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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

waterwatcher123

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2. Maybe check out Macomb, Illinois

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Mon Mar 31, 2025, 02:06 PM

Mar 31

We visited when our son was looking at graduate school (Western Illinois University located here). The housing prices were quite low at that time and rents were priced similarly. It has a neat looking downtown that is reminiscent of many small towns in the Midwest (about an hour by train from Chicago).

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Can you recommend nice small towns with cheap rent? [View all] jmbar2 Mar 31 OP

Is there such a place? pandr32 Mar 31 #1

Maybe check out Macomb, Illinois waterwatcher123 Mar 31 #2

Cedar Rapids has nice-looking affordable housing jmbar2 Mar 31 #6

Check out Silver City NM or the small towns in ALBliberal Mar 31 #3

Second this. For an interesting very small, very charming town marybourg Mar 31 #7

In the US? Rent is cheap in small towns where there are no jobs and the downtows are empty storefronts ... marble falls Mar 31 #4

I graduated from UT - twice, about 30 years apart. jmbar2 Mar 31 #8

Problem could be these small towns exboyfil Mar 31 #5

Joplin Missouri Blue_playwright Apr 5 #9