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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Garland might be more expensive than living in rural Texas, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
So what exactly are those Garland neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Garland are the cheapest.
The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Garland For 2022
What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in Garland for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Meadowcreek Village looks to be the cheaptest Garland neighborhood to live in.
At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Garland. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Garland that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Garland.
Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.
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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Garland For 2022
Population: 438
Cost Of Living Index: 87 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.6 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (6th cheapest)
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Population: 310
Cost Of Living Index: 88 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.6 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (6th cheapest)
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Population: 111
Cost Of Living Index: 89 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (24th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (6th cheapest)
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Population: 1,479
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.7 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.012 (16th cheapest)
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Population: 1,277
Cost Of Living Index: 87 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (29th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.011 (15th cheapest)
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Population: 879
Cost Of Living Index: 91 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (32nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (6th cheapest)
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Population: 1,932
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (18th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (17th cheapest)
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Population: 797
Cost Of Living Index: 91 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (33rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.008 (13th cheapest)
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Population: 387
Cost Of Living Index: 98 (38th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.6 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.014 (22nd cheapest)
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Population: 669
Cost Of Living Index: 99 (4cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (20th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (6th cheapest)
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Garland Hoods In 2022
In order to rank the cheapest places to live in Garland, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".
Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 67 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the "Cheapest City Neighborhood In Garland." We're lookin' at you, Meadowcreek Village.
Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places Garland. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Garland
If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Garland where prices are low and it's cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Garland aren't all cheap. Arbor Creek takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Garland.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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