Northeast Missouri County Ranked #1 for Lowest Cost of Living

The financial struggle is real no matter where you live, but certain counties are better than others in Missouri. One northeast Missouri county has just been ranked as the most affordable place to live in the entire state.

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Just a few days ago, Stacker released their updated list of the counties in Missouri with the lowest cost of living. It appears they've used the website Niche for much of their data.

Several northeast Missouri counties make an appearance in the top 30. Pike County ranks as the 26th most affordable county in the state of Missouri. Monroe is ranked at #24 while Lewis and Clark counties came in at #9 and #8 respectively.

So which northeast Missouri county is #1 ranked for the lowest cost of living in the state?

Answer - Shelby County

Here's the breakdown from Stacker as to why Shelby County is the most affordable county you can live in the state:

- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: A
- Population: 6,087

There are so many factors that come into play when you're trying to figure out where you can live to stretch your dollars and make them go further. Cost of food, average commute time to work, housing costs, health care, taxes, etc. It speaks well of northeast Missouri that so many counties are ranked among the best places in the state to live your life affordably.