Hickory, NC Ranked Least Expensive Metro To Live In The United States

The U.S. News & World Report list is based on the median gross rent and annual household costs for mortgage-paying homeowners of each metro area.

Spartanburg, SC (11) Greenville, SC (12) and Winston-Salem, NC (16) also made the top 25:

  1. Hickory, NC
  2. Youngstown, OH
  3. Huntington, WV & Ashland, KY
  4. Huntsville, AL
  5. Fort Wayne, IN
  6. Beaumont, TX
  7. Peoria, IL
  8. Green Bay, WI
  9. Quad Cities, IA
  10. Knoxville, TN
  11. Spartanburg, SC
  12. Greenville, SC
  13. Fayetteville, AR
  14. South Bend, IN
  15. Brownsville, TX
  16. Winston-Salem, NC
  17. Chattanooga, TN
  18. Lafayette, LA
  19. Springfield, MO
  20. Tulsa, OK
  21. Toledo, OH
  22. Dayton, OH
  23. Little Rock, AR
  24. Pittsburg, PA
  25. Montgomery, AL

Source: U.S. News & World Report