29 Cheapest Places To Live In The U.S.

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Dothan, Alabama

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Dothan is named after the biblical city where Joseph was thrown by his brothers into a well before he was sold to slavery in Egypt. The principal city of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Area serves as the primary commercial and transportation hub for major parts of southeastern Alabama, southwest Georgia, and neighboring sections of the Florida Panhandle.

Dothan is also recognized as “The Peanut Capital of the World,” producing and processing roughly a quarter of the country’s peanut crop. Aside from agriculture and peanut production, retail sales and restaurants are also helping shape the city’s economy.

Somewhat secluded in the southeastern corner of Alabama, housing costs, as well as utilities, transportation, and health care rates, are significantly lower than the national average. Groceries are only marginally less expensive than anywhere else in the country though peanuts are most likely considerably cheaper in Dothan.

Cost of Living: 84.8
Median Home Value: $135,400
City Population: 68,247
Median Household Income: $43,316
Unemployment Rate: 3.0%