According to Forbes, Erie is one of the most affordable places to live in the United States. 

Erie, Pennsylvania earned 6th place on the Best Places to Live in the U.S.: 10 Most Affordable Cities List. Buffalo earned the 10th spot. 

The data comes from Niche, a data-driven platform with rating and reviews of cities across America. 

Forbes said this is the ninth year that Niche has issued the Best Places to Live in America report. 

Niche uses data from the American Community Survey (provided by the Census Bureau), the FBI, as well as resident reviews. 

Niche also looks for factors like affordability, the local housing market, neighborhood diversity and public schools. 

More information on the rankings can be found here.