Best Small-Town States
Low cost of living and space to breathe — where a modest income goes a long way.
- 1
Mississippi
South · 6.4% tax burden
Affordability
100/100
- 2
Oklahoma
South · 7.6% tax burden
Affordability
98/100
- 3
Arkansas
South · 7% tax burden
Affordability
96/100
- 4
West Virginia
South · 6.5% tax burden
Affordability
94/100
- 5
Kansas
Midwest · 8.5% tax burden
Affordability
92/100
- 6
Missouri
Midwest · 7.9% tax burden
Affordability
88/100
- 7
Alabama
South · 7.2% tax burden
Affordability
90/100
- 8
Kentucky
South · 6.6% tax burden
Affordability
84/100
- 9
Ohio
Midwest · 7.6% tax burden
Affordability
86/100
- 10
Iowa
Midwest · 7.8% tax burden
Affordability
82/100
- 11
Indiana
Midwest · 6.4% tax burden
Affordability
80/100
- 12
Michigan
Midwest · 7.6% tax burden
Affordability
78/100
- 13
South Dakota
Midwest · 3.1% tax burden
Affordability
74/100
- 14
Tennessee
South · 3.4% tax burden
Affordability
76/100
- 15
Nebraska
Midwest · 8.6% tax burden
Affordability
72/100