PC Magazine - USA (2021-02)

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People are plenty passionate about pleasant Petoskey, a coastal resort in

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to some of Michigan’s best ski slopes in the winter and summer fun on the

beaches along Little Traverse Bay. And it’s close to Traverse City, called one of

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expensive for northern Michigan—so expensive that the local low-wage workers

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cities from which tech workers may be coming.

7 .TURTLE CREEK, PA

Population: 5,281

Lowest cost for gigabit broadband: $80

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Median home price: $58,300

Median home size: 5 rooms

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Pittsburgh has evolved into a tech-savvy, artsy city, and the eastern suburbs are

some of the least expensive places to live in the area, including Turtle Creek but

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Turtle Creek, you’ll be just 12 miles away from downtown Pittsburgh for a

fraction of the cost of living inside the city proper. Even closer is the college-

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independent restaurants to choose from right in Turtle Creek as well.

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