Both are becoming very accessible in terms of transportation and sought after as people not able to afford the prices in the core cities.

The city has been cautious and learning some lessons from other metros in their expansions and are currently working on completing a large scale trolly system to help alleviate the current transportation network.

Pay for food, utilities, housing, transportation first.

On top of the above Spokane downtown is a real cool place to hang out, the city has great public transport as well as access to nature in every direction.

Some house the most vulnerable to layoffs from this disease, restaurant, lodging, transportation workers and the like. 

The money we will save alone just in transportation costs to work will be substantial (thanks to Scott Trench and his book Set for Life for hitting home with his message). 

I was thinking about $7k for the home and $3k for transport and installation.

For the unit I might live in, would prefer a neighborhood with that famous Philly high walkability quotient and access to public transport. 

You can get that from the state department of transportation online usually.

These snowbirds are usually retirees who have two homes and sometimes an RV for transportation in between.