Louisville, KY
Thriving startup and entrepreneurial communities. Variety of neighborhoods to match your personality for a decent price. Enough music, theater, food, etc. offerings to keep things interesting.
Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
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Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
#102New Orleans, LA - One of the most unique cities in the world, one long party, relatively inexpensive, and a burgeoning startup hub: http://www.fastcompany.com/3001140/big-easiest-place-build-s...
Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
#103Detroit. Maybe the cheapest real-estate in the country, and still a major city with folks to date, bars, an NHL, NFL, and MLB team. A burgeoning tech scene, and East Lansing and Ann Arbor (home of Michigan State and UofM, respectively) are a couple hours drive in a state where that's not a big deal to most people, even once or twice a week.
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#104Chicago, IL. The neighborhoods in the north side, say north of wrigleyville, are very interesting culturally. Housing and other costs of living are low and it is still an urban center with all the amenities you'd expect from one such.
+1 -- Chicago is top 5 in startup/vc activity, has a number of big/successful tech companies -- groupon, orbitz, 37s, Braintree, etc. Google has nearly 3000 people there (including the 2500 or so from Motorola mobility). There is an active tech community lots of events meet ups, two top 10 national universities and 4 other large universities.
There are some expensive neighborhoods but also many cheap ones that are super fun if you are young and don't have kids or care about school quality.
Public transport here is ok - very extensive systems but some lines are pretty slow. Culturally we have everything you would expect of a very large city - great restaurants, museums, music, etc.
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#105Missoula, MT. Recently started up a non-standard publishing company there, and the culture is stellar, it's a college town (full of culture and young people doing fun stuff), very low cost of living (rented a massive house with a bar/cafe in the basement for about $1400/month), and zero sales tax. Quality of life is best I've found anywhere in the US (and I've been to all contiguous 48 states several times, looking f…
What about the weather? Seems like a wonderful place in Summer, but frighteningly cold in Winter. (Both my wife and I are from warm places.)
Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
#106Greenville, SC It's a perfect blend of small/big town atmosphere. The downtown has won awards and you can live right next to everything for rather cheap. I rented a 3 bedroom apartment on Main Street for around $1200 a month and ended up making money on rent through renting out the extra rooms. It has an incubator, code school, and lively coworking space and a ton of great restaurants. You also have a few colleges on…
I've spent tons of time in Greenville. The wholly-walkable downtown hosts lots of restaurants (recommended: The Lazy Goat), coffee shops, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, and an extensive park along the river. Local breweries, nearby colleges - everything you'd expect from a small city renaissance, but Greenville's started 10 years early and is pretty well along now.
My wife and I are thinking about moving to Greenville. Would you recommend a particular town? We liked travelers rest. Any complaints about the area?
Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
#107Miami, FL. You can get an apartment with a water view for $1K, or by a house off the water for $100K. This is not as cheap as the middle-of-nowhere destinations others have suggested, but offers vibrant culture, nightlife, and sun.
Has the RE market changed that much in 6 years? Last time I was in Miami (2007 I think), all the houses for sale off the water were $400k+. The ones near or on the water were at least hovering around a million.
Yeah, housing prices dropped about 50% between 2007 and 2008.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
#108Miami, FL. You can get an apartment with a water view for $1K, or by a house off the water for $100K. This is not as cheap as the middle-of-nowhere destinations others have suggested, but offers vibrant culture, nightlife, and sun.
In what area of Miami is that? Especially there is no way to buy a house for $100k in a decent neighborhood.
Who said anything about decent neighborhood?
Look at craigslist. :)
Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
#109San Diego. Not sure about the dating pool (I am an immigrant and can't see myself with someone not from my country, so never tried) bit, but you are definitely very well off in terms of quality of life. Amazing infrastructure, access to lovely beaches, great weather all year round etc. Cost of living is slightly better than the Bay Area but still high on an absolute scale.
I live in San Diego and nothing about it fits his 'cheaply' requirement. 10% sales tax, high rents, food is expensive, on and on. I'll agree QoL is incredibly high!
I live in Houston which a city tons of people espouse as a "Cheap" place to live and thought San Diego was incredibly inexpensive when I visited. My wife's cousin pays about $900/mo for a 2br in a midrise in the downtown area near the ocean. For a similar place in Houston you'd be paying $2000-5000/month.
Rent in Houston is only cheap if you're willing to live in the suburbs and commute 1-3 hours each way every day.
Re: Ask HN: What's the best place in the U.S. to live and work cheaply?
#110Detroit. Maybe the cheapest real-estate in the country, and still a major city with folks to date, bars, an NHL, NFL, and MLB team. A burgeoning tech scene, and East Lansing and Ann Arbor (home of Michigan State and UofM, respectively) are a couple hours drive in a state where that's not a big deal to most people, even once or twice a week.
I would liketo second Detroit. I was looking into moving into the city, currently live in Ann Arbor, and I found 2 bedroom condos for around 70k. I have a few friends who live in the city and love it. lots of tech and startups in the area especially with quicken loans in the area. Do not let the percieved crime or bankruptcy keep you away. If you are looking for cheap I think, Detroit is you best bet.