Dayton makes guide’s top 10 in nation list

Get an apartment in the Gem City and you will be able to pay rent AND buy funiture.

The Dayton area and two other Ohio metro areas made Apartment Guide's 2014 top 10 budget-friendly metropolitan areas list.

Columbus ranked fourth on the list topped by Tulsa, Okla.

Dayton ranks sixth and Cincinnati came in 10th place.

Apartment Guide says it used its data as well as the Cost of Living Index by The Council for Community and Economic Research to determine which areas have the lowest rent and lowest cost of living.

Here is the complete list:

1) Tulsa, Okla.

2) Augusta, Ga.

3) Memphis, Tenn.

4) Columbus

5) Birmingham, Ala.

6) Dayton

7) Indianapolis

8) Louisville, Ky.

9) Oklahoma City

10) Cincinnati

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