My social situation has collapsed so I'm basically gonna have to start over from scratch. I'd rather not do it in my truck-nuts anti-pedestrian small city with a ton of negative associations. I can kind of move anywhere but I don't have the energy to go somewhere random and hope for the best.
I'd love to live somewhere where I don't have to own a car. Big enough and with enough stuff to do so I can try to cast a wide net and grow some sort of social group before I die of loneliness. But also where I could afford like a studio apartment on the average entry level wage in the city.
Might be too much to ask with current housing prices.
Any suggestions?
Edit: thank you all! I'll start checking out jobs/apts in the cities mentioned. 
So I understand segregation in theory, but my experience of it in the Rockies/Midwest is probably quite a bit different. What does it entail for someone moving to a new city? Is it mostly a matter of affordable apts being in poor, segregated areas?
Yeah. There's of course the standard gentrification and the decades of redlining through both government and mafia actions. It's kind of crazy how there's points where if you walk 10 blocks in the wrong direction, you can from ritzy stuff to getting mugged. Granted, it really just requires awareness of your surroundings and finding that sweet spot on properties where it's kinda meh, but not openly dangerous in the morning. The poorer neighborhoods also deal with some corroded lead pipes and a higher police presence in sections, creating a self-perpetuating cycle until enough business pops off in the adjoining areas. Sorry if I'm less than coherent on this.