It is so difficult to find a house anywhere in the US that you can truly live car free for less than $750k. It seriously depressing as I do my research. These house locations are right on the fringe of requiring a car to get around besides the top 3.
Take a look at Portland OR too! Me and my wife work remote, and for us, Portland was the clear choice. World class nature and parks, mild weather, some of the best bike infrastructure in the US, and the only city left on the west coast where the median home is still under 500k (although only barely!). Public transportation punches above its weight for a city of its size, and it also has nearly 30 neighborhoods with walk scores of over 80 which is amazing for the size of city. Its also a great foodie city, with an amazing food cart scene. We looked at all the cities in your list and could have chosen anywhere to live and we chose Portland and love it.
Portland, OR is stellar. I didn’t consider it for the list because it is a bit more expensive. I’ve been to Portland a couple of times and plan to feature it often in my channel. We parked our van and stayed in slabtown while we were there. We biked everywhere - you made a good choice 👍🏻.
@@cities4ppl It would definitely be at the edge of a 500k home budget, but there are certainly still decent options in the upper 400 range (niche says the median home price is 462k). We are renting right now on the east side, but paying the same as we were paying for a similar sized space in a nice neighborhood of Philly.
How the heck is Chicago so relatively affordable? It seems as if it would provide the most entertainment & dining options out of all the cities (with Philly a close 2nd)! Nice to see C'ville coming in at 10, I feel like it's a bit too tiny to settle down in but maybe retire?
Chicago really is an unique case. Without the brutal winters or extremely high violent crime rates in certain pockets of the city; I believe it would be as expensive as NYC or LA.
I have family in the salt lake area and though I don’t think it’s the worst place in the world, it’s really fricking expensive for what it is. I would advise most people to just bite it and go with Denver if you wanna live in the mountain west because it’s really not that much more expensive
Denver’s mountains may be a little better but they have many other issues that SLC doesn’t have like homelessness. Also Denver has quite a bit more “sprawl”.
@@Not_Salwhile I tend to agree - the same can be said for basically every city. If a city is truly cheap then it’s cheap for a reason. Even places like Houston and Phoenix are expensive now.
Pittsburgh is cheaper for a reason. Sure you could get a little better place in Pittsburgh but Philly has Pittsburgh beat in my opinion. The transit network alone, puts Philly over Pittsburgh.
I feel like you should remake this video for specifically car-free people (or families) in mind. That way StL would definitely be on it. ;]
It is so difficult to find a house anywhere in the US that you can truly live car free for less than $750k. It seriously depressing as I do my research. These house locations are right on the fringe of requiring a car to get around besides the top 3.
@@cities4ppl Thanks for replying! Yeah thats kinda what I was gettin at... I mainly just wanted to shoutout the Lou and leave a comment for ya. :P
@@StLouis-yu9iz Yeah, after watching, I'd really think specifically the CWE would score high on this list. Easily get into a 2-bed condo for
@@jimspies2775I made a whole video about STL and CWE. You should check it out!
@@StLouis-yu9izthank you for supporting me!
Take a look at Portland OR too! Me and my wife work remote, and for us, Portland was the clear choice. World class nature and parks, mild weather, some of the best bike infrastructure in the US, and the only city left on the west coast where the median home is still under 500k (although only barely!). Public transportation punches above its weight for a city of its size, and it also has nearly 30 neighborhoods with walk scores of over 80 which is amazing for the size of city. Its also a great foodie city, with an amazing food cart scene. We looked at all the cities in your list and could have chosen anywhere to live and we chose Portland and love it.
Portland, OR is stellar. I didn’t consider it for the list because it is a bit more expensive. I’ve been to Portland a couple of times and plan to feature it often in my channel. We parked our van and stayed in slabtown while we were there. We biked everywhere - you made a good choice 👍🏻.
@@cities4ppl It would definitely be at the edge of a 500k home budget, but there are certainly still decent options in the upper 400 range (niche says the median home price is 462k). We are renting right now on the east side, but paying the same as we were paying for a similar sized space in a nice neighborhood of Philly.
This list is great, But I was thinking that you could try for a real challenge. Try doing this list for houses under $150,000.
I’m always a sucker for a challenge! I just might uncover a few hidden gems.
How the heck is Chicago so relatively affordable? It seems as if it would provide the most entertainment & dining options out of all the cities (with Philly a close 2nd)! Nice to see C'ville coming in at 10, I feel like it's a bit too tiny to settle down in but maybe retire?
Chicago really is an unique case. Without the brutal winters or extremely high violent crime rates in certain pockets of the city; I believe it would be as expensive as NYC or LA.
Check out Wheeling West Virginia someday.
New Haven has to be the most underrated city on the east coast.
I agree. The only real downside is they really messed up their coast/shoreline by building a highway on it smh.
@@cities4ppl yeah, I guess there’s also less political will for highway removal like there is in bigger cities
I have family in the salt lake area and though I don’t think it’s the worst place in the world, it’s really fricking expensive for what it is. I would advise most people to just bite it and go with Denver if you wanna live in the mountain west because it’s really not that much more expensive
Denver’s mountains may be a little better but they have many other issues that SLC doesn’t have like homelessness. Also Denver has quite a bit more “sprawl”.
A lot of cities in that part of the country, you don’t really get a lot of bang for your buck. Boise is even worse in that regard.
@@Not_Salwhile I tend to agree - the same can be said for basically every city. If a city is truly cheap then it’s cheap for a reason. Even places like Houston and Phoenix are expensive now.
It would be great to see the same thing and price but with either 3 to 4 bedroom minimum to cover family sized housing.
I think every home was at least 3 to 4 bedrooms except for Worcester and Philly.
Chicago is on my short list of cities.
Yes and oughta be at the top!
Philadelphia over Pittsburgh? Really. Pittsburgh is much cheaper then Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh is cheaper for a reason. Sure you could get a little better place in Pittsburgh but Philly has Pittsburgh beat in my opinion. The transit network alone, puts Philly over Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia has better transit, is less isolated from other cities and has a stronger economy