Unemployment rate: 2.7%
Median annual housing costs: $8,580
Average high school graduation rate: 90%
Average annual childcare cost: $5,669
SmartAsset analysis: "Jonesboro, according to our data, has the 17th-lowest average childcare costs, at $5,700 per year. Combine that low cost of childcare with average annual housing costs of only $8,600 per year and you see that Jonesboro is one of the most affordable cities in our study."