Affordable Cities: 10 US Metro Areas With Underrated Livability, Walkability and Transit

"Which city should I move to?" This is a question people are increasingly asking themselves as the challenge of finding affordable living in coastal and sun belt cities continues to spiral out of reach. Now, we're all for fighting the good fight to get more housing built in the places where people want to live...but for some people, you just can't wait for solutions. Today's video is here to help!

There's a staggering difference in cost of living between the sought-after cities of California (and even skyrocketing cities like Austin and Nashville), and established, legacy cities in other parts of the US. So this video tackles the question of not only what are the most affordable places to live in the US, but where good prices intersect with things city-lovers care about: public amenities, culture, sports, walkability, bike-ability, and transit service.

This is CItyNerd's guide to the ten most underrated cities to move to in the US. Your results may vary, so let me know what you think I overrated or underrated down in the comments!

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Resources:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropo...
https://www.vox.com/22554651/india-wa...

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Image Credits:
Generic stonks graphic Video by Tomislav Jakupec from Pixabay
Equations Video by Derpy CG from Pixabay
Cheesecake Factory By Anthony92931 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
LA weather Video by William Sevilla from Pixabay
St Paul snow Image by David Mark from Pixabay
Palm Springs weather Video by VReel.co Stock Drone Video Platform from Pixabay
Ron Tonkin Field By Ryan Harvey - Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Pittsburgh Light Rail By Dllu - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Chicago loop Image by David Mark from Pixabay
Downtown LA traffic Image by Maxx Girr from Pixabay
Philadelphia Skyline for thumbnail Image by Pierre Blaché from Pixabay

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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)

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