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2. Spirit Lake, Iowa

Lakeside real estate doesn't get more affordable than the options in Spirit Lake. And the area's high quality of life here is exactly what you'd want to start a new chapter.

This Midwest town is home to 5,439 people, so it's a pretty intimate setting. Obviously, water sports enthusiasts will like the idea of buying homes in Spirit Lake, but there are other leisure options, like hiking and visiting state parks, that don't involve water.

It certainly helps that you can get a four-bedroom home near East Okoboji Beach for as little as $230,000.

Pier on Lake Spirit, Arnolds Park, Iowa, USA baluzek/ Getty Images

Originally published on The Getaway: The Cheapest Places to Live in America
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