10 Most Affordable Cities on the East Coast if You Make Under $100,000
It’s expensive to live on the coasts in the United States.
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Just look at the average home values in the four corners of the country, according to Zillow and current as of June 2024.
Seattle, $886,253. Boston, $750,219. San Diego, $1,032,804. And Miami, $575,859.
But if you’re sold on living on the East Coast, you could find hidden gems in states up and down the Atlantic seaboard, where an annual salary of $100,000 would allow you to build a comfortable life.
GOBankingRates used information and statistics from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2024-25, Zillow (average home values), the U.S. Census Bureau and Sperling’s Best Places (cost of living and income to live comfortably) to come up with a list of the 10 Most Affordable Cities on the East Coast if You Make Under $100,000.
All of them have an average home value less than the national average of $358,734, and the cost of living is below the national average – in some cases, well below – in nine of the 10 locations. Maybe one of them will suit you if you consider a new East Coast residence.
Salisbury, Maryland
Average home value: $252,259
Cost of living: 16.3% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $42,480
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Spartanburg, South Carolina
Average home value: $220,890
Cost of living: 15.2% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $36,380
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Columbia, South Carolina
Average home value: $228,201
Cost of living: 12.6% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $39,240
Hickory, North Carolina
Average home value: $286,223
Cost of living: 11% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $48,960
Savannah, Georgia
Average home value: $317,712
Cost of living: 9.8% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $49,680
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Lakeland, Florida
Average home value: $324,320
Cost of living: 8.4% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $54,000
Buffalo, New York
Average home value: $223,805
Cost of living: 7.9% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $39,240
Daytona Beach, Florida
Average home value: $266,067
Cost of living: 5.1% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $46,800
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Springfield, Massachusetts
Average home value: $274,349
Cost of living: 3.8% below national average
Income to live comfortably: $46,080
Trenton, New Jersey
Average home value: $323,547
Cost of living: 4.6% above national average
Income to live comfortably: $48,240
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