Underrated areas that are still relatively affordable

Definitely not Huntsville, Alabama.

That place is a shithole. The surrounding areas are terrible. People should never even visit.

I’m going to pass on the underrated Tulsa area

Downtown Dothan.

It's in the Bible.

Bawcomville, the jewel of NE Louisiana

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I'd say quite a few places that are about 30 minutes drive outside a major metropolitan area would, in general, fit this category.

50 to 70 miles north of New Orleans.

Rimrock, AZ if you’re a desert fan. Only about 20-30 minutes from Sedona

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I'd say quite a few places that are about 30 minutes drive outside a major metropolitan area would, in general, fit this category.

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I think the difference is that with big cities (Dallas, Atlanta, etc.) it's getting increasingly difficult to find something like this unless you go way out or compromise on the quality of the area (and usually when you're way out the quality declines).

Whereas in Birmingham, you're in some of the better areas in the entire metro at a similar price point. For the Southeast, you probably can't beat the value in somewhere like Vestavia.

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Definitely not Huntsville, Alabama.

That place is a shithole. The surrounding areas are terrible. People should never even visit

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this joke needs to die

East TN, Knoxville and Chattanooga, or smaller towns like Maryville or Cleveland or Johnson City if you are good with smaller areas.