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Most affordable US cities

Affordability of housing, groceries, healthcare, transportation, and everyday expenses.

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Top 8 cities

1
Portsmouth , VA
97K · 1 review
9/10
2
Albion , NY
5K · 1 review
7/10
3
Ann Arbor , MI
122K · 1 review
6/10
4
Wisconsin Rapids , WI
19K · 1 review
5/10
5
Los Angeles , CA
3.9M · 1 review
3/10
6
Millville , PA
1K · 1 review
3/10
7
Sheboygan , WI
50K · 1 review
2/10
8
Newington , CT
30K · 1 review
1/10

Most expensive US cities

1
Newington, CT
1
2
Sheboygan, WI
2
3
Millville, PA
3
4
Los Angeles, CA
3
5
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
5
6
Ann Arbor, MI
6
7
Albion, NY
7
8
Portsmouth, VA
9