Each local authority area was given a score by Moneybarn based on how well it performs across six financial indicators: rent prices, house prices, employment rate, living wage, annual pay and Gross Disposable Household Income per head (GDHI). These were the Yorkshire areas that were deemed the most financially stable and viable to live in.
5. Hambleton
Hambleton, North Yorkshire, had low annual income and disposable income scores, but scored well on rent costs and house prices, ranking it as the fifth most financially viable place to live in Yorkshire. Photo: Shutterstock
6. Craven
Craven scored fairly low on employment rate, as well as low on annual pay. Again, it scored fairly well for house prices and rent costs, meaning it ranked as the sixth most financially viable place to live in Yorkshire. Photo: Shutterstock
7. Wakefield
Wakefield is less financially viable to live in than its West Yorkshire neighbour Leeds thanks to its lower scores on employment rate and living wage. It scored very highly on rent costs and housing prices, however. Photo: Shutterstock
8. Barnsley
Though scoring very highly on house prices and rent costs, Barnsley’s very low score on disposable income knocked it down the rankings to eighth most financially viable in Yorkshire. Photo: Shutterstock