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10 Best Places in the Midwest To Live on JUST a Social Security Check

June 23, 2022 · Saving & Spending
Grand Forks
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10. Grand Forks, North Dakota

  • Average 1-bedroom rent (2022): $685
  • Cost of living index: 88.2
  • Livability score: 74

If you’re looking for cheap rent, then you should consider relocating there. If you’re living on just a monthly Social Security check, then you must relocate here immediately!

No other city can brag about lower housing costs than Grand Forks, which has an average rent price under $700. Despite its high cost of living, its remarkably-low rent gives you the No. 3 spot of the highest quality of life on this ranking.

Are you considering claiming your Social Security checks earlier? Here are the reasons why you should do that!

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18 comments on “10 Best Places in the Midwest To Live on JUST a Social Security Check”

  1. STEVE says:
    January 12, 2025 at 4:55 pm

    There are quite a number of folks in the upper Midwest that enjoy the seasons that provide the variety and beauty it is famous for. Even winter has beauty. If you want, like so many choose, you can leave the cold behind for a few weeks or months, and find a sweeter spot to live. As for tornadoes, it seems other parts of the U.S. have been more affected than N.D. or MN. So, I think that concern is limited. As for heart attacks, you were very likely a candidate before shovelling snow, it was only brought about sooner. As humans, we can find ways to adapt, and we must use the resources available to us for that purpose.

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  2. Mary says:
    July 31, 2023 at 6:12 pm

    Not a grumpy old folk however cold and bad weather and dinky old run down apartments may not be what most retirees want ! U just keep on living and don’t judge happy Seniors!

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  3. Makinzy says:
    July 31, 2023 at 4:52 pm

    no thanks – came from the mid-west – – way toooo cold, and too much crime. some of the very cities mentioned are the very cities that appear on cop shows regularly and it’s due to the criminal activity. we’ve migrated to south Texas – – yes, it’s hot this year, but sure beats the cold winters up north. cost of almost everything – rent, groceries, gas – are much more reasonable down here and crimes are not so “random” – mostly between family members or groups. as for immigration – heck they head north asap. they don’t want to hang around down here. we’re lov’in it down here and best of all, feel safe.

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  4. Shannon Brown says:
    July 19, 2023 at 11:18 am

    Whole-Lee-Smokes**!!
    A majority of the people in THIS comment section are giving rise to the stereotype “grumpy old folks”
    L Ö L

    **not gonna break
    Commandment III

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  5. Elizabeth says:
    June 17, 2023 at 11:17 am

    Apartments are cheaper in Detroit, Michigan

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