Favorite affordable small to midsized cities that are under the radar. (real estate, 2013)

[Podo944]

Tried the search feature but no luck.

So for those familiar with smaller to midsized cities (I'm thinking under 100k for sure, better yet 10 to 50K population) that seem to get overlooked, what are your favorites?
Anywhere U.S.A but not in the top tier of expensive, (like coastal California)

P.s. Any climate, but would likely avoid extreme heat and humidity like Houston or the deep south because my asthma doesn't like it much. Snow is fine.

[bobspez]

I retired to Howell, NJ, population 52,000. It ticks all your boxes. Plus it's just 10 miles from the ocean, about 50 miles south of NYC. Climate is a bit milder than NYC.

[Podo944]

Originally Posted by bobspez

I retired to Howell, NJ, population 52,000. It ticks all your boxes. Plus it's just 10 miles from the ocean, about 50 miles south of NYC. Climate is a bit milder than NYC.

Interesting, I never think of New Jersey. I'll have to look that up.

[ckhthankgod]

Corning NY comes to mind. Affordable, has a Fortune 500 company(Corning Incorporated), it is right by the Finger Lakes, has been recognized for its Downtown and things to do for its size. Has about 11,000 within the "city", with some suburban communities/villages around it that possibly doubles the population in the immediate area. It has a couple of pretty big museums, an orchestra, festivals and more as well.

https://www.corningfingerlakes.com/

https://www.iloveny.com/blog/post/48...in-corning-ny/

https://urbancorning.com/

https://www.gafferdistrict.com/
https://www.planning.org/greatplaces...rketstreet.htm


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EraE9BXGBjY

https://www.corning.com/emea/en.html

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Co...!4d-77.0546903

[ChrisMT]

Carson City, Nevada or other smaller towns in Northern Nevada.

Not sure if our real estate in Carson City is considered affordable any longer...the RE market has blown-up, but that seems to be the case all over the country. Most amenities here are reasonably priced.

It's definitely not humid here and the dry heat is not too bad for a month or so in the summer when we get our 90+ weather....there usually is afternoon wind that cools the evenings down. Idk about asthma, my daughter suffers from it and lives here without too many issues. There can be a great deal of pollen here sometimes from the conifers in the Sierra on down to the sage and desert bitterbrush. Not many bugs here though

Population is around 55,000.

Here is a travel website for Carson City: https://visitcarsoncity.com/

[Citykid3785]

Greenville, SC

Cheap, close to mountains and oceans

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Citykid3785

Greenville, SC

Cheap, close to mountains and oceans

Is Greenville "under the radar"? It seems like it is pretty well known now.

[ckhthankgod]

I'll throw out another small NY city/area. Here's a thread about it: https://www.city-data.com/forum/new-...secret-ny.html

[Mr BLT]

Hendersonville, NC ... Lynchburg VA ??

Originally Posted by Citykid3785

Greenville, SC

Cheap, close to mountains and oceans

Greenville is far from under the radar..... its almost getting to the point of being overhyped.

[Podo944]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

I'll throw out another small NY city/area. Here's a thread about it: https://www.city-data.com/forum/new-...secret-ny.html

Interesting, New York, New Jersey and the mid Atlantic area are places I never think about much.
Years ago I did visit Asbuty Park once while on a Springsteen pilgrimage with my first husband, and a friend from Long Island took us on a whirlwind tour for a day in NYC. It was fun.