Cost per Square Foot: Top 5 Places to Live by State
Alabama: 1. Vredenburgh Town 2. Boligee Town 3. Beatrice Town 4. Lockhart Town 5. Glen Allen Town Alaska: 1. Scammon Bay City 2. Goodnews Bay City 3. Sheldon Point (Nunam Iqua) City 4. Tanacross 5. Atmautluak Arizona: 1. Santa Rosa 2. Rough Rock 3. Burnside 4. Shongopovi 5. Chinle Arkansas: 1. Banks Town 2. Anthonyville Town 3. Blue Mountain Town 4. Buckner City 5. Fargo Town California: 1. Bluewater 2. Searles Valley 3. Fellows 4. South Taft 5. Bombay Beach Colorado: 1. Hartman Town 2. Campo Town 3. Moffat Town 4. Pritchett Town 5. Vilas Town Connecticut: 1. Blue Hills 2. Plainfield Village 3. Poquonock Bridge 4. South Windham 5. Danielson Borough Delaware: 1. Ellendale Town 2. Blades Town 3. Little Creek Town 4. Leipsic Town 5. Greenwood Town Florida: 1. Ocean Breeze Park Town 2. Noma Town 3. Jennings Town 4. Greenville Town 5. Paxton Town Georgia: 1. Ellenton Town 2. Coleman City 3. Midville City 4. Pineview Town 5. Oconee City Hawaii: 1. Schofield Barracks 2. Paauilo 3. Naalehu 4. Nanawale Estates 5. Pahala Idaho: 1. Castleford City 2. Pierce City 3. Bancroft City 4. Minidoka City 5. Bovill City Illinois: 1. Fidelity Village 2. Metcalf Village 3. West Point Village 4. Garrett Village 5. Ripley Village Indiana: 1. Ambia Town 2. Alamo Town 3. Newberry Town 4. Salamonia Town 5. Crane Town Iowa: 1. Havelock City 2. Davis City 3. Marathon City 4. Bridgewater City 5. McIntire City Kansas: 1. Munden City 2. Formoso City 3. Lebanon City 4. Mahaska City 5. Virgil City Kentucky: 1. St. Charles City 2. Wheatcroft City 3. McRoberts 4. Blaine City 5. Lynch City Louisiana: 1. Clarks Village 2. Tullos Town 3. Waterproof Town 4. Lucky Village 5. Rodessa Village Maine: 1. Milo 2. Milo Town 3. Eastport City 4. Van Buren Town 5. Van Buren Maryland: 1. Stockton 2. Kitzmiller Town 3. Midland Town 4. Lonaconing Town 5. Smith Island Massachusetts: 1. Orange 2. Athol 3. Orange Town 4. Athol Town 5. Millers Falls Michigan: 1. Ahmeek Village 2. Alpha Village 3. Carp Lake Township 4. Hubbell 5. Republic Minnesota: 1. Arco City 2. Beardsley City 3. Boyd City 4. Ceylon City 5. Dundee City Mississippi: 1. Glendora Village 2. Falcon Town 3. Doddsville Town 4. Crosby Town 5. Gunnison Town Missouri: 1. Parnell City 2. Sumner Town 3. Spickard City 4. Wilson City 5. Elmo City Montana: 1. Opheim Town 2. Saco Town 3. Azure 4. Plevna Town 5. Ekalaka Town Nebraska: 1. Riverton Village 2. Alexandria Village 3. Ohiowa Village 4. Ruskin Village 5. Dawson Village Nevada: 1. McDermitt 2. Gabbs City 3. McGill 4. Owyhee 5. Schurz New Hampshire: 1. Berlin City 2. Lisbon 3. Lancaster Town 4. Newport 5. Newport Town New Jersey: 1. Camden City 2. Woodlynne Borough 3. Cedar Glen Lakes 4. Cedarville 5. Laurel Lake New Mexico: 1. Navajo 2. Twin Lakes 3. Pueblo Pintado 4. Chilili 5. Nageezi New York: 1. Edwards Village 2. Cherry Creek Village 3. Antwerp Village 4. Canaseraga Village 5. De Kalb Town North Carolina: 1. Elrod 2. East Laurinburg Town 3. Boardman Town 4. Roxobel Town 5. Dobbins Heights Town North Dakota: 1. Lehr City 2. Noonan City 3. Zeeland City 4. Columbus City 5. Portal City Ohio: 1. Belmore Village 2. Hemlock Village 3. Holloway Village 4. Irondale Village 5. Summerfield Village Oklahoma: 1. Shamrock Town 2. Manchester Town 3. Tupelo City 4. Carter Town 5. Hanna Town