Gorgeous Southern state with white sand beaches, stunning nature reserves and historic cities ranks as America's most affordable READ MORE: Northwestern state is ranked as most dangerous By Melissa Koenig For Dailymail.Com Published: 06:50, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 07:00, 16 August 2024 e-mail View comments A gorgeous Southern state with white sand beaches and nature reserves has been named as the nation's most affordable. WalletHub determined Alabama is the most affordable state to live in, based on a number of factors including housing prices, median annual property taxes, the cost of living , the median annual household income and the homeownership rate.

It also found that the second most affordable was West Virginia and the third most affordable was Utah . So given those stats, here's the reason why people are moving to the most affordable states. Alabama, with its white-sand beaches, has been ranked as the most affordable state in the US 1.

Alabama Alabama boasts white sand beaches all down the coast, and has beauteous nature reserves with rivers and streams, marshes, forests, coasts and mountains. Hundreds of species in Alabama are found nowhere else on Earth, according to The Nature Conservancy. And the southern cities of Montgomery and Birmingham have many historic landmarks, dating back to the days of the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.

2. West Virginia West Virginia offers a blend of natural beauty, rich history and an Appalachian culture. The smaller citi.