Read on for
details regarding the economy, housing scenario, and crime stats of each city.
1. Rowlett, Texas
This is a Dallas
suburb. The median household income is 56% above the national average.
The crime rate is
low at 42% below average and the residents sleep peacefully in homes costing
19% less than the U.S. average. You’ll find one home for every 164 persons in
the city. Rowlett’s
unemployment rate is 6.3% which is 12.5% below the average in the country.
2. Idaho Falls,
Idaho
The city of Idaho
Falls was called Eagle Rock till 1891. This city stands out with respect to the
cost of living which is 12 points below average. This is above all the cities
in the list. The crime rate is 5% lower than the average, and the median home
price is 37% lower than the national average. There’s one marketable home for
every 92 persons. The median household income is 13% below the nation’s
average. The unemployment rate at 5.6% is 22% below the average in the country.
3. Cedar Park,
Texas
Cedar Park near
Austin has a lower crime rate than any of the small cities in my list - 51%
below the nation’s average. The median home price is 30% above the U.S. average
and the median household income is 34% above average. There’s one house up for
sale for each group of 182 people, so it may be more difficult to find homes
here than in other cities on the list. The employment rate is second-lowest at
28% below the average in the country.
4. Noblesville,
IND.
Noblesville, near
Indianapolis lies in the center of the nation’s Corn Belt. This small city has
a crime rate 38% below average. This comes at a premium with the cost of living
being 7 points above average. However, the median household income is also 27%
above average. The median home price is 6% lower than the national average, and
the market has one home per 84 people. As far as unemployment goes, it’s 11% below
average at 6.4%.
5.
Hendersonville, Tenn.
The Nashville,
Tenn. suburb of Hendersonville has a median household income which is 18% above
the national average. Cost of living is 8 points lower than the average. The
crime scene is much lower, at 37% below the national average. Regarding
housing, the median home price is 25% above average, and there’s one marketable
home for every 101 people. Unemployment rate is 9.7% below average at 6.5%.
6. Mansfield,
Texas
This is a Fort
Worth suburb in Texas and is equidistant from Dallas. It’s possibly one of the
most competitive real estate markets with one home up for sale for each group
of 239 people. Prices of homes are 12% over the nation’s average. There’s a low
crime rate at 43% below average and the cost of living is 3% above average. In
Mansfield, the median household income is pretty good at 74% above average. There’s
an impressive unemployment rate of 5.4% which is 25% below average. The median
home price is 7% lower than the national average and on an average, for every
127 people, there’s one home up for sale.
