Comments on: 10 Best Metro Areas to Live For Less

By: John Z Wetmore

John Z Wetmore — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:38:41 +0000

A major factor to consider is how walkable the place is. The website
http://www.walkscore.com/
has rankings for the 40 biggest cities. For smaller cities, plug in an address near where you want to live and see what kind of Walk Score it has. Is there stuff nearby to walk to, or will you have to drive everytime you go out your front door?

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:32:03 +0000

Honestly, not really sure how Columbia made this list. Its an OK city, but I don’t think it is what you are looking for. Charleston is a great city although its pricey, Greenville is great (of course a bias), but definitely does not have the size of the cities in your list. Asheville is a fantastic city with a great art and music backing, but again lacks the size of the metro type city.

From the list above, Houston is a great city and I think Utah would be my second choice for the mountains mostly.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:51:13 +0000

Interesting list. There are a few places I’ve stayed in for a while and prob wouldn’t make my top 10 (Ogden and Columbia, SC).
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By: Simply Life

Simply Life — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:25:54 +0000

That’s great to know – so many places I have yet to see!
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By: pen

pen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:31 +0000

Columbia is a great little city! But, honestly, I would go to almost any of those cities that would get me out of the south.

Love your blog, by the way! And, if you see a tall brunette slowly dying out on the Philly Marathon course, that will be me.

By: caroline

caroline — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:15:27 +0000

Living in MD now…those mountains in Utah look fantastic!!
p.s. from Sc originally–and Columbia is a nice place to live, although I would vote Charleston over Columbia
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