WATERLOO, IOWA
Total Monthly Expenditures: $1,353
Livability Score: 71
Another city where median rent comes in under $500 — $498 a month in this case — Waterloo won’t require any last stands to afford groceries as the average monthly cost of $298 is 6.2 percent less than the national average. It’s also one of three cities where at least 15 percent of the population are senior citizens.
