Best Places to Live? (And Affordable — Not Bay Area)
By Barbara E. Hernandez
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 at 2:35 pm in House Hunt.
MSN Real Estate came out with their version of the 10 Best Bargain Real Estate markets. The list is as (yawn!) follows:
1. Wichita, Kan.
2. Omaha, Neb. — Council Bluffs, Iowa
3. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.
4. Madison, Wis.
5. San Antonio
6. Indianapolis
7. Pittsburgh
8. Dallas-Fort Worth
9. Tulsa, Okla.
Sense a theme? Yes, all places you would never, ever live. But they’re cheap!
Picture above is of Wichita at night. Maybe it’s not all bad?
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July 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Just as a cross-reference, people may want to check out CNN Money’s list of Best Places to Live in 2007:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/top100/
July 11th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Seems pretty snobby of you to say they are places “you’d never live.” Harrisburg/Carlisle is very liveable. Dallas has everything the Bay area has and more (including REAL summers without brownouts or brown skies). As does San Antonio, which is one of the most culturally rich places to live in the nation. You should try living in these places before you decide that they’re unliveable. (I grew up in Harrisburg, went to college in Carlisle; lived 3 years in San Antonio. So yes, I DO know what I’m talking about!)
July 11th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Sorry, Terry, I’m a native Californian. You have to excuse how we believe this is the best place on earth. I have lived in Washington, Cambridge, Mass., Bellingham, Wash. and Palm Springs. I also spent some time in Philadelphia and Houston — and that East Coast/Texas humidity killed me.