12 Cities Normal Humans Can Afford & 10 They Can't

If you're wealthy, you can live in any city you want. But even if you live in an expensive city, that city relies on people who make minimum wage -- or close to it -- to function. So which cities are most affordable for the people who make it run, and which are the least? Let's find out. --------- I'm proud to be on Nebula -- a streaming service that brings together the best creators on a single ad-free platform and gives them free reign to follow their inspiration. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription, it's a bargain! https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd ---------- Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far.   / citynerd   ---------- Thanks as always to Dwellsy for the data! https://dwellsy.com/ ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities Twitter: @nerd4cities ---------- Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced: Pedestrian Nightmare Interchanges:    • Traffic Engineers Gone Wild: Why Interchan...   The 10 Worst State Capitals:    • Let's Shame the Awful Land Use of America'...   The 10 Most Affordable Zip Codes:    • 10 Affordable Zip Codes Where You Can Live...   ---------- Resources: Minimum Wage Interactive Tool from teh Economic Policy Institute: https://www.epi.org/minimum-wage-trac... https://www.walkscore.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... https://politicsofpoverty.oxfamameric... https://meric.mo.gov/data/cost-living... https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-prov... https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/how-m... https://money.com/rent-30-percent-inc... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis... https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/mortg... https://walletgenius.com/home-ownersh... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor... https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/20... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/b... https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/20... https://www.oregonmetro.gov/urban-and... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Ham... ---------- Images Guild 45th By Joe Mabel, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Walmart Cashier By Mike Mozart - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeepers..., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Daycare by Flickr User Kids Work Chicago Daycare https://www.flickr.com/photos/1304195... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Dishwasher By Khalid Mahmood - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Taco Bell By Anthony92931 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Supply-demand curve By SilverStar, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CGoing Out of Business by Flickr user Marius Waltz https://www.flickr.com/photos/watz/47... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Unemployment office by Flickr user Bytemarks https://www.flickr.com/photos/bytemar... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv