Here Are The 17 Cheapest Yet Great Places To Live In Minnesota
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Jo Magliocco
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We’ve talked about towns with the best cost of living along with the most safe, family-friendly, retirement friendly, and even the smartest towns in the state. Now it’s time to combine some of our favorites and bring you this list of the cheapest – yet all around greatest places to live. We went through the top 100 places to live in MN ranked in livability by AreaVibes, and found the ones that also scored in the top for lowest cost of living. Did your town make the cut?
Spring Valley has amazingly low cost of living, some of the lowest crime rates in the state, and good schools, making it an all-around wonderful place to call home!
St. Peter has amazing amenities, low crime rates, good schools, and affordable housing. The cost of living is 6.8% less than the MN average!
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With high employment rates, amazing schools, extremely low crime rates, and a low cost of living to boot, Plainview is a cheap, yet wonderful place to settle down. The cost of living is a surprising 4.4% below the national average.
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Sauk Rapids gets "A" ratings for amenities, low crime rates, and education along with cost of living!
Sleepy Eye ranked #40 for livability in the entire state and scored highly for education, employment, amenities and having a low cost of living.
Aside from its low cost of living, Rushford has extremely low crime rates and top-notch schools!
Chatfield has "A+" rankings for overall cost of living and offers low crime, amazing schools, high employment rates, and low housing costs.
Owatonna has good schools and amazing amenities for those looking for a new place to live. The housing isn't always the cheapest but it averages out with over living costs to keep overall expenses low.
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Moorhead is a beautiful city with amazing amenities, low crime rates, and "A" rated schools. Moorhead ranked 31st in the state for livability.
Waseca offers low crime rates, good schools, many amenities, and a cost of living that's 12.3% less than the MN average.
North Mankato offers a good education numerous amenities, great employment rates and housing costs, and is ranked #22 in the state for livability.
"A+" ratings for amenities and cost of living are just the start with New Ulm! Fun culture, low crime rates, and good schools round out the list.
Winona has amazing amenities, beautiful land, and low crime rates. They also have top-rated schools and decent housing prices.
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Byron has low crime rates but most notably an "A+" ranking for education. Not only that, but the employment rate is among the highest, and the housing costs are among the lowest!
Ranked #12 in the state for livability and with some of the lowest crime rates around, Kasson is an amazing place to call home.
La Crescent is probably the most well-rounded city in MN. There are many amenities, good schools, high employment rates, and low housing costs, making it the 7th most livable place in MN.
Surprisingly, one of MN's largest cities also gets an "A+" for cost of living. The amenities of living in the city are phenomenal and the schools are also "A" rated! Rochester is definitely the most affordable and balanced city in the state, and the cost of living is 8.2% less than the national average.
Would you consider moving to one of these towns in Minnesota?
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