Two Mass. Cities Named in Top 10 Most Affordable for Newlyweds

Starting your life with your new spouse is stressful enough without living in a community that's too expensive for you to make ends meet.

With that in mind, the website Destify ranked 310 cities across the country to see which ones are the most affordable for newlyweds. Using data like median income, rental prices and home purchase prices, Santa Clara, California is on top as the best city for the newly married.

Orem, Utah ranks second; Vista, California is third; and Quincy, Massachusetts and Greely, Colorado round out the top five.

What's funny to me about this list? When did California become so popular or so inexpensive? Before looking through this list I would have thought that there would be at least a few towns and cities from Florida, the Carolinas and even somewhere midwest.

Twenty years ago when my husband and I have newly married the apartment we were renting at the time was $600 per month and such a great location in the small village of Fairhaven. We loved it.❤️

By the way, if you're tying the knot in the next year or two, make sure you check out the Fun 107 Wedding Show this coming Sunday at White's of Westport.

Here are the top 10 cities for newlyweds, along with their stats:

1. Santa Clara, California
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $900
Median Household Income: $88,953

2. Orem, Utah
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $893
Median Household Income: $52,607

3. Vista, California
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $1,450
Median Household Income: $54,264

4. Quincy, Massachusetts
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $1,681
Median Household Income: $60,855

5. Greeley, Colorado
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $800
Median Household Income: $43,579

6. Somerville, Massachusetts
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $2,288
Median Household Income: $63,192

7. Arlington, Virginia
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $2,100
Median Household Income: $97,708

8. Lincoln, Nebraska
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $625
Median Household Income: $50,398

9. San Diego, California
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $2,095
Median Household Income: $63,930

10. Lewisville, Texas
Median Rent (Two-Bedroom): $1,218
Median Household Income: $55,910

And the bottom 10:

302. Chula Visa, CA

Median home value: $545,700
Median household income: $86,082

303. Oceanside, CA
Median home value: $540,600
Median household income: $61,778

304. Palmdale, CA
Median home value: $324,000
Median household income: $56,699

305. Norwalk, CA
Median home value: $492,800
Median household income: $63,669

306. Oxnard, CA
Median home value: $508,400
Median household income: $64,837

307. El Monte, CA
Median home value: $504,600
Median household income: $43,504

308. Inglewood, CA
Median home value: $594,000
Median household income: $ 63,071

309. Davis, CA
Median home value: $594,000
Median household income: $ 63,071

310. Yonkers, NY
Median home value: $514,200
Median household income: $62,399

311. Antioch, CA
Median home value: $447,600
Median household income: $69,925