Cheapest Cities to Live in the US

Top 100 cities with 25,000+ population, ranked by cost index (US avg = 100)

#CityStateCost Index RentIncomeHome ValuePopulation
1 Youngstown OH 38 $718/mo $34,746 $58,400 59,605
2 Flint MI 42 $859/mo $36,194 $47,600 80,835
3 Marion IN 43 $760/mo $43,349 $83,200 27,384
4 Jamestown NY 43 $755/mo $44,878 $79,100 28,401
5 Warren OH 43 $759/mo $36,955 $80,100 39,057
6 Danville IL 44 $809/mo $44,239 $76,800 28,663
7 Galesburg IL 44 $719/mo $45,213 $89,800 29,653
8 Bay MI 44 $739/mo $47,904 $89,900 32,445
9 Saginaw MI 45 $909/mo $37,298 $54,000 43,879
10 Gadsden AL 46 $787/mo $38,699 $101,900 33,617
11 Parkersburg WV 46 $746/mo $44,675 $113,900 29,461
12 Pine Bluff AR 47 $831/mo $41,250 $86,400 40,436
13 Decatur IL 47 $796/mo $50,809 $97,300 70,368
14 Granite IL 47 $761/mo $60,490 $99,800 26,670
15 East Chicago IN 47 $820/mo $41,071 $92,400 26,158
16 Niagara Falls NY 47 $784/mo $48,535 $104,400 48,198
17 Mansfield OH 47 $768/mo $42,605 $110,600 47,686
18 Greenville MS 48 $824/mo $36,297 $100,800 28,833
19 Canton OH 48 $826/mo $39,754 $94,400 70,105
20 Muncie IN 49 $867/mo $43,395 $92,000 64,739
21 Richmond IN 49 $815/mo $46,395 $107,600 35,551
22 Springfield OH 49 $805/mo $45,883 $107,600 58,410
23 Altoona PA 49 $789/mo $50,171 $113,600 43,508
24 Danville VA 49 $808/mo $42,778 $110,200 42,239
25 Jackson MI 50 $874/mo $42,848 $94,700 31,206
26 Meridian MS 50 $865/mo $34,657 $100,800 34,466
27 Elmira NY 50 $871/mo $43,089 $88,200 26,349
28 Dayton OH 50 $866/mo $43,454 $93,200 136,741
29 Lima OH 50 $865/mo $43,370 $95,900 35,304
30 Marion OH 50 $848/mo $45,829 $105,900 35,771
31 Erie PA 50 $836/mo $43,397 $108,200 94,156
32 Pekin IL 51 $792/mo $58,355 $118,200 31,812
33 Austintown OH 51 $767/mo $50,855 $133,000 30,215
34 Cleveland OH 51 $894/mo $39,187 $94,100 367,523
35 Muskogee OK 51 $828/mo $48,735 $124,900 36,819
36 Rock Island IL 52 $819/mo $57,292 $118,400 36,758
37 Anderson IN 52 $909/mo $47,221 $104,300 54,930
38 Gary IN 52 $975/mo $37,380 $85,300 68,604
39 Terre Haute IN 52 $877/mo $41,960 $109,500 58,491
40 Hamtramck MI 52 $907/mo $40,103 $116,400 27,830
41 Lorain OH 52 $839/mo $45,799 $123,500 65,207
42 Toledo OH 52 $880/mo $47,532 $107,000 268,461
43 Port Arthur TX 52 $996/mo $45,752 $96,900 55,779
44 Huntington WV 52 $863/mo $43,146 $118,800 46,189
45 Wheeling WV 52 $795/mo $48,498 $142,500 26,670
46 Manitowoc WI 52 $787/mo $62,133 $143,900 34,553
47 Marshalltown IA 53 $864/mo $68,854 $117,100 27,491
48 Ottumwa IA 53 $956/mo $56,994 $92,400 25,352
49 Henderson KY 53 $788/mo $47,176 $151,400 27,994
