Businessweek recently published a report on the top and bottom cities for specific job functions and who would have thought that Cincinnati would appear twice in the list. According to their research that looks at average pay for the job function and then takes into account the cost of living Cincinnati is the 2nd best city to live if you are a graphic artist, or a veterinary technician.

The importance of this article is that Cincinnati is a an affordable place to live for a number of different professions, in part because housing a large part of cost-of-living index. Some employers have improved relocation packages to relocating more attractive, in some cases covering the loss on a sale of a home. This is particularly valuable to those relocating from areas hit hardest by the housing slump in Florida, California, and Arizona. To find out about your city’s Cost of Living Index click here.