2006-11-01 07:47:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
Winston Salem, NC
2006-11-01 07:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Sharon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, Sharon. Think again.
For many years, it has been McAllen-Mission-Edinburg metropolitan area.
Winston-Salem has a per capita income over $32,000 a year. In McAllen, it is around half that, $16,000, the lowest in the US.
Now, maybe you think McAllen can have a cost of living higher than Winston-Salem and people with half the income of WS can live there but it makes no sense.
I live there when I am not in Mexico. You can buy a mobile home (14 X 70) WITH LOT for well under $30,000; once in a while, someone dies and you can get mobile home and lot for less than $20,000.
The only thing expensive is auto insurance.
Taxes on that mobile home are around $400 a year. Electricity even though a/c is sort of mandatory is around $100 a month from Magic Valley.
The Winston-Salem study is bogus.
I am not going to say McAllen is paradise. If you can't speak Spanish, you can't find a job. This is not a place for racist people to live but you did ask about affordable. The war on drugs really hurts the area.
In 1998, my dau. and her husband built a large townhouse in a development on a golf course with security patrols at night. It cost them less than $100,000, and plenty of standard houses are available for under $140,000.
2006-11-01 16:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Calexico, Ca. New -built- houses 2500sq ft cost about 450,000- 2 story & 6 bedrooms. Last year they went up. My neighbors sold their 15yr old 5 bdrm house last year w/ swimming pool for 450,000. Teachers' salary starts 40,000 and top is 80,000 -after 10yrs experience. We live close to the border and 2 hours from San Diego. I find it affordable. The weather is too hot, but we face this problem for 2 months. It is okay because we have AC in car, home, & work. Furthermore, this situation make us go out like to SD or somewhere with nice weather during this time. The rest of the year -10 months- we enjoy a nice weather. Like now.
2006-11-01 16:03:11 · answer #3 · answered by Suzy Gee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arkansas
2006-11-01 15:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by PT C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE SOUTHEAST AREA OF THE US IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST IN EVERYTHING, I'M IN CHARLOTTE, NC AND IT'S A LITTLE PRICEY LIVING HERE BECAUSE IT'S THE SECOND BIGGEST BANKING CITY, BUT ANYWHERE ELSE IN NC, GEORGIA, ALABAMA AND CERTAIN PLACES IN FLORIDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
2006-11-02 13:46:15 · answer #5 · answered by It's MIRANDA!!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prison.
2006-11-01 15:55:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ground Xero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pittsburgh, PA is cheap everthing from food to clothes. Plus we don't have sales tax. So if you come here I don't think you will disapointed.
2006-11-04 01:08:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saginaw, Michigan. There's nothing here, but it's cheap.
2006-11-01 15:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by NunZ7777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
South-Arkansas is cheap
2006-11-01 15:54:41 · answer #9 · answered by chweetestme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