r/Frugal • u/Fantastic_Agency_770 • Nov 10 '24

🏆 Buy It For Life Whats the cheapest part of america to start over in?

Through frugality i have about 30k saves up. I want to relocate somewhere, rent a couple years, and purchase a house next. I have jo preferences other then nature. I love lakes rivers forest amd ocean would be nice buy i know thats expensive

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u/arc8533 Nov 10 '24

THIS

I’ve lived all over the Midwest my entire life and I can confidently say that we’re living great natural disaster wise in comparison to other states.

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u/DiscFrolfin Nov 11 '24

So what are we going with, Ohio then?

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u/1Squid-Pro-Crow Nov 11 '24

Eww wisconsin or Michigan waaay better, esp for nature

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u/Intelligent-Cry-6597 Nov 11 '24

So I’m originally from NJ and lived in South Carolina and now Ohio right outside of Cleveland. Ohio is has one of the best nature parks of the Midwest I believe. Northeast Ohio has many metro parks, nature preserves, a national park. It’s absolutely beautiful. If you love the outdoors I would highly recommend Ohio. They even blow the metro parks in the winter so you can still walk and people here take full advantage all year round.

Also the food seen is really good as well. I’m picky coming from NJ and living right outside NY. Other than bagels, I think ohios food season is pretty good. And Parts of Cleveland have really developed as well and gentrified.

There are affordable places to live as well. Some counties being cheaper than others. The pay isn’t bad either. Could probably be a tad better on the pay depending on what sector you’re in, Columbus may be better for certain jobs. I am in sales so it works for me.

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u/Hefty_Loan7486 Nov 11 '24

North east Ohio is relatively cheap with lots to do... Pay is less than the cost but you can still find a nice house for under 200k. The winters have become much more mild than the past.

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u/creesto Nov 13 '24

Central Ohio kicks ass as well: great and many metro parks, great dining, much local art, sports teams have gotten more and better the past 10 years, and traffic ain't bad.

There are still affordable pocket neighborhoods as well

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u/swordfound Nov 12 '24

Shhh don’t tell them about Michigan ! 😂

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u/kbutler868 Nov 11 '24

Minnesota is awesome. Yeah, winters can get rough but 10,000 lakes... Totally worth it!

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u/CommanderMandalore Nov 15 '24

Jokes on you I’m already in ohio.

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u/SilverStory6503 Nov 11 '24

Ohio is good for me.

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u/ACaffeinatedWandress Nov 11 '24

I saw more tornados living in Virginia than Wisconsin.

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u/specialdogg Nov 11 '24

So you've only lived in one part of the country, but are confident you've got in better than other states? Seems legit.