6. Monroe
Score: 12
Median home price: $123,300
Cost of living index: 92
Average commute time: 19.5
Crime rate: 43
Doctors per 100K: 413
Monroe County is located in the south-west area of the state and it is called home by some 750,000 people. The county covers a territory of 1,367 square miles out of which 52 percent is water, including Genesee River, Irondequoit Bay and the ponds along Lake Ontario’s border.
The median home price is just north of $123,000, while the cost of living index is below the national average, namely 92. The crime rate is also an acceptable 43, while the number of doctors per 100,000 people is 413.
