Just looked into housing costs across major US cities and found some interesting stuff. Everyone talks about how crazy expensive places like San Jose are (median housing running $2,463/month), but there are actually some legit most affordable us cities out there that nobody really mentions.

I was checking out data from a few years back and the most affordable us cities for housing are way different from what you'd expect. Like, Detroit's median monthly housing cost sits around $755 with homes averaging $69,300 - that's wild compared to coastal markets. El Paso and Memphis are also surprisingly cheap, both under $970/month for median housing costs.

If you're looking at places with solid populations (500k+) but reasonable housing prices, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Oklahoma City keep showing up. The median home values in these most affordable us cities are like half or less of what you see in major metros.

Obviously these numbers are a bit dated (from 2022), so current prices might've shifted. But it's crazy how much variation there is - you could literally save thousands per year just by relocating to one of these more affordable markets. Makes you wonder why more people aren't considering these options when housing is eating up so much of everyone's budget.