Abodo, a Madison, Wis.-based startup and site for apartment hunters, has parsed through data to find the 25 most affordable cities and regions for renters who have jobs in the healthcare sector.
To compile its list, Abodo analyzed rent data from its own database of apartment listings. It utilized earnings and job density data from the Department of Labor Statistics.
Here are the 25 most affordable cities and regions for healthcare jobs.
1. Durham, N.C./Chapel Hill, N.C.
2. Toledo, Ohio
3. Detroit/Dearborn, Mich./Livonia, Mich.
4. Cleveland/Elyria, Ohio
5. Lubbock, Texas
6. Birmingham, Ala./Hoover, Ala.
7. Winston-Salem, N.C.
8. Philadelphia
9. Lexington, Ky./Fayette, Ky.
10. Tucson, Ariz.
11. Indianapolis/Carmel, Ind./Anderson, Ind.
12. Albuquerque, N.M.
13. Oklahoma City
14. Fort Wayne, Ind.
15. Pittsburgh
16. Rochester, N.Y.
17. Cincinnati
18. Louisville, Ky./Jefferson County, Ind.
19. Columbus, Ohio
20. St. Louis