U.S. Cities with the Biggest Bang for your Buck

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U.S. Cities with the Biggest Bang for your Buck

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http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Media/Sli ... -Buck.aspx

Omaha tops the list once again:

1. Omaha, Nebraska
It’s no surprise that Omaha is consistently ranked a top place to live in publications like Parenting magazine and CNN.com, because this Midwestern city is actually incredibly easy on your wallet. The cost of living is 12 percent below the national average, with housing expenses 21 percent lower. According to Rent.com, average studio apartments cost just $440 per month, while a one-bedroom goes for about $515. To top it off, the average wage for full-time civilians in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area is $24.75 an hour—$2 more than national rates.
2. St. Louis
3. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
4. Columbus, Ohio
5. Houston, Texas
6. Tucson, Arizona
7. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
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One of the reasons I stuck around here.

Quality of living is very high, cost of living is low!
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So why do so many people still whine about living costs here then?  Just saying.
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nativeomahan wrote:So why do so many people still whine about living costs here then?  Just saying.
My suspicion is that a lot of people have come here from small towns in the area or are natives who have never been anywhere else on the local economy.  Albuquerque and Jacksonville were great, but the hidden costs of those places really bite into your pay checks.   Mountains were pretty and the beach access was fun, but not if you can't match the pay of the dominant industry, and therefore have a harder time paying for stuff.  

People who have never lived away, dont have those perspectives.
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nativeomahan wrote:So why do so many people still whine about living costs here then?  Just saying.
Why?

One reason is that the Great Recession hit all of us hard! Even those living in the best-bang-for-buck cities.

Another is that (some) people love to b*tch. I'm sure all of us know a few people who could not have fun at a picnic!
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Picnics are boring  :)
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