25 Cheapest Cities to Live in the US II 美国生活成本最低的25个城市（下）

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Oklahoma City 俄克拉荷马城

COST OF LIVING: 15.4% below U.S. average

生活费用：低于国家平均15.4％

CITY POPULATION: 643,648

城市人口：643,648

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $51,581

家庭收入中位数：51,581美元

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $148,500

房价中位数：$ 148,500

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.2%

失业率：3.2％

Housing costs run more than 28% below the national average, according to the Cost of Living Index, which include both home prices and apartment rents. And, yet, as a metro area with 1.4 million people, Oklahoma City offers a lot of big-city attractions, from a philharmonic orchestra to the National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum. At the professional sports level, the Oklahoma City Thunder remains one of the most competitive teams in the NBA.

根据生活费指数，这里的住房费用比全国低28％以上。然而，作为一个拥有140万人的都会区，俄克拉荷马市拥有许多大城市的景点，从爱乐乐团到国家垒球名人堂和博物馆。在职业体育方面，俄克拉荷马雷霆仍然是NBA最具竞争力的球队之一。

Gulfport, Mississippi 密西西比州格尔夫波特

COST OF LIVING: 15.5% below U.S. average

生活费用：低于国家平均15.5％

CITY POPULATION: 71,822

城市人口：71,822

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $37,243

家庭收入中位数：37,243美元

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $118,300

房价中位数：$ 118,300

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 4.9%

失业率：4.9％

Gulfport's white sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico, casinos, and opportunities for boating, fishing and golfing make it a magnet for tourists. The U.S. Navy's Naval Construction Battalion Center and the health-care industry are also major contributors to the local economy. Median incomes and median home values stand well below U.S. averages but unemployment is a bit high. Housing-related expenses including rents and mortgages are more than 30% below what the average American has to shell out. Denizens enjoy significant savings on transportation costs and groceries, too. Want to catch a movie? In Gulfport, you can expect to pay an average of $8.83 for a ticket. Nationally, that figure comes to $10.54.

墨西哥湾的格尔夫波特以白色沙滩、赌场、划船、钓鱼和打高尔夫球的机会，吸引着游客。美国海军的海军建设营中心和医疗保健行业也是当地经济的主要贡献者。这里的收入中位数和房屋中位数远低于美国平均水平，但失业率却很高。与住房相关的费用，包括租金和抵押贷款，比国家平均支付的费用低30％以上。居民还可以节省大量的公共交通和食品杂货费用。想看电影吗？ 在格尔夫波特电影票大约是$8.83美元， 而全国范围内，电影票平均为10.54美元。

Jonesboro, Arkansas 阿肯色州琼斯伯勒

COST OF LIVING: 16.4% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均16.4％

CITY POPULATION: 75,866

城市人口：75,866

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $44,171

家庭收入中位数：44,171美元

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $146,800

房价中位数：$ 146,800

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.6%

失业率：3.6％

The home of Arkansas State University, Jonesboro is a college town with a degree in affordability. A house costs 28.4% less than the national average, according to the Cost of Living Index. Health care is very reasonable, too. You'll save about 20%, on average, on a visit to the doctor or the dentist. A trip to the optometrist costs almost 30% less than the national average. Jonesboro's unemployment rate is below the national average.

琼斯伯勒是阿肯色州立大学的所在地，这里是最便宜的大学城之一。根据生活费指数，房屋价格比全国平均水平低28.4％。卫生保健也很合理，拜访医生或牙医平均可节省约20％，前往验光师的费用低近30％。琼斯伯勒的失业率低于全国平均水平。

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 密西西比州海蒂斯堡

COST OF LIVING: 16.4% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均16.4％

CITY POPULATION: 46,377

城市人口：46,377

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $32,009

家庭收入中位数：$ 32,009

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $104,200

房价中位数：$ 104,200

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 4.2%

失业率：4.2％

Hattiesburg is home to both the University of Southern Mississippi - Southern Miss to locals - and William Carey University, a Baptist liberal arts college. Hattiesburg is also home to the African American Military History Museum, as well as numerous other museums, galleries and theaters. Housing expenses run almost 30% below the national average. Utilities, transportation costs and health care all cost around 10% less in Hattiesburg.

