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

June 23, 2022 · Saving & Spending
Toledo, Ohio
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7. Toledo, Ohio

  • Average 1-bedroom rent (2022): $701
  • Cost of living index: 72.7
  • Livability score: 62

Also known as “The Glass City” for its glass industry, Toledo makes the perfect choice when it comes to green spaces and art exhibitions — The Toledo Art Museum comes with free admission. We’ve already said that the Midwest has some cheap costs, but this city REALLY has a good deal of low prices to boast about.

Only two other cities have lower rents, and just three boast a lower cost of living. Its livability score of 62, on the other hand, is quite good.

This sounds like a good deal when it comes to those retirees who rely exclusively on Social Security checks.

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

  1. Glenn says:
    October 25, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    Well, as I see it, retirement and cold, lousy weather usually don’t go well together. However, if you don’t have a choice…then we might have made better retirement plans before we had no choice.

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  2. Angel says:
    October 26, 2022 at 8:59 am

    Where does Puerto Rico rank over all, for Americans, living on just Social Security income ?

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  3. Jay says:
    December 18, 2022 at 5:08 pm

    To bad cold winters for retierment

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  4. Marc F Povondra says:
    December 18, 2022 at 11:21 pm

    You do not mention anything about utilities. North Dakota gets very cold in the winter. What are the cost of utilities in this town during winter. Can a person on SSI still be able to live afford to there?

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  5. Kurt Kelley says:
    January 18, 2023 at 8:52 pm

    OK, but who wants to live in Kansas or North Dakota?? Fishing and canoeing in Williston, ND? What, for maybe 4 months of the year?

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