AP
No. 18 Cheapest Place to Live: Salina, Kan., area
Monthly rent for 2-br apartment: $499
Monthly house payment: $942
Gallon gas: $2.717
Hamburger: $3.12
Half-gallon milk: $1.96
Salina is a regional retail, medical, and hospitality hub in central Kansas, with companies such as Schwan Food Company and aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft. Unlike many of the inexpensive cities on this list, the poverty rate in the Salina metro area is lower than average, at 11.6 percent of individuals, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The unemployment rate was also a low 5.8 percent in April, estimates the BLS. Businessweek.com named the city of Salina one of the best places to raise kids in 2010.
Monthly house payment: $942
Gallon gas: $2.717
Hamburger: $3.12
Half-gallon milk: $1.96
Salina is a regional retail, medical, and hospitality hub in central Kansas, with companies such as Schwan Food Company and aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft. Unlike many of the inexpensive cities on this list, the poverty rate in the Salina metro area is lower than average, at 11.6 percent of individuals, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The unemployment rate was also a low 5.8 percent in April, estimates the BLS. Businessweek.com named the city of Salina one of the best places to raise kids in 2010.
