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The Most Affordable Cities to Buy a Home in the U.S. · The Cubby and Christine Morning Show

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  Speaker 1: One is six point seven light. If I'm good morning,
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  Speaker 1: It's Covey, Christine, producer, Kristen and Kebby. I think earlier,
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  Speaker 1: much earlier, we were talking about going to Cleveland, Ohio
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  Speaker 1: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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  Speaker 2: Six o'clock area.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, well we have a wrap around here if you've
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  Speaker 1: been with us for three hours, but we're filling you
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  Speaker 1: in four.
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  Speaker 2: People that are hardcore fans. They listen from six to ten.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. The most affordable places to buy a home
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  Speaker 1: in the US, it ain't here. It is certainly not here.
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  Speaker 1: We are at the top of the list of no
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  Speaker 1: go you know, the area La San Diego, the San Jose,
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  Speaker 1: New York City. You want to be able to buy
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  Speaker 1: a home. The top ten most affordable places coming in
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  Speaker 1: at number ten is Cleveland.
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  Speaker 2: Look at that.
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  Speaker 1: So we were just talking about this. Let's go check
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  Speaker 1: it out.
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  Speaker 2: You know, I'm very fortunate. I've gone around the world.
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  Speaker 2: I've been to many places, never been to Cleveland. Now
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  Speaker 2: I kind of want to go.
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  Speaker 1: I know, I don't think I've been to a lot
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  Speaker 1: of these places.
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  Speaker 2: I might to apply for a job there because you
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  Speaker 2: said it's the place to go, right now, Okay, No,
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  Speaker 2: I'm okay, what about us, I'm just leave us behind Cleveland.
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  Speaker 1: Number one, okay, coming in at number nine Birmingham, Alabama.
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  Speaker 2: Oh you're going ten to one. Yeah, oh so Cleveland's
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  Speaker 2: ten ten. My bad, not number one, but still top ten.
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  Speaker 1: That's not still top ten because it's really hard to
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  Speaker 1: buy a house right now. And this is a zillo.
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  Speaker 1: We love Zillo, right They're they're telling us where we
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  Speaker 1: can afford a house, allegedly. At number eight is Kansas City, Missouri.
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  Speaker 2: You've been there.
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  Speaker 1: You have Indianapolis, Indiana's number seven. Okay, Heartland Cincinnati, Ohio
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  Speaker 1: at number six.
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  Speaker 2: Everything's kind of club together right here.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Oh well, we could go to Baltimore, Maryland. That
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  Speaker 1: comes in at number five. Number four is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: which had always been on the list of like one
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  Speaker 1: of the best cities, right yeah, to live in like
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  Speaker 1: lifestyle wise. Number three is Detroit, Michigan. I have to admit, yes, okay,
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  Speaker 1: but affordable.
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  Speaker 2: Well, if you think the Detroit metro area, I just
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  Speaker 2: think city. But I guess there are some towns around
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  Speaker 2: on that area of Michigan that are very pretty because
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  Speaker 2: I've been over there. But I can't recall any names
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  Speaker 2: the top of my mind.
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  Speaker 1: But this is where we can afford to buy a
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  Speaker 1: ford to buyer. Yes, number two was Saint Louis or
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  Speaker 1: is it Saint Louis?
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  Speaker 2: I always say Saint Louis.
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  Speaker 1: Saint Louis, Missouri, Okay. And number one Buffalo, New York.
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  Speaker 2: Look at that. I've been there once and it was
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  Speaker 2: in the summertime and it was pretty I just can't
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  Speaker 2: imagine being there in January fift.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, that's true. I've been there in the summer and
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  Speaker 1: it is gorgeous. Right, But if you can afford a
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  Speaker 1: home and you can commute to New York City every day, it's.
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  Speaker 2: All about buffe problem. Have you heard about the towns
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  Speaker 2: that will pay you to move there?
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  Speaker 1: Oh?
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  Speaker 2: Like Tulsa, Oklahoma, offers around ten thousand dollars to you
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  Speaker 2: if you're a remote worker and you're eligible. Topeka, Kansas,
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  Speaker 2: they have a program that offers up to fifteen thousand
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  Speaker 2: dollars in relocation incentives for qualified workers, often tied to employment. Chattanooga, Tennessee,
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  Speaker 2: has a little thing if you really relocate there. Northwest
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  Speaker 2: Arkansas offers incentives up to ten thousand dollars for remote
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  Speaker 2: workers through its Northwest Arkansas Incentive Program, along with perks
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  Speaker 2: like a bike to tap into an extensive trail system. Oh,
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  Speaker 2: if you're a big biker there, they encourage you to
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  Speaker 2: move to Northwest Arkansas. Okay, so there.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, we're not biarly make it down the street without
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  Speaker 1: being hit by one.
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  Speaker 2: That happened to me almost yesterday, by the way, Yes
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  Speaker 2: it did. I was crossing the street in one of
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  Speaker 2: those e bikes. Get at him.
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  Speaker 1: Producer Kristin and I were walking with you yesterday and
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  Speaker 1: we noticed something. Covey and I understand we're in Manhattan
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  Speaker 1: and you should only have to look one direction because
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  Speaker 1: they're one way streets. But no, you have to look
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  Speaker 1: both ways when you're coming up on the bike lane.
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  Speaker 2: When I'm talking about a separate issue, I think something
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  Speaker 2: happened that I missed.
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  Speaker 1: Well, you didn't look. We're concerned for you.
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  Speaker 2: Really, Yeah, how close was I?
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  Speaker 1: Uh? There's a couple of times you've been like super close?
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  Speaker 1: Remember a guy went by and like you felt like.
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  Speaker 2: The one time, I yes, my eyebrows moved. They'll win
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  Speaker 2: so big, all right.
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  Speaker 1: Big takeaway here? You now need to look both ways
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  Speaker 1: before you cross the street. In New York City.
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  Speaker 2: All right, well, listen, we're going to wrap this thing up.
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  Speaker 2: If you've listened to this for the last three minutes,
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  Speaker 2: We'll take caller number ten one eight hundred two two
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  Speaker 2: two one oh six seven. Good luck,