50 Detroit MI 53 $1,034/mo $39,575 $76,800 636,644
51 Roswell NM 53 $840/mo $50,294 $139,200 47,823
52 Binghamton NY 53 $867/mo $44,331 $117,400 47,357
53 San Juan TX 53 $937/mo $53,440 $118,200 35,674
54 Albany GA 54 $898/mo $45,201 $118,700 67,939
55 Alton IL 54 $948/mo $53,005 $99,500 25,430
56 Mason IA 54 $874/mo $62,369 $130,000 27,135
57 Hutchinson KS 54 $883/mo $58,801 $122,600 39,837
58 Muskegon MI 54 $927/mo $46,342 $121,800 37,203
59 Massillon OH 54 $846/mo $55,308 $138,800 32,177
60 Wilkes-Barre PA 54 $939/mo $47,970 $108,000 44,217
61 Brownsville TX 54 $906/mo $48,675 $122,400 188,023
62 Harlingen TX 54 $893/mo $55,891 $125,700 71,669
63 Florence AL 55 $784/mo $50,396 $174,100 41,231
64 Quincy IL 55 $824/mo $56,372 $146,100 39,188
65 Kokomo IN 55 $917/mo $54,195 $126,500 59,375
66 Michigan IN 55 $915/mo $52,979 $129,000 31,894
67 Hopkinsville KY 55 $869/mo $47,428 $140,200 31,011
68 New Iberia LA 55 $878/mo $50,802 $150,300 27,926
69 Akron OH 55 $930/mo $48,544 $111,200 189,526
70 Williamsport PA 55 $825/mo $49,363 $146,500 27,629
71 York PA 55 $958/mo $47,115 $103,100 44,830
72 Pharr TX 55 $990/mo $49,884 $111,500 79,809
73 Paducah KY 56 $817/mo $51,243 $164,600 26,894
74 Lincoln Park MI 56 $972/mo $57,183 $117,400 39,511
75 St. Joseph MO 56 $884/mo $55,578 $144,200 71,542
76 Auburn NY 56 $867/mo $49,377 $143,600 26,475
77 Rome NY 56 $871/mo $58,857 $137,200 31,795
78 Elyria OH 56 $859/mo $53,204 $142,800 52,833
79 Bristol TN 56 $764/mo $55,007 $182,500 27,490
80 Morristown TN 56 $855/mo $44,811 $155,700 30,983
81 Del Rio TX 56 $892/mo $59,588 $143,200 34,638
82 Weslaco TX 56 $942/mo $54,995 $119,200 41,437
83 West Odessa TX 56 $974/mo $65,782 $134,100 31,985
84 Bessemer AL 57 $922/mo $37,844 $129,800 25,655
85 Russellville AR 57 $835/mo $48,708 $166,500 29,057
86 Rockford IL 57 $954/mo $53,328 $120,900 147,649
87 Evansville IN 57 $949/mo $52,251 $129,100 116,441
88 Monroe LA 57 $823/mo $36,521 $174,800 47,241
89 Battle Creek MI 57 $934/mo $51,699 $127,600 52,392
90 Utica NY 57 $907/mo $51,513 $133,400 64,440
91 Asheboro NC 57 $855/mo $48,628 $162,800 27,353
92 Thomasville NC 57 $853/mo $58,246 $163,200 27,261
93 Enid OK 57 $906/mo $63,472 $143,500 50,821
94 Lawton OK 57 $935/mo $53,588 $134,200 90,662
95 Shawnee OK 57 $912/mo $54,281 $147,800 31,511
96 Chester PA 57 $1,080/mo $39,809 $85,400 33,209
97 Socorro TX 57 $1,036/mo $52,100 $131,200 36,237
98 Fort Smith AR 58 $852/mo $52,692 $168,100 89,496
99 Texarkana AR 58 $893/mo $47,930 $162,700 29,343
100 Moline IL 58 $887/mo $63,959 $141,900 42,235