Where should I live? Where should I raise a family? Where can I get a decent job and afford a decent home near decent schools for my kids? There are the questions that keep many 20- and 30-somethings up late at night. Well, they keep most of us up at night. They contribute to a national restlessness that I’ve been chronicling in The Restless Project.
With your help, I’m starting to see some answers. I’m starting to hear from people who feel like they live in a place where they can….afford to live. With Credit.com, I recently ranked the top 10 U.S. cities with the fewest residents who are housing poor — the fewest percentage of residents spending more than 30 percent of their incomes on housing. Now I’m writing short stories about each city. The map above shows how far I’ve gotten, and I’ll keep adding to it as I go. When I am smarter, you’ll be able to click on the faces of the people on the map and go to their story, But for now just click below, or in the caption.
- Pittsburgh: America’s most affordable city, and the hippest?
- Raleigh: A great place to start over
- Buffalo: Search for an affordable life
- Oklahoma City: All new, but not perfect
Rounding out the top 10: Louisville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Minneapolis.
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