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Arkansas Culture and Characters Living is easy (cheap) in Fayetteville, Conway

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 8:33 AM

FAYETTEVILLE IS NO. 4: Cited for low unemployment, university and nearness to Bentonville.

FAYETTEVILLE IS NO. 4: Cited for low unemployment, university and nearness to Bentonville.

Kiplinger compiles a list of the 10 cheapest cities in the U.S., based on a compilation of living expenses in metro areas with population over 50,000.

Fayetteville finishes fourth; Conway sixth. Little Rock is right at average in the overall scale. The survey notes Conway has much lower home and health care prices than you find in nearby Little Rock.

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