security can be an issue depending on your mindset, flooding danger).
Still, you can get a house in the city with a yard and all for about 75,000 dollars. Unbelievable. And rent on very big properties still around 650. And very freedom loving- you can buy hard liquor in the Rite Aid at 4 AM. And drink it in a cup on the street.
Still, you can get a house in the city with a yard and all for about 75,000 dollars. Unbelievable. And rent on very big properties still around 650. And very freedom loving- you can buy hard liquor in the Rite Aid at 4 AM. And drink it in a cup on the street.
china444
Ain't no thang
yes, Nawlans is nice.
i been there twice on vacation, it rules
Its warm and cheap!
i been there twice on vacation, it rules
Its warm and cheap!
Xiahou-Dun
Retired Super Hero
Take Alabama off your list...unless your a Lawyer.
Sultan Bhargash
Trickster Reincarnated
Yes, warm and cheap.
Why Alabama good only for lawyers?
Why Alabama good only for lawyers?
Xiahou-Dun
Retired Super Hero
Unrestrained legal system of Alabama. (Main reason Alabama doesn't get major companies to operate from here). Good for lawyers, bad for everyone else.
Ever thought about going continental and trying out Canada or Mexico?
Can't speak for Mexico, but lots of nice inexpensive places in Canada.
Toronto and Vancouver are the most expensive spots in the GWN, but are cheap compared to major American hotspots like NY, San Fran or Boston.
If you like mountains you could try BC, great coastline in the Maritimes, Québec is beautiful...
Can't speak for Mexico, but lots of nice inexpensive places in Canada.
Toronto and Vancouver are the most expensive spots in the GWN, but are cheap compared to major American hotspots like NY, San Fran or Boston.
If you like mountains you could try BC, great coastline in the Maritimes, Québec is beautiful...
Narz
keeping it real
Yeah, Toronto is one of my favorite cities! I like Mexico too, a very nice city to visit there is Cuernavaca, very laid back town (and the girls there are very pretty and friendly
). Puerto Angel on the Southern Coast is gourgeous too!For now though I want to get to know the States, I'm sure when I'm older I'll spend plenty of time (perhaps even most of my time) abroad.
- Narz
Drewcifer
Agent of Karma
DON'T TELL PEOPLE THIS! Before you know it there will be 5 million people in the Twin Cities and they will be ruined. It was -10 F (-26 C)Originally posted by allan2
But the Twin Cities are, I think, a very quality place to live. As I mentioned last time, costs are a bit more expensive here than they were for me in Baltimore (but not at ALL in the same league as New York or L.A.), but pay scales are also higher here--and besides, for what you pay for, you GET a city with far lower crime than the norm ANYWHERE on the urban East Coast, very few (and not bad at ALL, compared to what I've seen elsewhere) "slums", lots of green space, lakes and lakeside recreation (summer AND winter), lots of ethnic diversity which is welcomed, a stronger-than-average economy, a solid work ethic overall, and of course those gorgeous classic summertimes that more than balance out, IMHO, the harsh winters. Oh, and of course the beautiful women of not just classic Scandinavian and Germanic stock, but of every hue that graces the skin of womankind.
In spite of the sprawl, within thirty minutes in any direction you're out in the country. Now in many directions that equals boring farmland, but to the north it means a gradually more wooded country, where the lakes seem to get bigger (and some actually are very big), the fishing gets better, and, well, you're in God's country, so what can I say?
last night. The winters here are HORRIBLE, STAY AWAY, please.
Low costs of living often correspond to low wages, something you might want to take into consideration. I read a study a few years ago that compared house prices to median household income city by city. Small to medium sized cities in the Midwest and South had the most affordable housing.
naervod
My current user title
Don't come to the coastline of Cali for cheap housing, thats all I have to say.
However, Montana is a very nice, secluded state to live in, I having lots of relatives there.
However, Montana is a very nice, secluded state to live in, I having lots of relatives there.
allan2
Gone Fishing
Originally posted by Narz
Yeah, Toronto is one of my favorite cities! I like Mexico too, a very nice city to visit there is Cuernavaca, very laid back town (and the girls there are very pretty and friendly
Ah, you've been down to Puerto Angel, too? Stopped there on my way to Guatemala, and spent a good week I hadn't planned to spend there. Absolutely the MOST laid back place I've seen in Mexico, and that would certainly mean laid back.... Never been to Cuernavaca--from the D.F., I went through Puebla and Oaxaca--liked Oaxaca too, spent a few days there. Another interesting city I spent time in on the way toward Mexico City was Guanajuato--built on steep hillsides (many streets are too steep to be driveable), with tunnels leading everywhere; plus a large university for a small (about 80,000) city, so it's a party town! Spent a week there too, and if I wanted to move to Mexico I'd probably live there.
