Fresno: one of 13 cities where you can live comfortably for < $60/year (Madera: mortgage, homes)

[MtnSurfer]

13 Cities Where You Can Live Comfortably On Less Than $60,000 A Year

The is an interesting list of options. I wasn't expecting to see CA in it. Although we do have more affordable areas in certain parts of the state.

If you had $60K to live on which would you pick? Or would it be somewhere else?

Columbus, OH
Fresno, CA
San Antonio, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Tulsa, OK
Memphis, TN
Louisville, KY
Las Vegas, NV
Tucson, AZ
Wichita, KS
Albuquerque, NM
Detroit, MI
El Paso, TX

Granted folks who bought homes a long time ago or have no mortgage can probably live somewhere nicer, perhaps.

Derek

[JJonesIII]

If you like strip malls, chain restaurants, hot summers (consistently 90+ degrees), conservative minded people, and areas where the police won't hassle street walkers, Fresno is awesome. They also have lots of bars if you're into that.

[Mike930]

I have friends that work in Fresno who encouraged me to come there for reasonable housing. The close proximity to the sequoias was enticing, but it’s Fresno. I did some checking and found a couple of sources that said it was the third worst air quality in the country.

I called some realtors there who explained that Fresno is in a bowl-like valley that allows all the pollution to just sit there. Add in the pesticides from the agriculture industry in the area and there you have it.

One realtor told me they have an air purifier in their home so her husband can have clean air to breathe at night because he developed asthma there.

Fresno? No thanks.

[BeauCharles]

From that list I'd choose Fresno just to stay in California. I lived there for two years in the early 90s and have been around it all my life because of family. Its fine. Yeah, the air quality could be better, but its no worse than the LA basin where millions upon millions live and people rarely say anything about anymore in that regard.

People are nice, commuting is easy, restaurants are cheap and quite varied and its close to a lot of great places for weekend trips.

[JJonesIII]

Originally Posted by Mike930

I have friends that work in Fresno who encouraged me to come there for reasonable housing. The close proximity to the sequoias was enticing, but it’s Fresno. I did some checking and found a couple of sources that said it was the third worst air quality in the country.

I called some realtors there who explained that Fresno is in a bowl-like valley that allows all the pollution to just sit there. Add in the pesticides from the agriculture industry in the area and there you have it.

One realtor told me they have an air purifier in their home so her husband can have clean air to breathe at night because he developed asthma there.

Fresno? No thanks.

Yeah, that too

Central California newspaper | Madera Tribune

[Mr5150]

Originally Posted by MtnSurfer

13 Cities Where You Can Live Comfortably On Less Than $60,000 A Year

The is an interesting list of options. I wasn't expecting to see CA in it. Although we do have more affordable areas in certain parts of the state.

If you had $60K to live on which would you pick? Or would it be somewhere else?

Columbus, OH
Fresno, CA
San Antonio, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Tulsa, OK
Memphis, TN
Louisville, KY
Las Vegas, NV
Tucson, AZ
Wichita, KS
Albuquerque, NM
Detroit, MI
El Paso, TX

Granted folks who bought homes a long time ago or have no mortgage can probably live somewhere nicer, perhaps.

Derek

Looking at this list, there are no good choices.

[49erfan916]

Originally Posted by Mr5150

Looking at this list, there are no good choices.

I like Indy, San Antonio, and Vegas. Those cities are awesome in their own way. These cities are not a world-class destination but they're nice cities.

[janellen]

Tucson.............for the scenery. The Santa Catalina mountains are awesome. It's not nearly as hot as Phoenix also.








and in the winter

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Mr5150

Looking at this list, there are no good choices.

Louisville and Indy are not bad at all.

[Social Democrat]

I second Tucson!