Housing costs, in particular, can be extremely high here. Of the 10 most affordable cities in the Northeast, just one, Morristown, New Jersey, has a median income that exceeds the cost-of-living ...

Analysts used U.S. Census Bureau data on 182 U.S. cities. These metro areas include 150 of the most densely-populated cities in the nation and at least two of the most populous cities in each state.

In third place was Cheyenne, Wyoming. Wallethub compared samples of 182 U.S. cities, which included 150 of the most populated cites, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state ...