Morgan Luxury Real Estate Detroit

That said, if you have a college degree under your belt and a steady job to show up to, your money gets great mileage in Detroit. The median salary for degree-toting workers is $60, 600 (15th out of the 50 cities) while the cost of living remains super cheap (second out of 50). With a median asking price of $132, 635, Detroit homes are dirt-cheap.

Morgan Brennan, Forbes.com

Number crunchers considered the current median asking price of homes, the median salaries of workers with a bachelors degree and compared it to a cost of living index to come up with the top urban areas of affordability:

1. Omaha, Neb.
2. Buffalo, N.Y.
3. Detroit, Mich.
4. Indianapolis, Ind.
5. Cincinnati, Ohio
6. Pittsburgh, PA
7. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn
8. Cleveland, OH
9. Oklahoma City, Okla
10. Houston, Texas
11. Raleigh, NC
12. Columbus, OH
13. Kansas City, Mo
14. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
15. Tulsa, Okla