| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $124,303 | $38,917 | +$61,083 |
| Decatur, IL | $124,660 | $39,029 | +$60,971 |
| Weirton, WV | $131,692 | $41,230 | +$58,770 |
| Enid, OK | $140,582 | $44,014 | +$55,986 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,159 | $44,194 | +$55,806 |
| Charleston, WV | $147,375 | $46,140 | +$53,860 |
| Beckley, WV | $150,151 | $47,010 | +$52,990 |
| Lawton, OK | $156,702 | $49,061 | +$50,939 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $165,632 | $51,856 | +$48,144 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,211 | $52,038 | +$47,962 |
| Elmira, NY | $166,607 | $52,162 | +$47,838 |
| Monroe, LA | $166,928 | $52,262 | +$47,738 |
| Albany, GA | $167,544 | $52,455 | +$47,545 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $168,563 | $52,774 | +$47,226 |
| Muncie, IN | $168,798 | $52,848 | +$47,152 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,423 | $53,356 | +$46,644 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,699 | $53,756 | +$46,244 |
| Paducah, KY | $172,916 | $54,137 | +$45,863 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,845 | $54,741 | +$45,259 |
| Saginaw, MI | $175,095 | $54,819 | +$45,181 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,230 | $54,861 | +$45,139 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,414 | $54,919 | +$45,081 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $175,703 | $55,010 | +$44,990 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $179,062 | $56,061 | +$43,939 |
| Houma, LA | $180,980 | $56,662 | +$43,338 |
| Texarkana, TX | $183,435 | $57,430 | +$42,570 |
| Shreveport, LA | $183,475 | $57,443 | +$42,557 |
| Gadsden, AL | $185,225 | $57,990 | +$42,010 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,132 | $58,275 | +$41,725 |
| Beaumont, TX | $186,305 | $58,329 | +$41,671 |
| McAllen, TX | $188,971 | $59,163 | +$40,837 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,005 | $59,487 | +$40,513 |
| Lima, OH | $190,694 | $59,703 | +$40,297 |
| Kokomo, IN | $190,878 | $59,760 | +$40,240 |
| Dothan, AL | $193,192 | $60,485 | +$39,515 |
| Florence, SC | $193,284 | $60,514 | +$39,486 |
| Mobile, AL | $194,638 | $60,938 | +$39,062 |
| Davenport, IA | $194,778 | $60,981 | +$39,019 |
| Flint, MI | $195,732 | $61,280 | +$38,720 |
| Macon, GA | $196,903 | $61,647 | +$38,353 |
| Waterloo, IA | $197,585 | $61,860 | +$38,140 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $197,692 | $61,894 | +$38,106 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,722 | $62,216 | +$37,784 |
| Springfield, OH | $199,688 | $62,519 | +$37,481 |
| Sumter, SC | $200,155 | $62,665 | +$37,335 |
| Lafayette, LA | $200,358 | $62,728 | +$37,272 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,781 | $62,861 | +$37,139 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $201,631 | $63,127 | +$36,873 |
| Jackson, TN | $201,741 | $63,162 | +$36,838 |
| Toledo, OH | $202,056 | $63,260 | +$36,740 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $202,649 | $63,446 | +$36,554 |
| Binghamton, NY | $203,310 | $63,653 | +$36,347 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $203,787 | $63,802 | +$36,198 |
| Brownsville, TX | $204,552 | $64,042 | +$35,958 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,756 | $65,671 | +$34,329 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $211,906 | $66,344 | +$33,656 |
| Lubbock, TX | $212,331 | $66,477 | +$33,523 |
| Jackson, MS | $212,335 | $66,478 | +$33,522 |
| Montgomery, AL | $212,437 | $66,510 | +$33,490 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $213,737 | $66,917 | +$33,083 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick, GA | $319,696 | $100,091 | $-91 |
| Lebanon, PA | $319,853 | $100,140 | $-140 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $321,857 | $100,768 | $-768 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $322,655 | $101,017 | $-1,017 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $324,230 | $101,511 | $-1,511 |
| Kansas City, MO | $324,887 | $101,716 | $-1,716 |
| Lexington, KY | $324,999 | $101,751 | $-1,751 |
| Columbus, OH | $326,910 | $102,350 | $-2,350 |
| Midland, TX | $327,933 | $102,670 | $-2,670 |
| Fargo, ND | $328,304 | $102,786 | $-2,786 |
| Lewiston, ME | $328,534 | $102,858 | $-2,858 |
| La Crosse, WI | $330,730 | $103,546 | $-3,546 |
| Deltona, FL | $330,886 | $103,594 | $-3,594 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $331,648 | $103,833 | $-3,833 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $334,479 | $104,719 | $-4,719 |
| Staunton, VA | $334,739 | $104,801 | $-4,801 |
| Lawrence, KS | $335,609 | $105,073 | $-5,073 |
| Tucson, AZ | $335,747 | $105,116 | $-5,116 |
| Rochester, MN | $338,327 | $105,924 | $-5,924 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $338,663 | $106,029 | $-6,029 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $339,738 | $106,366 | $-6,366 |
| Great Falls, MT | $339,963 | $106,436 | $-6,436 |
| Savannah, GA | $340,186 | $106,506 | $-6,506 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $342,339 | $107,180 | $-7,180 |
| Panama City, FL | $342,980 | $107,381 | $-7,381 |
| Green Bay, WI | $346,366 | $108,441 | $-8,441 |
| Yakima, WA | $348,084 | $108,979 | $-8,979 |
| Appleton, WI | $348,640 | $109,153 | $-9,153 |
| Pocatello, ID | $348,642 | $109,154 | $-9,154 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $348,674 | $109,164 | $-9,164 |