哈蒂斯堡是南密西西比大学和浸信会文理学院威廉·凯里大学的所在地。 这里还是非裔美国人军事历史博物馆以及众多其他博物馆，美术馆和剧院的所在地。 住房费用都比全国平均水平低近30％。哈蒂斯堡的水电、公共交通费用和医疗保健费用均低约10％。

Sherman, Texas 德克萨斯州谢尔曼

COST OF LIVING: 16.6% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均16.6％

CITY POPULATION: 41,917

城市人口：41,917

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $44,884

家庭收入中位数：44,884美元

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $106,100

房屋价值中位数：$ 106,100

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.3%

失业率：3.3％

Top employers in this city include Tyson Foods and Texas Instruments. Finisar, which manufactures a critical part for Apple iPhones, is expanding its production capacity in Sherman, too. The overall cost of living in Sherman is almost 17% below the national average. Housing-related costs including rents and mortgages are nearly 28% cheaper in this city of not-quite 42,000 people. Costs for groceries, health care and transportation are all significantly less than what the average American pays. Utilities, however, are in line with the national average.

这个城市的主要雇主包括泰森食品和德州仪器。生产iPhone关键部件的 Finisar公司也在扩大谢尔曼的生产能力。谢尔曼的总体生活费比全国平均水平低近17％。在这个人口不到42,000，与房屋相关的费用便宜近28％。食品杂货、医疗保健和公共交通的费用都大大低于国家平均费用。但是，水电费与全国平均水平一致。

Joplin, Missouri 密苏里州乔普林

COST OF LIVING: 17.7% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均17.7％

CITY POPULATION: 52,288

城市人口：52,288

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $41,063

家庭收入中位数：$ 41,063

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $120,000

房价中位数：$ 120,000

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.1%

失业率：3.1％

It used to be that Joplin, at least to outsiders, was probably best known as a place where Depression Era bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde hid out for a time. Its two major hospitals serve a four-state area that includes Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Housing-related costs are almost 39% below the national average. Groceries and health care are comparatively cheap, as well. Utilities and transportation costs, however, run higher than the U.S. average.

乔普林曾经因大萧条时代银行抢劫大盗邦妮和克莱德曾经隐匿的地方闻名 - 至少对外地人来说是如此。这里的两家主要医院为包括堪萨斯州，俄克拉荷马州和阿肯色州在内的四个州提供服务。与住房有关的费用几乎比全国平均水平低39％。杂货和卫生保健也相对便宜。但是，水电和公共交通费用高于美国平均水平。

Wichita Falls, Texas 德克萨斯州威奇托福尔斯

COST OF LIVING: 17.7% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均17.7％

CITY POPULATION: 104,747

城市人口：104,747

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $44,285

家庭收入中位数：44,285美元

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $96,700

房屋价值中位数：$ 96,700

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.5%

失业率：3.5％

The largest employer in Wichita Falls is the United States Air Force. Wichita Falls is home to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum (admission is just $3). Housing costs run almost a third below the national average. A dozen eggs are about 16% cheaper than the national average, while shoppers save more than 40% on ground beef. Just be forewarned that this North Texas city gets HOT in summer.

威奇托福尔斯的最大雇主是美国空军。该城市是职业摔跤名人堂和博物馆的所在地（门票仅$ 3）。住房费用几乎比全国平均水平低三分之一。一打鸡蛋比全国平均价格便宜约16％，而购物者在碎牛肉上可节省40％以上。要注意的是，这个北德克萨斯州的城市在夏天很热。

Conway, Arkansas 阿肯色州康威

COST OF LIVING: 18.1% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均18.1％

CITY POPULATION: 65,782

城市人口：65,782

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $46,741

家庭收入中位数：$ 46,741

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $163,500

房价中位数：$ 163,500

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.9%

失业率：3.9％

Conway is home to a number of high-tech companies, such as digital marketing firm Acxiom, and post-secondary educational institutions, including the University of Central Arkansas. While Conway's median home value is the second-highest among the cities on this list, the figure is still below the U.S. median, and housing-related expenses, including utilities, are modest. It also has relatively low costs for health care.

康威是许多高科技公司，如数字营销公司Acxiom和包括中阿肯色大学等大专院校所在地。康威的房价低于国家的平均价，并且与住房相关的费用、包括水电也不高，医疗保健费也相对较低。

Knoxville, Tennessee 田纳西州诺克斯维尔

COST OF LIVING: 18.3% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均18.3％

CITY POPULATION: 187,347

城市人口：187,347

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $36,331

家庭收入中位数：$ 36,331

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $124,500

房价中位数：$ 124,500

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.0%

失业率：3.0％

Knoxville is notable for its affordability for everything from food to transportation, according to the Cost of Living Index. It is home to the University of Tennessee and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, but Knoxville is also the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains. The Tennessee River runs through downtown.

