Burlington, Iowa
Cost of living: 14.3% below national average
City population: 24,974
Median household income: $47,540
Median home value: $93,200
Unemployment rate: 6.9%
Located on the Mississippi River, Burlington is a small and friendly town, perfect for raising a family or spending your golden years. The main employers in the area include Great River Health System and American Ordnance, an ammunition manufacturer for the U.S. army.
Burlington residents pay around the same amount for healthcare costs while utilities cost 12 percent more than the U.S. average. But don’t let that fool you. The cheap housing cost is what truly makes the difference here. These are 35 percent below the national average, with rents almost 40 percent cheaper than what the average American has to shell out.
The average income might be 28 percent below the national average but the 60 percent discount on median home values well than makes it up for it.
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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 ,