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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.
Its useful to expand your search and consider looking intoaffordablecities that may, until now, be totally unfamiliar.
Sherwood, Ohio
24.
Tangelo Park, Florida
23.
Clawson, Michigan
22.
Decorah, Iowa
21.
Liverpool, New York
20.
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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