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But when deciding, you must know where to look.

Many big and well-known cities dont check off all these boxes.

Housing is often super expensive and low crime rates are hard to come by in a bustling metro.

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Its useful to expand your search and consider looking intoaffordablecities that may, until now, be totally unfamiliar.

Sherwood, Ohio

24.

Tangelo Park, Florida

23.

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Clawson, Michigan

22.

Decorah, Iowa

21.

Liverpool, New York

20.

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Shiner, Texas

19.

Orange City, Iowa

18.

Maplewood, Missouri

17.

East Syracuse, New York

16.

Little Chute, Wisconsin

15.

University Heights, Ohio

14.

Deer Park, Ohio

13.

Kimberly, Wisconsin

12.

Bluffton, Ohio

11.

Highland Heights, Kentucky

10.

Mogadore, Ohio

9.

Roosevelt Park, Michigan

8.

Woodlawn, Kentucky

7.

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania

6.

Luverne, Minnesota

5.

Holdrege, Nebraska

4.

Jerome, Illinois

3.

Wellington, Kentucky

2.

Meadville, Pennsylvania

1.

First, GOBankingRates found the highest livability cities as sourced from AreaVibes.com.

Using this data, the percentage of the population ages 65 and over can be calculated.

The average single-family home value was sourced from Zillow Home Value Index for September 2024.

The average mortgage and expenditure costs can be used to calculate the total cost of living.

All data was collected on and is up to date as of Oct. 15, 2024.

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