Pittsburg, Kan.
Cost of living: 19.4% below U.S. average
City population: 20,171
Median household income: $34,956
Median home value: $88,500
Unemployment rate: 4.4%
The award for the cheapest of the cheapest small town in the United States goes to Pittsburg, Kan., according to the analysis performed by C2ER’s Cost of Living Index.
Just a two-hour drive from Kansas City on Route 69, Pittsburg offers an urban-suburban mixed feel as it is home to numerous restaurants, bars, parks and coffee shops but these are all less crowded than the ones in bigger cities.
In its earlier days, the town was known for its coal industry. Nowadays, the presence of the Pittsburg State University has turned it into an educational and cultural hub. Actor Gary Busey and Brian Moorman, retired two-time Pro Bowl punter for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills are among the former alumni of Pittsburg University.
The average income in Pittsburg is $31,000 less than the U.S. median income but the $152,000 cheaper median home prices more than compensate for that. Housing expenses are 37.2 below the national average and residents here pay less for many other things, including a visit to the doctor or to the beauty parlor.
2 thoughts on “12 Cheapest Small Towns to Live In the United States”
When Donald Trump was our president, everything was great! Living was easy, no worries of war and gas was nice and low. The border was safe and was getting safer knowing a wall was being put up. Trump had men behind him that protected this country and we knew it. This president couldn’t wait to stop the wall from being completed and he’s letting in all the illegals good and bad. No one is safe because some are sick with disease and hundreds of thousands are coming from all different countries. He has to stop this! He’s ruining our beautiful America. He wants to give them medicare and social security and insurance and yet our vets that fought for this country can’t get help. He needs to go. Fairfield, Ct.
I only live 40 or so miles east of Pittsburg Kansas and really never thought too much it .JUST PASSING THROUGH IT SEEMS TO BE A NICE TOWN ,