Safe inexpensive area to live with bad credit?
#11
12-10-2009, 10:30 PM
I just thought that you might check with some of the border towns such as Laredo and El Paso. They still seem to be bringing a lot of freight across the border. Some of the larger U.S. carriers are moving freight across the border. I believe Celadon, U.S. Xpress, J.B. Hunt and others have facilities across the border and may need some good drivers. At least that is what I have been told be some of their drivers. When I used to travel down to Laredo and some of the other border towns there always seemed to be a lot of construction.
$1,000 per week for a local in an inexpensive place to live? Good luck with that. The cheaper the housing market and living expenses the cheaper the wages. They pretty much go hand in hand. In this market just finding a local job is a chore. I'd lower my expectations a little. Sorry to hear about your house, thats tough.
#12
12-11-2009, 02:22 AM
I don't know how safe those border towns are, but when I have been in those areas I hear more about crime south of the border rather on the U.S. side. You are correct about the cost of living and high wages. The higher the wages the higher the cost of living. You can live a lot cheaper when you don't have any bills.
#13
12-11-2009, 10:36 AM
There was something on the internet MSN, Fox, CNN about the safest and least crime areas to live. May wanna do a search. It was within a week or so.
#14
12-11-2009, 11:16 AM
You could probably do a search on the internet to find out what cities are the safest. I did hear today that Juarez has had 2,000 deaths so far this year. Of course, that is south of the border.
In the past you could pretty much count on the smaller towns being safer than large cities. The cost of living is usually less in less densely populated areas as well. As was previously mentioned, the lower the cost of living the lower the wages.
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12-11-2009, 01:23 PM
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Short story is my house is in foreclosure after a long battle trying to keep my truck & the house last year. Moved out last year, sold the truck.
I'm not partial to any area. Was thinking Vegas at first since it seems easy to get a place to rent with bad credit out there. But the job market looks awful, and I'd have to stay on the road. Would prefer to find a market where I can get a local gig for the standard $1k/wk at least. Inexpensive and safe are key, warm climate would be nice too. Tired of the northeast. Would appreciate any suggestions, thx.
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#16
12-11-2009, 01:55 PM
Top 10 Safest Cities In The United States in 2009
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 3 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 4 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 7 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 8 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long NY-NJ-PA 9 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 10 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 10 Denver-Aurora, CO via Forbes
#17
12-11-2009, 01:57 PM
According to CNN Money.com, the fifty least expensive cities in the United States are:
1. McAlester, Oklahoma - $63,698 2. Cookeville, Tennessee - $67,756 3. Lancaster, South Carolina - $68,209 4. Clarksville, Tennessee - $68,349 5. Conway, Arkansas - $68,724 6. Joplin, Missouri - $68,759 7. Pryor Creek, Oklahoma - $68,777 8. Jonesboro, Arkansas - $68,837 9. McAllen, Texas - $69,009 10. Laredo, Texas - $69,102 11. Salina, Kansas - $69,154 12. Douglas, Georgia - $69,432 13. Paris, Texas - $69,496 14. Palestine-Anderson County, Texas - $69,799 15. Longview, Texas - $70,091 16. Harlingen, Texas - $70,128 17. Amarillo, Texas - $70,241 18. Fort Smith, Arkansas - $70,270 19. Lubbock, Texas - $70,338 20. Tupelo, Mississippi - $70,409 21. Nevada, Missouri - $70,424 22. Hot Springs, Arkansas - $70,553 23. Midland, Texas - $70,618 24. Seguin, Texas - $71,053 25. Kingsport, Tennessee - $71,132 26. Florence, Alabama - $71,149 27. Hopkinsville, Kentucky - $71,207 28. Conroe, Texas - $71,294 29. Odessa, Texas - $71,328 30. Knoxville, Tennessee - $71,329 31. Jackson-Madison County, Tennessee - $71,434 32. Weatherford, Texas - $71,438 33. Jackson, Mississippi - $71,464 34. Corpus Christi, Texas - $71,659 35. Murray, Kentucky - $71,793 36. Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia - $71,852 37. Abilene, Texas - $71,935 38. LaGrange-Troup County, Georgia - $72,015 39. Hutchinson, Kansas - $72,190 40. San Angelo, Texas - $72,214 41. Albany, Georgia - $72,219 42. Morristown, Tennessee - $72,221 43. Johnson City, Tennessee - $72,231 44. Springfield, Missouri - $72,233 45. Houston, Texas - $72,237 46. Decatur-Hartselle, Alabama - $72,284 47. Augusta-Aiken, Georgia - $72,325 48. Marshall County, Alabama - $72,371 49. Dothan, Alabama - $72,468 50. Paducah, Kentucky - $72,492
#18
12-11-2009, 03:56 PM
Top 10 Safest Cities In The United States in 2009
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 3 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 4 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 7 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 8 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long NY-NJ-PA 9 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 10 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 10 Denver-Aurora, CO via Forbes
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#19
12-12-2009, 12:24 AM
# 6 , are they kidding me??????? I live 5 miles from providence, about 15 miles from fall river, and 25-30 miles from new bedford. providence and new bedford have more rapes, murders, thefts, drugs, gangs, pediphiles, and all around douch bags than alot of other "cities".... i don't know how they came up with that crap :thumbsdown:
Methodology To determine our list of America's safest cities, we looked at the country's 40 largest metropolitan statistical areas across four categories of danger. We considered violent crime rates from the FBI's 2008 uniform crime report; 2008 workplace death rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; 2008 traffic death rates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and natural disaster risk, using rankings from green living site SustainLane.com.
#20
12-12-2009, 08:27 AM
According to CNN Money.com, the fifty least expensive cities in the United States are:
1. McAlester, Oklahoma - $63,698 2. Cookeville, Tennessee - $67,756 3. Lancaster, South Carolina - $68,209 4. Clarksville, Tennessee - $68,349 5. Conway, Arkansas - $68,724 6. Joplin, Missouri - $68,759 7. Pryor Creek, Oklahoma - $68,777 8. Jonesboro, Arkansas - $68,837 9. McAllen, Texas - $69,009 10. Laredo, Texas - $69,102 11. Salina, Kansas - $69,154 12. Douglas, Georgia - $69,432 13. Paris, Texas - $69,496 14. Palestine-Anderson County, Texas - $69,799 15. Longview, Texas - $70,091 16. Harlingen, Texas - $70,128 17. Amarillo, Texas - $70,241 18. Fort Smith, Arkansas - $70,270 19. Lubbock, Texas - $70,338 20. Tupelo, Mississippi - $70,409 21. Nevada, Missouri - $70,424 22. Hot Springs, Arkansas - $70,553 23. Midland, Texas - $70,618 24. Seguin, Texas - $71,053 25. Kingsport, Tennessee - $71,132 26. Florence, Alabama - $71,149 27. Hopkinsville, Kentucky - $71,207 28. Conroe, Texas - $71,294 29. Odessa, Texas - $71,328 30. Knoxville, Tennessee - $71,329 31. Jackson-Madison County, Tennessee - $71,434 32. Weatherford, Texas - $71,438 33. Jackson, Mississippi - $71,464 34. Corpus Christi, Texas - $71,659 35. Murray, Kentucky - $71,793 36. Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia - $71,852 37. Abilene, Texas - $71,935 38. LaGrange-Troup County, Georgia - $72,015 39. Hutchinson, Kansas - $72,190 40. San Angelo, Texas - $72,214 41. Albany, Georgia - $72,219 42. Morristown, Tennessee - $72,221 43. Johnson City, Tennessee - $72,231 44. Springfield, Missouri - $72,233 45. Houston, Texas - $72,237 46. Decatur-Hartselle, Alabama - $72,284 47. Augusta-Aiken, Georgia - $72,325 48. Marshall County, Alabama - $72,371 49. Dothan, Alabama - $72,468 50. Paducah, Kentucky - $72,492 What do the dollar amounts mean?? Are those home prices, they are sure not avg. incomes?????
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