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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

jmbar2

(6,908 posts) Mon Mar 31, 2025, 01:53 PM Mar 31

Can you recommend nice small towns with cheap rent? [View all]

I'm in a high rent area and it's killing me. I need someplace I can lead a frugal, no frills life on a fairly low social security payment. I'm thinking like $500/mo rent.

What say ye DUers? Can you recommend hidden gems?

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Can you recommend nice small towns with cheap rent? [View all] jmbar2 Mar 31 OP

Is there such a place? pandr32 Mar 31 #1

Maybe check out Macomb, Illinois waterwatcher123 Mar 31 #2

Cedar Rapids has nice-looking affordable housing jmbar2 Mar 31 #6

Check out Silver City NM or the small towns in ALBliberal Mar 31 #3

Second this. For an interesting very small, very charming town marybourg Mar 31 #7

In the US? Rent is cheap in small towns where there are no jobs and the downtows are empty storefronts ... marble falls Mar 31 #4

I graduated from UT - twice, about 30 years apart. jmbar2 Mar 31 #8

Problem could be these small towns exboyfil Mar 31 #5

Joplin Missouri Blue_playwright Apr 5 #9