Brush Stroke

Inexpensive Towns to Live in America in 2022

By: Mary Jones

Traveling Knowledge

Cost of living: 13.7% below U.S. average Metro population: 409,419 Median household income: $57,693 (U.S.: $64,994) Median home value: $138,200 (U.S.: $229,800) Unemployment rate: 2.0% (U.S.: 3.6%)

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Cost of living: 13.8% below U.S. average Metro population: 996,141 Median household income: $57,341 Median home value: $155,000 Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Cost of living: 13.8% below U.S. average Metro population: 169,107 Median household income: $58,996 Median home value: $152,300 Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa

Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cost of living: 14.5% below U.S. average Metro population: 430,313 Median household income: $49,370 Median home value: $137,200 Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Cost of living: 14.5% below U.S. average Metro population: 209,821 Median household income: $52,986 Median home value: $159,600 Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Cost of living: 14.7% below U.S. average Metro population: 232,248 Median household income: $59,815 Median home value: $137,900 Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Topeka, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas

Cost of living: 14.9% below U.S. average Metro population: 671,156 Median household income: $52,607 Median home value: $157,700 Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Cost of living: 15.1% below U.S. average Metro population: 1,343,150 Median household income: $53,896 Median home value: $161,300 Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Cost of living: 15.2% below U.S. average Metro population: 168,646 Median household income: $48,231 Median home value: $135,600 Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Cost of living: 15.2% below U.S. average Metro population: 147,827 Median household income: $48,244 Median home value: $140,000 Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Cost of living: 15.5% below U.S. average Metro population: 66,776 Median household income: $47,999 Median home value: $179,400 Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Conway, Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

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