<html> <head> <title>Affordable Cities</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name="Keywords" content="cost of living by state ; Affordable Cities;affordable homes;affordable real estate;low cost homes;affordable new homes"> <meta name="Description" content="Compare the cost of living by state. A list of the most affordable cities in the U.S"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="global.css"> </head> <body> <div class="wrapper" style="width:800px; margin-left:200px"> <br/><br/><br/> <h1>Affordable Cities </h1> <div class="center" style="width:129px"> <img src="pics/mostaffordable.jpg" width="129" alt="Cost of living" > </div> <div id="links"> <div id="menubackground"> <p style="padding:8px 0px 0 15px"><a href="Top10AffordableCites.html">Top 10 Affordable Cites</a> | <a href="GovernmentProgramsforHomeOwners.html">Government Programs for Home Owners</a> | <a href="cost-of-living-calculator.html">Mortgage Calculator</a> | <a href="http://www.costoflivingbystate.org">Cost of Living by state</a> </p> </div></div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2346121780353164"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-07-20: most affordable google_ad_channel = "6054450125"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "000000"; //--> </script> <br> <br> <script type="text/javascript" src= "http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> <br> <p>According to the NAHS,a house is considered affordable if mortgage payments are 28% or less of total household income.This includes property taxes and insurance.The National Association of Home Builders has compiled statistics rating the country&#39;s most affordable communities based on its own Housing Opportunity Index.</p> <p> Indianapolis-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you are looking for an affordable home for sale look no further than Texas.The &nbsp;nation&rsquo;s most affordable housing market had the lowest median household income. &nbsp;With a median selling price of $187,700 it&#39;s pretty easy to find affordable homes for sale. Texas has 3 cities in the top 10.</p> <br/><br/><br/> <h1>Top 5 Most AffordableCities</h1> <div class="nostylelist" style="padding-left:290px"> <ul> <li>Minot, N.D.</li> <li>Killen, Texas</li> <li>Arlington, Texas</li> <li>Grayling, Mich.</li> <li>Topeka, Kan.</li> </ul> </div> <h1>The Least Affordable Cities </h1> <div class="nostylelist" style="padding-left:290px"> <ul> <li>New York, NY</li> <li> San Francisco,CA</li> <li> San Diego,CA</li> <li> Los Angeles,CA</li> <li> Boston,MA</li> </ul> Rounding out the top 10 <br/> are Canton,Ohio, Tulsa, Okla. Billings, Mont. and Fort Worth, Texas. </div> <br> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2346121780353164"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-07-20: most affordable google_ad_channel = "6054450125"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "000000"; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src= "http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> <br> <h1>America's Least Affordable Cities </h1> <p>Have you ever found yourself complaining about the price of your cable bill, the cost to fill up the gas tank or the cost of your home&nbsp;mortage? Don&#39;t worry! Every red blood American complains about&nbsp;these things. Especially in our major cities where affordable living has&nbsp;become a distant memory now replaced by increasing living costs and stagnet wages. Everything from the price of milk all the way up&nbsp;to apartment rent as rose dramatically in many of the major cities across the nation over the last 2 years.&nbsp;Gas prices have been the culprit for these cost of living increases. Gas prices have nearly doubled in the last year and a half.<br> <br> The worst cities are Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York city, and Boston. Many would agree that these cities&nbsp;as un&nbsp;affordable as they are offer more of a exciting lifestyle than the more affordable cities which offer little culture or nightlife. But when the cost of basic living in these cities is so un affordable one can&#39;t really enjoy these benefits. So unless you&#39;re rich plan on visiting these cities versus living in them.<br> <br> <strong>States with the least affordable cities</strong>- California is got be a strong canadate&nbsp;for this honor with San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles all in the top 10. New York not far behind has New York city and Manhattan.<strong><br> <br> <h1> Least Affordable Cities in the World</h1> <div class="nostylelist" style="padding-left:290px"> <img src="pics/globe.jpg" width="132" border="0"><br><br> <ul> <li>1-London England </li> <li>2-Oslo Norway</li> <li>3-Dublin Ireland </li> <li>4-Copenhagen Denmark </li> <li>5-New York </li> </ul> <br/> <br/> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2346121780353164"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-07-20: most affordable google_ad_channel = "6054450125"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "000000"; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src= "http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </div> </body> </html>