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Jake Safane

6 Affordable Suburbs That Are Attracting the Middle Class Now

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While the suburbs have long attracted families looking for more space and often a lower cost-per-square-foot compared to cities, that trend accelerated due to COVID. Yet some suburbs have gotten quite expensive, and issues like high mortgage rates have increasingly made suburbs a haven for renters, not just buyers.

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