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Good Times, Low Prices No. 25 Most Fun, Affordable City: Newark, Del. 19711 No. 24 Most Fun, Affordable City: Athens, Ga. 30601 No. 23 Most Fun, Affordable City: North Charleston, S.C. 29406 No. 22 Most Fun, Affordable City: Daytona Beach, Fla. 32118 No. 21 Most Fun, Affordable City: Orlando, Fla. 32801 No. 20 Most Fun, Affordable City: Hattiesburg, Miss. 39402 No. 19 Most Fun, Affordable City: Richmond, Va. 23220 No. 18 Most Fun, Affordable City: Memphis, Tenn. 38104 No. 17 Most Fun, Affordable City: Kailua Kona, Hawaii 96740 No. 16 Most Fun, Affordable City: Lahaina, Hawaii 96761 No. 15 Most Fun, Affordable City: Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29572 No. 14 Most Fun, Affordable City: Gainesville, Ga. 30501 No. 13 Most Fun, Affordable City: Florence, S.C. 29501 No. 12 Most Fun, Affordable City: The Wildwoods, N.J. 08260 No. 11 Most Fun, Affordable City: Saint Augustine, Fla. 32084 No. 10 Most Fun, Affordable City: Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103 No. 9 Most Fun, Affordable City: Makiki, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 No. 8 Most Fun, Affordable City: Anchorage, Alaska 99503 No. 7 Most Fun, Affordable City: Wilmington, N.C. 28403 No. 6 Most Fun, Affordable City: Sacramento, Calif. 95814 No. 5 Most Fun, Affordable City: Greenville, S.C. 29607 No. 4 Most Fun, Affordable City: Scottsdale, Ariz. 85251 No. 3 Most Fun, Affordable City: Tempe, Ariz. 85281 No. 2 Most Fun, Affordable City: Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 No. 1 Most Fun, Affordable City: Ocean City, Md. 21842

Good Times, Low Prices

By Venessa Wong

It can be difficult to enjoy the wealth of dining and nightlife options in big cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco after housing and other expenses are paid. Fortunately, many areas outside of major metropolises offer both affordable homes and a variety of restaurants and bars, according to a new report from Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate. The company, with real estate data company Onboard Informatics, evaluated 6,106 Zip Codes where the median home price is within 20 percent of the state’s median home price. It then selected the 25 areas with the greatest number of bars and restaurants. The list of fun, affordable places includes tourism destinations, such as Honolulu and Myrtle Beach, S.C., which tend to have a greater number of restaurants and bars, as well as college towns, such as Wilmington, N.C., and Tempe, Ariz. Photographer: Superstock/Getty Images

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Note: The following geographies refer to Zip Codes, but a city name is also included as a frame of reference for the reader.