Oregon: 1. Brooks 2. Unity City 3. Seneca City 4. Jordan Valley City 5. Monument City Pennsylvania: 1. Braddock Borough 2. Gilberton Borough 3. Mahanoy City Borough 4. Shenandoah Borough 5. Ehrenfeld Borough Rhode Island: 1. Central Falls City 2. Pawtucket City 3. Ashaway 4. Warwick City 5. Bradford South Carolina: 1. Willington 2. Mountville 3. Mount Carmel 4. Gayle Mill 5. Clarks Hill South Dakota: 1. Java Town 2. Brandt Town 3. Spring Creek 4. Pierpont Town 5. Frankfort City Tennessee: 1. Oakdale Town 2. Iron City 3. Toone Town 4. Palmer Town 5. Rives Town Texas: 1. Dodson Town 2. Pyote Town 3. Del Mar Heights 4. Bigfoot 5. Hilltop Utah: 1. Tselakai Dezza 2. Montezuma Creek 3. Aneth 4. Whiterocks 5. Navajo Mountain Vermont: 1. Island Pond 2. Troy Town 3. Derby Line Village 4. Coventry Town 5. Canaan Town Virginia: 1. St. Charles Town 2. Clinchco Town 3. Pocahontas Town 4. Cleveland Town 5. Keokee Washington: 1. Satus 2. Malden Town 3. Hartline Town 4. Lamont Town 5. Starbuck Town West Virginia: 1. Davy Town 2. Anawalt Town 3. Northfork Town 4. Gary City 5. Matoaka Town Wisconsin: 1. Kennan Village 2. Clinton Town 3. La Farge Village 4. Bloomington Village 5. Owen City Wyoming: 1. Midwest Town 2. Osage 3. Opal Town 4. Superior Town 5. Hanna Town
Best Places. Cheapest Place to Live. Cost of Living by State. Best Towns. Top Cities. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.
Cost per Square Foot: Top 5 Counties to Live by State
Alabama: 1. Perry County 2. Wilcox County 3. Crenshaw County 4. Lowndes County 5. Geneva County Alaska: 1. Wade Hampton Census Area 2. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 3. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 4. Aleutians East Borough 5. Aleutians West Census Area Arizona: 1. Apache County 2. Greenlee County 3. Graham County 4. Navajo County 5. Cochise County Arkansas: 1. Lafayette County 2. Woodruff County 3. Dallas County 4. Clay County 5. Nevada County California: 1. Modoc County 2. Yuba County 3. Kern County 4. Glenn County 5. Kings County Colorado: 1. Kiowa County 2. Baca County 3. Sedgwick County 4. Bent County 5. Crowley County Connecticut: 1. Windham County 2. New London County 3. Tolland County 4. Litchfield County 5. Hartford County Delaware: 1. Kent County 2. Sussex County 3. New Castle County Florida: 1. Hamilton County 2. Madison County 3. Holmes County 4. Calhoun County 5. Lafayette County Georgia: 1. Taliaferro County 2. Stewart County 3. Telfair County 4. Randolph County 5. Atkinson County Hawaii: 1. Hawaii County 2. Kauai County 3. Maui County 4. Honolulu County Idaho: 1. Bear Lake County 2. Butte County 3. Shoshone County 4. Caribou County 5. Minidoka County Illinois: 1. Pulaski County 2. Alexander County 3. White County 4. Hardin County 5. Greene County Indiana: 1. Blackford County 2. Sullivan County 3. Jay County 4. Randolph County 5. Vermillion County Iowa: 1. Pocahontas County 2. Wayne County 3. Taylor County 4. Van Buren County 5. Adams County Kansas: 1. Jewell County 2. Elk County 3. Chautauqua County 4. Comanche County 5. Washington County Kentucky: 1. Leslie County 2. Fulton County 3. Letcher County 4. Owsley County 5. Harlan County Louisiana: 1. East Carroll Parish 2. Winn Parish 3. Tensas Parish 4. Madison Parish 5. West Carroll Parish Maine: 1. Aroostook County 2. Piscataquis County 3. Washington