Budget, costs and taxes
Moving on a budget: the cheapest places to live, what life costs in every state and big metro, rent by city, calculators and how each state taxes you. Every number has a source and a year.
By Sol Lakein, founder of Slower Sundays. Updated November 2026.
Cheapest places
Calculators
Cost of living
Taxes
Budgeting for the move
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