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07-08-2011, 12:28 PM
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Location: now nyc
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Where in the USA can you get a luxury 6+ bedroom house for the lowest price??
And how much would it cost in that region?
Of course cost of living varies per state, blah blah blah; this question is more asked out of curiousity.
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07-08-2011, 03:36 PM
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Location: Omaha, NE
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Originally Posted by LongIslandPerson
And how much would it cost in that region?
Of course cost of living varies per state, blah blah blah; this question is more asked out of curiousity.
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I'll hazard a guess and say either the newer suburbs of Phoenix (Surprise, Gilbert, etc) or Las Vegas, Nevada. I couldn't give you a price quote, though. |
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07-08-2011, 04:10 PM
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Location: Syracuse
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07-08-2011, 04:17 PM
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Location: now nyc
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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod
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Um, that doesn't require a multi-million dollar renovation! 
My fault, should've included that!
But those are some low taxes, only $3,000
Oh, i'm sorry, i didn't click on the other links. Thank you for your inquiry. |
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07-08-2011, 04:39 PM
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Location: Syracuse
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07-08-2011, 06:07 PM
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Location: Pueblo - Colorado's Second City
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Pueblo, Colorado is the second cheapest place in the country to buy a home.
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07-08-2011, 07:07 PM
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Location: West Michigan
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Originally Posted by Josseppie
Pueblo, Colorado is the second cheapest place in the country to buy a home.
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No it isn't. There are a LOT of places that are cheaper to buy a place than Pueblo. Maybe second cheapest in CO, but not the US. |
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07-08-2011, 09:27 PM
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Location: Pueblo - Colorado's Second City
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Originally Posted by Bydand
No it isn't. There are a LOT of places that are cheaper to buy a place than Pueblo. Maybe second cheapest in CO, but not the US.
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Business week would disagree with you.
The Pueblo metropolitan statistical area in southeastern Colorado is a regional transportation and retail center. Major employers include the Parkview Medical Center, public schools, and county government, according to the Pueblo Economic Development Corp. The cost of living in the area is the second lowest in the U.S., mostly due to low housing costs, which C2ER estimates are nearly 30 percent lower than the national average.
The link: The 25 Cheapest Cities in the U.S.: No. 2 Cheapest Place to Live: Pueblo, Colo., area - BusinessWeek |
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07-09-2011, 06:04 AM
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Location: West Michigan
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Originally Posted by Josseppie
Business week would disagree with you.
The Pueblo metropolitan statistical area in southeastern Colorado is a regional transportation and retail center. Major employers include the Parkview Medical Center, public schools, and county government, according to the Pueblo Economic Development Corp. The cost of living in the area is the second lowest in the U.S., mostly due to low housing costs, which C2ER estimates are nearly 30 percent lower than the national average.
The link: The 25 Cheapest Cities in the U.S.: No. 2 Cheapest Place to Live: Pueblo, Colo., area - BusinessWeek |
Ah... but this is different than you initially posted. You posted that it was the second cheapest place to buy a house, not second cheapest in COL which is totally different.
But when you look at something more than a magazine article and try real numbers for different places you can very quickly prove the article wrong. I only looked at 3 different cities this morning along with Pueblo, the numbers are:
Pueblo: COL is 93.7% of the national average and average housing costs $118,700
Grand Rapids, MI: COL is 86.5% and average housing $117,400
Lansing, MI: COL is 85.3% and average housing is $98,400
Abilene, TX: COL is 83.3% and average housing is $92,900
All of which are lower housing cost AND lower cost of living than Pueblo. Lansing and Abilene are about the same size as Pueblo, with Grand Rapids being almost double in size. With anything more than a 2 minute search, I am sure somebody could list dozens of places that have both a lower cost of living AND lower average housing prices than Pueblo has.
Business week is wrong. It might have been second lowest out of the small number of cities they bothered looking at, or second lowest using whatever matrix they used, but for what information given (COL and Housing) it isn't even close.
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07-09-2011, 10:50 AM
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Location: New Orleans, United States
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bydand
Ah... but this is different than you initially posted. You posted that it was the second cheapest place to buy a house, not second cheapest in COL which is totally different.
But when you look at something more than a magazine article and try real numbers for different places you can very quickly prove the article wrong. I only looked at 3 different cities this morning along with Pueblo, the numbers are:
Pueblo: COL is 93.7% of the national average and average housing costs $118,700
Grand Rapids, MI: COL is 86.5% and average housing $117,400
Lansing, MI: COL is 85.3% and average housing is $98,400
Abilene, TX: COL is 83.3% and average housing is $92,900
All of which are lower housing cost AND lower cost of living than Pueblo. Lansing and Abilene are about the same size as Pueblo, with Grand Rapids being almost double in size. With anything more than a 2 minute search, I am sure somebody could list dozens of places that have both a lower cost of living AND lower average housing prices than Pueblo has.
Business week is wrong. It might have been second lowest out of the small number of cities they bothered looking at, or second lowest using whatever matrix they used, but for what information given (COL and Housing) it isn't even close.
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Where did you find your COL info?
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