Cheapest Places to Live in America

The cheapest places to live in the United States ranked by cost of living index. Find affordable cities with low housing, grocery, and utility costs.

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Top 100 — Cheapest Places to Live in America

Source: BLS / C2ER

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Youngstown, OH	59,605	67.2
2	Gadsden, AL	33,617	70.4
3	Flint, MI	80,835	71.7
4	Marion, IN	27,384	72.1
5	Pine Bluff, AR	40,436	72.2
6	Greenville, MS	28,833	72.5
7	Warren, OH	39,057	72.5
8	Saginaw, MI	43,879	73.0
9	East Chicago, IN	26,158	73.1
10	Meridian, MS	34,466	73.5
11	Danville, IL	28,663	74.4
12	Danville, VA	42,239	74.6
13	Canton, OH	70,105	74.6
14	Parkersburg, WV	29,461	75.0
15	Galesburg, IL	29,653	75.0
16	Mansfield, OH	47,686	75.1
17	Jamestown, NY	28,401	75.6
18	Monroe, LA	47,241	76.5
19	Muncie, IN	64,739	76.8
20	Huntington, WV	46,189	76.9
21	Detroit, MI	636,644	76.9
22	Lima, OH	35,304	77.0
23	Dayton, OH	136,741	77.2
24	Jackson, MI	31,206	77.3
25	Hamtramck, MI	27,830	77.4
26	Richmond, IN	35,551	77.4
27	Terre Haute, IN	58,491	77.6
28	Cleveland, OH	367,523	78.0
29	Bay City, MI	32,445	78.4
30	Gary, IN	68,604	78.6
31	Springfield, OH	58,410	79.2
32	Bessemer, AL	25,655	79.5
33	Marion, OH	35,771	79.6
34	Erie, PA	94,156	80.1
35	Morristown, TN	30,983	80.2
36	Elmira, NY	26,349	80.4
37	Wheeling, WV	26,670	80.5
38	Muskogee, OK	36,819	80.5
39	Altoona, PA	43,508	80.8
40	Nacogdoches, TX	32,104	81.0
41	Henderson, KY	27,994	81.2
42	Decatur, IL	70,368	81.3
43	Port Arthur, TX	55,779	81.4
44	Toledo, OH	268,461	81.5
45	Hopkinsville, KY	31,011	81.6
46	Niagara Falls, NY	48,198	81.7
47	Chester, PA	33,209	81.8
48	Albany, GA	67,939	82.0
49	Hot Springs, AR	38,023	82.3
50	Jackson, MS	149,827	82.5
51	Roswell, NM	47,823	82.5
52	Anderson, IN	54,930	82.9
53	Pontiac, MI	61,914	82.9
54	Russellville, AR	29,057	83.1
55	Hazleton, PA	29,886	83.2
56	Florence, AL	41,231	83.2
57	Lorain, OH	65,207	83.2
58	Jacksonville, AR	29,285	83.3
59	Reading, PA	94,836	83.5
60	Muskegon, MI	37,203	83.6
61	Akron, OH	189,526	83.7
62	Springfield, MO	169,432	83.8
63	Austintown, OH	30,215	83.9
64	Statesboro, GA	33,705	83.9
65	Paducah, KY	26,894	84.0
66	Binghamton, NY	47,357	84.2
67	Hattiesburg, MS	48,507	84.3
68	Inkster, MI	25,602	84.4
69	Texarkana, AR	29,343	84.4
70	Elkhart, IN	53,726	84.5
71	Brownsville, TX	188,023	84.6
72	Wilkes-Barre, PA	44,217	84.7
73	New Iberia, LA	27,926	85.0
74	LaGrange, GA	31,479	85.1
75	Williamsport, PA	27,629	85.1
76	Birmingham, AL	199,322	85.2
77	Morgantown, WV	30,273	85.3
78	Lawton, OK	90,662	85.7
79	Michigan City, IN	31,894	85.9
80	Fort Smith, AR	89,496	85.9
81	Joplin, MO	52,218	86.0
82	Phenix City, AL	38,477	86.1
83	Evansville, IN	116,441	86.2
84	Valdosta, GA	55,222	86.3
85	Alamogordo, NM	31,063	86.3
86	Kokomo, IN	59,375	86.3
87	Harrisburg, PA	50,092	86.4
88	Asheboro, NC	27,353	86.6
89	Buffalo, NY	276,397	86.7
90	St. Joseph, MO	71,542	86.7
91	Alexandria, LA	44,566	86.8
92	York, PA	44,830	86.9
93	Euclid, OH	48,991	86.9
94	Syracuse, NY	146,211	86.9
95	Goldsboro, NC	33,448	87.0
96	Pharr, TX	79,809	87.0
97	Marrero, LA	31,866	87.1
98	Stillwater, OK	48,818	87.2
99	University, FL	48,868	87.2
100	Ottumwa, IA	25,352	87.3

Youngstown, OH ranks #1 among the cheapest places to live in america with populations over 25,000, with a value of 67.2. Rounding out the top cities are Gadsden, AL, Flint, MI, Marion, IN. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 25,000. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER.

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