MISSOURI: SPRINGFIELD
Home and rent prices are both below the national median in Springfield: The median home value in the city is $123,300, and rent is $833. Not only does Springfield have the cheapest rent of all the cities included in this study, but the prices are stagnant too: They increased less than 1 percent over the last year, which is helpful for renters on a fixed income.
MONTANA: GREAT FALLS
Renters with a fixed income in Great Falls shouldn’t have to worry too much about rent hikes: Prices went up less than 2 percent in the last year. The median rent price in Great Falls is $1,197.
NEBRASKA: NORTH PLATTE
Housing costs in North Platte are at 68 percent of the U.S. median. Home values showed a 2 percent growth year over year, but North Platte’s median home value of $141,500 is over $66,000 less than the U.S. median.
