Cost of living in Alaska is HUGE, since almost everything has to be shipped in. Here are some comparative urban indices. Unsurprisingly, my town (SF) is second after NYC. As noted above, rural areas are almost always cheaper than urban or suburban ones.
supply and deman.. the better the area, the higher the price. I live in the most expensive area of the USA now in northern california, but grew up in jersey... its worth the price difference
What is the cheapest place or city that you can live in the USA ?The-Deer-Hunter
Wyoming (Jackson, Jackson Hole, etc.) are extremely expensive. Alaska is extremely expensive. South Florida is extremely expensive. Lowest cost of living: Arkansas, Indiana, West Virginia.
Albuquerque, New Mexico sounds like a cheap place to live. Omaha, Nebraska also comes to mind. Topeka, Kansas. There's probably even cheaper places than those I've never heard of, I just racked my mind for cities where I would never want to live.
Basically, think of places where the weather sucks, bodies of water are far away, and population isn't high.
Albuquerque, New Mexico sounds like a cheap place to live. Omaha, Nebraska also comes to mind. Topeka, Kansas. There's probably even cheaper places than those I've never heard of, I just racked my mind for cities where I would never want to live.
Basically, think of places where the weather sucks, bodies of water are far away, and population isn't high.
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I think NM is supposed to have terrible health care though.
[QUOTE="helium_flash"]Probably around Alaska. Or Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota.quiglythegreat
You'd be surprised how untrue that is. Being in the middle of nowhere costs a fortune. Why is that? Is it because they have to wire electricity and tube water or something?
[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="helium_flash"]Probably around Alaska. Or Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota.The-Deer-Hunter
You'd be surprised how untrue that is. Being in the middle of nowhere costs a fortune. Why is that? Is it because they have to wire electricity and tube water or something?
People who live in the middle of nowhere are usually farmers, so they have to contend with the cost of livestock, agricultural problems, and utilities.
People who live in the middle of nowhere are usually farmers, so they have to contend with the cost of livestock, agricultural problems, and utilities.
[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="helium_flash"]Probably around Alaska. Or Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota.The-Deer-Hunter
You'd be surprised how untrue that is. Being in the middle of nowhere costs a fortune. Why is that? Is it because they have to wire electricity and tube water or something?
one there's not a whole lot of choice, and two everything is specifically shipped to the area. So let's say you want to move to a urban area in around here you may only have 2 or 3 choices in where you live so if they don't happen to be w/ in your price range you're screwed. Most of the larger areas are just as expensive as smaller towns across the country.
As far as products go you also don't have alot of choice and things tend to be a bit more expensive since you have to ship it out to bufu, and alot less people are buying stuff.
The cheapest places to live are small towns along shipping lanes. They tend to get goods shipped along the way to major areas. The best would be a small town on the highway between 2 larger cities.
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