根据生活费指数，诺克斯维尔从食物到交通，所有的费用都很低。它是田纳西大学和女子篮球名人堂的所在地。诺克斯维尔还是通往大烟山的门户，田纳西河穿过市区。

Memphis 孟菲斯

COST OF LIVING: 19.4% below U.S. average

生活费用：低于国家平均19.4％

CITY POPULATION: 652,236

城市人口：652,236

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $38,230

家庭收入中位数：38,230美元

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $94,200

房屋价值中位数：$ 94,200

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.8%

失业率：3.8％

You can buy a home for less than $100,000, an amount that barely qualifies as a down-payment in many of the most expensive U.S. cities you could live in. Renters benefit, too. A typical apartment in Memphis rents for about one-third less than the national average. Proximity to the Mississippi River makes Memphis a hub for the shipping and transportation industries. Three Fortune 500 companies - FedEx, International Paper and AutoZone - call the city home. You'll also find numerous colleges and universities.

在这个城市可以以低于100,000美元的价格购买房屋，在可能居住的许多最昂贵的美国城市中，这笔钱几乎都不足以作为首付。在这里的典型公寓租金比全国平均水平低约三分之一。靠近密西西比河使孟菲斯成为航运和公共交通业的枢纽。联邦快递FedEx、国际纸业、AutoZone这三家财富500强公司总部都在这个城市。不仅如此，在这里还有许多大学院校。

Kalamazoo, Michigan 密歇根州卡拉马祖

COST OF LIVING: 20.4% below U.S. average

生活费用：低于国家平均20.4％

CITY POPULATION: 75,807

城市人口：75,807

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $37,438

家庭收入中位数：37,438美元

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $99,300

房屋价值中位数：$ 99,300

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.6%

失业率：3.6％

It's cheap to live in Kalamazoo, but more than 30% of the city population lives below the poverty line. That's 2.5 times the U.S. poverty rate, which stands at 12.3%. Western Michigan University, with its multiple campuses and research facilities, is a major driver of the local economy. Pfizer, the drug company, has a sizable operation in Kalamazoo, and medical equipment maker Stryker is headquartered in the city.

卡拉马祖消费水平低，超过30％的人口生活在贫困线以下。这是美国贫困率（12.3％）的2.5倍。拥有多个校园和研究设施的西密歇根大学是当地经济的主要来源。制药公司辉瑞在卡拉马祖拥有相当大规模的业务，医疗设备制造商史赛克的总部位于该市。

McAllen, Texas 德克萨斯州麦卡伦

COST OF LIVING: 22.6% below U.S. average

生活费：低于国家平均22.6％

CITY POPULATION: 142,696

城市人口：142,696

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $45,057

家庭收入中位数：$ 45,057

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $120,500

房价中位数：$ 120,500

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 6.6%

失业率：6.6％

McAllen may be a cheap place to live, but it comes at a price. The poverty rate is 25.2%, and obesity runs rampant. McAllen is the fattest city in America. On the plus side, McAllen is famous for bird watching because of its location on a major migration route. The Quinta Mazatlan, a luxury birdhouse with more than 15 acres of birding habitat.

麦卡伦可能是一个生活费比较低的地方，但这要付出一定的代价。贫困率为25.2％，肥胖人口增加速度令人惊讶，是美国最胖的城市。从好的一面来说，麦卡伦因观鸟而闻名，因为它位于主要的鸟类迁徙路线上，拥有15英亩以上观鸟栖息地的豪华禽舍 the Quinta Mazatlan。

Harlingen, Texas 德克萨斯州哈林根

COST OF LIVING: 24.2% below U.S. average

生活费用：低于国家平均24.2％

CITY POPULATION: 65,467

城市人口：65,467

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $38,122

家庭收入中位数：$ 38122

MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $85,700

房屋价值中位数：$ 85,700

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 6.3%

失业率：6.3％

Harlingen is about 30 miles east of McAllen on the Rio Grande. It's a smaller and relatively less prosperous city, where 29.8% of residents live below the poverty line. That's double the 14.7% poverty rate for Texas as a whole. However, just about everything, from groceries to gasoline, costs less in Harlingen. A good cut of steak goes for 17% below the national average. The median home value in Harlingen is a striking $107,800 less than the U.S. median. In addition to its proximity to Mexico, Harlingen is about an hour's drive to the beaches of South Padre Island.

哈林根位于里奥格兰德州麦卡伦以东约30英里处。这是一个较小且相对较不繁荣的城市，贫困线以下人口占29.8％，是整个德克萨斯州14.7%的两倍。但是，从杂货到汽油，几乎所有东西在哈林根的价格都低。牛排价格比全国平均低17％，房价比美国的中位数低107,800美元。除了靠近墨西哥，哈林根距南帕诸岛的海滩约一个小时的车程。

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