Affordable Places to Live in the Us If You Make Under $100k

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Making six figures is the goal from the moment we leave home and strike out on our own.

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Then we find out that entry-level jobs are far less and we have to work our way up to six figures (and hopefully more!).

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It looks at the cost of living, average rents and home prices, median salaries, and the best part the quality of life because we know we can live cheap in the boonies.

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15. De Pere, Wisconsin

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14. Teays Valley, West Virginia

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13. Brandon, South Dakota

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12. Mauldin, South Carolina

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11. Dormont, Pennsylvania

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