County 4. Somerset County 5. Franklin County Maryland: 1. Allegany County 2. Baltimore City County 3. Somerset County 4. Garrett County 5. Dorchester County Massachusetts: 1. Berkshire County 2. Franklin County 3. Hampden County 4. Worcester County 5. Hampshire County Michigan: 1. Gogebic County 2. Ontonagon County 3. Keweenaw County 4. Iron County 5. Houghton County Minnesota: 1. Traverse County 2. Lac qui Parle County 3. Kittson County 4. Norman County 5. Lincoln County Mississippi: 1. Quitman County 2. Tallahatchie County 3. Holmes County 4. Wilkinson County 5. Noxubee County Missouri: 1. Worth County 2. Mercer County 3. Knox County 4. Sullivan County 5. Schuyler County Montana: 1. Prairie County 2. Carter County 3. Wibaux County 4. McCone County 5. Garfield County Nebraska: 1. Boyd County 2. Blaine County 3. Loup County 4. Keya Paha County 5. Hayes County Nevada: 1. Mineral County 2. White Pine County 3. Lincoln County 4. Lander County 5. Pershing County New Hampshire: 1. Coos County 2. Sullivan County 3. Cheshire County 4. Belknap County 5. Grafton County New Jersey: 1. Cumberland County 2. Salem County 3. Camden County 4. Gloucester County 5. Burlington County New Mexico: 1. Harding County 2. De Baca County 3. Union County 4. Lea County 5. Hidalgo County New York: 1. Allegany County 2. Cattaraugus County 3. St. Lawrence County 4. Chautauqua County 5. Chenango County North Carolina: 1. Northampton County 2. Bertie County 3. Hertford County 4. Richmond County 5. Tyrrell County North Dakota: 1. Slope County 2. Grant County 3. Sheridan County 4. Burke County 5. Hettinger County Ohio: 1. Harrison County 2. Meigs County 3. Monroe County 4. Noble County 5. Belmont County Oklahoma: 1. Harmon County 2. Alfalfa County 3. Tillman County 4. Ellis County 5. Greer County Oregon: 1. Wheeler County 2. Gilliam County 3. Lake County 4. Sherman County 5. Harney County Pennsylvania: 1. McKean County 2. Venango County 3. Jefferson County 4. Greene County 5. Schuylkill County Rhode Island: 1. Kent County 2. Providence County 3. Washington County 4. Bristol County 5. Newport County South Carolina: 1. Allendale County 2. Lee County 3. Marlboro County 4. Williamsburg County 5. Hampton County South Dakota: 1. McPherson County 2. Miner County 3. Corson County 4. Campbell County 5. Sanborn County Tennessee: 1. Grundy County 2. Hancock County 3. Van Buren County 4. Lake County 5. Wayne County Texas: 1. King County 2. La Salle County 3. Dickens County 4. Hall County 5. Kent County Utah: 1. Millard County 2. Emery County 3. Piute County 4. Uintah County 5. Sevier County Vermont: 1. Essex County 2. Orleans County 3. Caledonia County 4. Rutland County 5. Orange County Virginia: 1. Covington City County 2. Buchanan County 3. Lee County 4. Dickenson County 5. Lunenburg County Washington: 1. Garfield County 2. Lincoln County 3. Columbia County 4. Adams County 5. Grays Harbor County West Virginia: 1. McDowell County 2. Calhoun County 3. Wyoming County 4. Webster County 5. Fayette County Wisconsin: 1. Clark County 2. Iron County 3. Ashland County 4. Lafayette County 5. Rusk County Wyoming: 1. Niobrara County 2. Weston County 3. Big Horn County 4. Goshen County 5. Carbon County
Best Places. Cheapest Place to Live. Cost of Living by State. Best Towns. Top Cities. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.