Toronto, huh.... Talk about cold and snowy winters. But yes, it is a lovely city--visited a couple times when I lived in Pennsylvania, both in the SUMMERTIME. I'd say that for you, Vancouver beats it in the weather department, but I haven't been there so I couldn't tell you what the city is like. Heard good things about it though.
allan2
Gone Fishing
D'OH! Oops....
Siegmund
King
Alaska is, or at least was, quite expensive. I found it expensive when I moved here mostly because I had spent all my life in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, etc before that which are pretty cheap places to live. Modest houses start just over $100,000 and a nice 2-bedroom apartment runs you about $700 a month. In Idaho where I grew up there were still lots of houses under $100k and you could find nice decent-sized places for 400 or 500.
Land, however, is still cheap and plentiful, unless you want to be able to reach it by road.
The cost of city living in Alaska has come down sharply as things like national supermarket chains and Home Depot have opened up and reduced costs for a lot of things. Meanwhile, the cost of living has gone UP so fast places like Seattle and San Francisco that once upon a time were almost inhabitable as cities go...
Someone mentioned Canada. Yes, lots of nice places in Canada to live. Of course the places I like tend to be small towns in out-of-the-way places with a fair bit of wildnerness around them (Whitehorse YT and Terrace BC are pretty high on my list) and they will suffer the same mildly-inflated costs of living as Alaska does.
Land, however, is still cheap and plentiful, unless you want to be able to reach it by road.
The cost of city living in Alaska has come down sharply as things like national supermarket chains and Home Depot have opened up and reduced costs for a lot of things. Meanwhile, the cost of living has gone UP so fast places like Seattle and San Francisco that once upon a time were almost inhabitable as cities go...
Someone mentioned Canada. Yes, lots of nice places in Canada to live. Of course the places I like tend to be small towns in out-of-the-way places with a fair bit of wildnerness around them (Whitehorse YT and Terrace BC are pretty high on my list) and they will suffer the same mildly-inflated costs of living as Alaska does.
thestonesfan
A Client of Ron Kuby
Go midwest! Winters can get cold, but they keep you from going soft, like Floridians and Italians!
It's getting rather pricey to live in the Des Moines area, though. It's growing very fast out here. I pay $850/month for a very nice, 2-floor Duplex in the 'burbs.
It's getting rather pricey to live in the Des Moines area, though. It's growing very fast out here. I pay $850/month for a very nice, 2-floor Duplex in the 'burbs.
Dralix
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Jelciakajo
Chieftain
San Quentin. I mean the city.
Its on the California coast and has tons of security, yet its quite cheap because of everyones' 'NIMBY' hangup.
Its on the California coast and has tons of security, yet its quite cheap because of everyones' 'NIMBY' hangup.
Originally posted by Narz
Hey, whats up CFCers? Recently I've been thinking alot about the future. I have a car now and a enough money to survive a few months without working. This summer I want to explore the states and possibly move.
I am originally from New York, now living in the outskirts of Los Angeles County. I like many aspects of living near an urban center, convienience mostly. I do NOT like traffic, pollution, too many people and especially the high cost of living. Right now I am sharing an apartment with this woman I met in the classifieds, she's pretty nice (although the two women I lived with before moving here were real *****es!) but I dream of my own place, my own land, etc... I suppose thats the American dream huh?
Anyway, I remember looking through some paper and seeing land "for sale" in North Dakota or someplace for only $8000 or something like that. Also ND gets real cold in the winter, I hear.
I was thinking of exploring the Southern States, never been there before, I would probably enjoy what I have heard are people's pretty laid back lifestyles (I tend to be pretty stressed most times but by nature I don't think I am really this way).
What places to you guys recommend I look into? What about your own community? Whats the average cost (to rent) of say for example a two-bedroom, one story home on a little bit of land? Also, anyone know any good sites to find info like this? I am curious. Thanks guys!
Man, the Internet is cool!
- Narz
Contrary to popular belief, Kansas is not a land of poor farmers with teeth missing. KS is peaceful. Especially in Eastern KS. There is almost no pollution or traffic and is a nice place to live. And the land is nice and cold in the winter while nice and warm in the summer.
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