Cities such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles might be great places to jump-start your career, but their high cost of living can break the bank for many grads and young families. Some of the best places to live and work may be smaller so-called flyover cities such as Pensacola, Ferry Pass and Brent, Fla., Fayetteville, Ark., Blacksburg, Va., or Logan, Utah, according to Bert Sperling of Sperling’s Best Places.

He has put together a list of the top 10 affordable job powerhouses for MSN Real Estate: places where the cost of living and unemployment are low and the number of jobs is growing steadily. Here, Sperling says, residents enjoy a good quality of life, including a high level of home ownership, without having to make a fat salary.

These aren’t boomtowns, Sperling cautions, but that’s a good thing, as boomtowns often lead to real estate hangovers and strained city resources and infrastructure. “These are places where people have an opportunity to grow with the town,” he says. Many of them are college towns, providing access to cultural and sporting events that are rare in other burgs their size. Others are framed by national parks, lakes, rivers and other breathtaking natural scenery, an added plus for outdoor enthusiasts.

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