Leaving CO... (Denver, Sterling: apartments, rent, houses)

[Gettingthehellouttahere]

I've lived in CO my whole life and now that I'm older and living on my own, it has become way too expensive.

My friend and I are thinking about moving east to a cheaper state.

I'm curious if anyone knows something about this? What states are really cheap? Did you move from CO to another state and where did you find it cheaper?

[SkyDog77]

West Virginia. It's beautiful there too. Enjoy.

[bluescreen73]

Texas is cheaper but it's a hot, humid, bug-infested hole. The Rust Belt states are more affordable, too.

[Gettingthehellouttahere]

Originally Posted by SkyDog77

West Virginia. It's beautiful there too. Enjoy.

Thank you for your response. Something to think about.

:-)

[Gettingthehellouttahere]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Texas is cheaper but it's a hot, humid, bug-infested hole. The Rust Belt states are more affordable, too.

Not a fan of Texas but thank you anyways!

:-)

[Phil P]

Lol, I'm thinking the same thing as you. I have one semester left of college, and then I think I'll move out of CO (can't say for sure though). Denver is really mediocre and lame when you look at the price tag houses have there.

The sweet spots in the US for low cost of living but good employment opportunities are in Missouri (Kansas City, St. Louis), Indiana (Indianapolis), Michigan (Grand Rapids), and Ohio (Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus), Nebraska (Omaha), and Oklahoma (OK city and Tulsa). To me, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Columbus, Kansas City, and Omaha look the most attractive.

Sure there are areas like Memphis which are cheaper, but the job situation isn't as good and their a little rougher around the edges.

[Gettingthehellouttahere]

Well unfortunately we both have a tight budget so all the states mentioned above, are the apartments cheap enough where we can share the rent without too much problem??

[jwiley]

Sorry but you are asking the wrong question. There are plenty of places, even in Colorado where the cost of living is considerably cheaper than the Denver metro area (you can get 3 bedroom houses for $600-700 a month in Sterling), the real question is where can you go that you can find a job you like and afford to start out in this world. So the question is what type of work do you want to do, and where are those jobs available?

[SkyDog77]

Originally Posted by jwiley

Sorry but you are asking the wrong question. There are plenty of places, even in Colorado where the cost of living is considerably cheaper than the Denver metro area (you can get 3 bedroom houses for $600-700 a month in Sterling), the real question is where can you go that you can find a job you like and afford to start out in this world. So the question is what type of work do you want to do, and where are those jobs available?

Yep. The issue with most inexpensive areas is lack of jobs.

[Phil P]

Originally Posted by Gettingthehellouttahere

Well unfortunately we both have a tight budget so all the states mentioned above, are the apartments cheap enough where we can share the rent without too much problem??

You'd have to check zillow for the exact details but it looks like 1 bedroom ones come for about $500 and 2 bedrooms for about $700 in those areas mentioned by me. There are ones a little cheaper as well, but maybe wouldn't be the best accommodations or location.