Buy while you can: 20 hottest neighborhoods in the US

Across the U.S., the cost of living is increasing and wages aren't rising fast enough to cover it. Since housing costs almost always account for the largest percentage of living expenses, you might want to consider moving to a cheaper area. The problem is, you need to make your move before every place you're looking to buy in flies out of reach.

To help address this problem, GOBankingRates conducted a study to identify the top neighborhoods to buy into before they get too expensive. We analyzed over 1,700 neighborhoods throughout the U.S. and studied trends in home prices, home availability and how long homes sit on the market, in order to find the neighborhoods that provide the best buying opportunity right now.

Click through to see which housing markets are on fire before everyone else gets in on the action.