Best Cities to Live Well and Affordably


Forbes magazine set out to find those kinds of places by studying housing affordability in the nation’s 50 largest metros, using the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

Next, it looked at the 2006 Census figures that measure quality of schools and health care, as well as presence of crime and poverty.

Finally, it relied on Sperling’s Best Places to identify the best arts and leisure destinations.

The result was a top 10 ranking of most affordable places to live well. Number 4 on that list is our very own St. Louis!
  • St. Louis. The Gateway to the West has a strong ratio of parks and restaurants to citizens, according to Sperling's, and is the 15th cheapest city in which to live, based on rankings of the top 50 cities by the Council on Community and Economic Research.

Source: Forbes, Matt Woolsey (11/07/2007)

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