Top 10 Cities for a Remote Job & $500k Housing Budget
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Күн бұрынLet’s say you have a steady remote job and have the flexibility to live anywhere in the USA.
What city provides the absolute best bang for your buck? The best value cities in the USA. The best cities to work remotely.
I’ve seen all these videos that show what $1 million can buy you around the world but let’s face it, that’s not realistic. But $500k is very realistic for most Americans especially with a dual income Household in this economy.
$500k isn’t going to land you a house in the premier cities like NYC or Boston but also allows you to afford better than cities like New Orleans or Milwaukee that I featured in my affordable walkable series.
I’m going to pick the best house with at least 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom that is currently for sale in 10 cities that provide the best value for $500k.
We’ll be looking for everything that this channel is all about.
Walkability
Public Transit
Bike infrastructure
Access to nature
Art, food, entertainment
@StLouis-yu9iz Жыл бұрын
I feel like you should remake this video for specifically car-free people (or families) in mind. That way StL would definitely be on it. ;]
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
It is so difficult to find a house anywhere in the US that you can truly live car free for less than $750k. It seriously depressing as I do my research. These house locations are right on the fringe of requiring a car to get around besides the top 3.
@StLouis-yu9iz Жыл бұрын
@@cities4ppl Thanks for replying! Yeah thats kinda what I was gettin at... I mainly just wanted to shoutout the Lou and leave a comment for ya. :P
@jimspies2775 Жыл бұрын
@@StLouis-yu9iz Yeah, after watching, I'd really think specifically the CWE would score high on this list. Easily get into a 2-bed condo for
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
@@jimspies2775I made a whole video about STL and CWE. You should check it out!
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
@@StLouis-yu9izthank you for supporting me!
@SeaBassTian Жыл бұрын
How the heck is Chicago so relatively affordable? It seems as if it would provide the most entertainment & dining options out of all the cities (with Philly a close 2nd)! Nice to see C'ville coming in at 10, I feel like it's a bit too tiny to settle down in but maybe retire?
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
Chicago really is an unique case. Without the brutal winters or extremely high violent crime rates in certain pockets of the city; I believe it would be as expensive as NYC or LA.
@Nobilitism Жыл бұрын
This list is great, But I was thinking that you could try for a real challenge. Try doing this list for houses under $150,000.
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
I’m always a sucker for a challenge! I just might uncover a few hidden gems.
@SP1CEANDW0LF 11 ай бұрын
Take a look at Portland OR too! Me and my wife work remote, and for us, Portland was the clear choice. World class nature and parks, mild weather, some of the best bike infrastructure in the US, and the only city left on the west coast where the median home is still under 500k (although only barely!). Public transportation punches above its weight for a city of its size, and it also has nearly 30 neighborhoods with walk scores of over 80 which is amazing for the size of city. Its also a great foodie city, with an amazing food cart scene. We looked at all the cities in your list and could have chosen anywhere to live and we chose Portland and love it.
@cities4ppl 11 ай бұрын
Portland, OR is stellar. I didn’t consider it for the list because it is a bit more expensive. I’ve been to Portland a couple of times and plan to feature it often in my channel. We parked our van and stayed in slabtown while we were there. We biked everywhere - you made a good choice 👍🏻.
@SP1CEANDW0LF 11 ай бұрын
@@cities4ppl It would definitely be at the edge of a 500k home budget, but there are certainly still decent options in the upper 400 range (niche says the median home price is 462k). We are renting right now on the east side, but paying the same as we were paying for a similar sized space in a nice neighborhood of Philly.
@TheFatAmericans1 Жыл бұрын
Not even American but I enjoyed looking at all these areas
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
Where do you live? I plan to start making videos of European cities too as I’ve spent a good amount of time there.
@TheFatAmericans1 Жыл бұрын
@@cities4ppl I live in the UK so I wouldn't recommend here I think in terms of cheap/good value cities places like Budapest, Sarjaevo and Split would rank highly.
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
@@TheFatAmericans1 I am going to feature cities in outside the US soon in my affordable walkable series. Thanks for your feedback.
@henryedvalson3830 Жыл бұрын
I have family in the salt lake area and though I don’t think it’s the worst place in the world, it’s really fricking expensive for what it is. I would advise most people to just bite it and go with Denver if you wanna live in the mountain west because it’s really not that much more expensive
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
Denver’s mountains may be a little better but they have many other issues that SLC doesn’t have like homelessness. Also Denver has quite a bit more “sprawl”.
@Not_Sal Жыл бұрын
A lot of cities in that part of the country, you don’t really get a lot of bang for your buck. Boise is even worse in that regard.
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
@@Not_Salwhile I tend to agree - the same can be said for basically every city. If a city is truly cheap then it’s cheap for a reason. Even places like Houston and Phoenix are expensive now.
@Not_Sal Жыл бұрын
New Haven has to be the most underrated city on the east coast.
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
I agree. The only real downside is they really messed up their coast/shoreline by building a highway on it smh.
@Not_Sal Жыл бұрын
@@cities4ppl yeah, I guess there’s also less political will for highway removal like there is in bigger cities
@nscalefan7739 Жыл бұрын
It would be great to see the same thing and price but with either 3 to 4 bedroom minimum to cover family sized housing.
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
I think every home was at least 3 to 4 bedrooms except for Worcester and Philly.
@1981menso Жыл бұрын
Chicago is on my short list of cities.
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
Yes and oughta be at the top!
@Bbabybear02 Жыл бұрын
Philadelphia over Pittsburgh? Really. Pittsburgh is much cheaper then Philadelphia.
@cities4ppl Жыл бұрын
Pittsburgh is cheaper for a reason. Sure you could get a little better place in Pittsburgh but Philly has Pittsburgh beat in my opinion. The transit network alone, puts Philly over Pittsburgh.
@Not_Sal Жыл бұрын
Philadelphia has better transit, is less isolated from other cities and has a stronger economy
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