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Round Rock reaches top of affordability hillRound Rock reaches top of affordability hillhttps://www.recenter.tamu.edu/news/newstalk-texas/?Item=9302015-05-26T12:50:00Z2015-05-26T05:45:00Z

ROUND ROCK - Round Rock has been dubbed the third most-affordable place in America when comparing median household income to the average cost of living, in a study from personal finance website NerdWallet.

Several Texas cities, including several in Central Texas, made the list of The 100 Most Affordable Places in America. Plano, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, took the top spot.

•  No. 17: Austin

•  No. 20: Temple

•  No. 49: San Antonio

•  No. 100: Houston

Here’s a look at the top five cities and how they rank:

Top 5 Affordable Places U.S.

Rank
Location Median
household
income
Income
index
Cost of
living
index
Housing
index
1 Plano, Tex. $81,800 157 99 90
2 Edmond, Okla $71,607 137 96 94
3 Round Rock, Tex. $68,959 132 94 89
4 Juneau, Ala. $84,415 162 132 158
5 Midland, Tex. $63,819 122 97 97


Read more at the Austin Business Journal or see NerdWallet for the full report.

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