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Six: Birmingham, Alabama
阿拉巴马州的伯明翰
With a population of just over 212,000, Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama,
伯明翰是阿拉巴马州最大的城市，人口超过21.2万，
but its population has been falling in recent years.
但近年来其人口一直下降。
In fact, the city is only about 60% as large today as it was in the 1960s,
事实上，该市现在的规模只有60年代的60%，
when it peaked at over 340,000 people.
当时的人口巅峰是34万人。
That means the supply of housing is larger than demand, which, in turn, means low prices:
这意味着住房供给大于需求，而这又意味着低价格：
the median home value in Birmingham is just 86,000 dollars and median rents are about 520 dollars.
伯明翰的平均房价只有8.6万美元，平均房租约为520美元。
Seven: Akron,Ohio
俄亥俄州的亚克朗市
Akron's nickname, "Rubber Capital of the World",
亚克朗市的昵称是“世界橡胶之都”，
recalls a past when it produced much of the country's rubber tires.
这会让人想起，过去它生产了全国大部分的橡胶轮胎。
While many of the tire factories have since been shuttered,
尽管许多轮胎工厂已经关闭，
Akron has recently proved itself worthy of the name in a different sense, it's ability to bounce back.
但它最近在不同意义上证明了自己配得上这个名字，它有能力反弹。
Today it houses a multitude of R&D and tech offices,
如今，它拥有众多研发和技术办公室，
and its unemployment rate is half a percentage point lower than the national average.
失业率比全国平均水平低半个百分点。
Eight: Shreveport, Louisiana
路易斯安那州的什里夫波特
The state of Louisiana offers some of the lowest real estate tax rates in the country,
路易斯安那州提供了某些全国最低的房产税，
and that trend helps make Shreveport one of the cheapest cities to live in.
这一趋势使得什里夫波特成为最便宜的城市之一。
Despite a median home value of 124,700 dollars, higher than any of other top ten cheapest cities,
尽管它的平均房价为12.47万美元，比其他十个最便宜的城市都要高，
the average monthly home payment is just 1,126 dollars in Shreveport.
但在什里夫波特，每月的家庭平均支出仅为1126美元。
Nine: Amarillo, Texas
德克萨斯州的阿马里洛
Like most of the state of Texas, gas prices in Amarillo are typically lower than in the rest of the United States.
与德克萨斯州的大多数城市一样，阿马里洛的天然气价格通常低于美国其他地区。
As of March 2015, a gallon of gas in Amarillo was about 20 cents cheaper than the national average.
截至2015年3月，阿马里洛的一加仑汽油比全国平均价格便宜20美分。
That, combined with rents that are less than 80% the national average,
再加上租金低于全国平均水平的80%，
make Amarillo a very affordable place to live.
阿马里洛成为一个负担得起的地方。
Ten: Detroit, Michigan
密歇根州的底特律
According to the U.S. Census, the median home value in Detroit is just 42,300 dollars,
根据美国人口普查，底特律的平均房价仅为4.23万美元，
less than the median income for full-time, year-round workers in the U.S.
低于美国全职员工全年收入的平均值。
However, while a home in Detroit can certainly be bought for cheap,
虽然在底特律可以买到便宜的房子，
it's important to keep in mind the additional cost of restoring and renovating a home,
但重要的是记住修复和翻新房屋有额外费用，
which can often run in the tens of thousands of dollars.
它们通常花费数万美元。
