| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $107,146 | $31,589 | +$68,411 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,931 | $37,422 | +$62,578 |
| Weirton, WV | $135,893 | $40,064 | +$59,936 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,852 | $41,821 | +$58,179 |
| Enid, OK | $144,157 | $42,501 | +$57,499 |
| Charleston, WV | $148,817 | $43,875 | +$56,125 |
| Beckley, WV | $149,420 | $44,052 | +$55,948 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,345 | $45,504 | +$54,496 |
| Elmira, NY | $161,607 | $47,645 | +$52,355 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,506 | $49,090 | +$50,910 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $167,654 | $49,428 | +$50,572 |
| Albany, GA | $168,362 | $49,637 | +$50,363 |
| Monroe, LA | $168,606 | $49,709 | +$50,291 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,653 | $50,312 | +$49,688 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $171,206 | $50,475 | +$49,525 |
| Paducah, KY | $171,436 | $50,543 | +$49,457 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,604 | $50,593 | +$49,407 |
| Muncie, IN | $171,820 | $50,656 | +$49,344 |
| Peoria, IL | $172,742 | $50,928 | +$49,072 |
| Saginaw, MI | $173,341 | $51,105 | +$48,895 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,405 | $51,713 | +$48,287 |
| Altoona, PA | $178,052 | $52,494 | +$47,506 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $178,786 | $52,710 | +$47,290 |
| Gadsden, AL | $184,689 | $54,451 | +$45,549 |
| Texarkana, TX | $185,546 | $54,703 | +$45,297 |
| Beaumont, TX | $185,608 | $54,721 | +$45,279 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,193 | $54,894 | +$45,106 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,601 | $55,014 | +$44,986 |
| Houma, LA | $186,622 | $55,020 | +$44,980 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $188,523 | $55,581 | +$44,419 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $189,677 | $55,921 | +$44,079 |
| Lima, OH | $192,196 | $56,664 | +$43,336 |
| Florence, SC | $193,792 | $57,134 | +$42,866 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,978 | $57,189 | +$42,811 |
| Kokomo, IN | $194,129 | $57,234 | +$42,766 |
| Davenport, IA | $195,380 | $57,602 | +$42,398 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,979 | $58,074 | +$41,926 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,857 | $58,333 | +$41,667 |
| Flint, MI | $197,858 | $58,333 | +$41,667 |
| Binghamton, NY | $198,435 | $58,503 | +$41,497 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,928 | $58,648 | +$41,352 |
| Waterloo, IA | $200,191 | $59,021 | +$40,979 |
| Macon, GA | $200,228 | $59,032 | +$40,968 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,409 | $59,085 | +$40,915 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $201,686 | $59,462 | +$40,538 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,237 | $59,624 | +$40,376 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,312 | $59,646 | +$40,354 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,802 | $59,791 | +$40,209 |
| Toledo, OH | $203,726 | $60,063 | +$39,937 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,554 | $60,602 | +$39,398 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,822 | $60,681 | +$39,319 |
| Brownsville, TX | $207,150 | $61,073 | +$38,927 |
| Jackson, TN | $208,153 | $61,368 | +$38,632 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,527 | $61,773 | +$38,227 |
| Sumter, SC | $210,445 | $62,044 | +$37,956 |
| Owensboro, KY | $213,657 | $62,991 | +$37,009 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,766 | $63,023 | +$36,977 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,099 | $63,121 | +$36,879 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $215,126 | $63,424 | +$36,576 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,136 | $63,427 | +$36,573 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral, FL | $339,372 | $100,055 | $-55 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $340,239 | $100,310 | $-310 |
| Lawrence, KS | $340,687 | $100,442 | $-442 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $342,936 | $101,105 | $-1,105 |
| Rochester, MN | $343,121 | $101,160 | $-1,160 |
| Tucson, AZ | $343,580 | $101,295 | $-1,295 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $344,841 | $101,667 | $-1,667 |
| Great Falls, MT | $344,945 | $101,698 | $-1,698 |
| Panama City, FL | $345,838 | $101,961 | $-1,961 |
| Green Bay, WI | $346,517 | $102,161 | $-2,161 |
| Savannah, GA | $348,054 | $102,614 | $-2,614 |
| Auburn, AL | $349,842 | $103,141 | $-3,141 |
| Appleton, WI | $350,370 | $103,297 | $-3,297 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $352,185 | $103,832 | $-3,832 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $352,894 | $104,041 | $-4,041 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $352,994 | $104,071 | $-4,071 |
| Ithaca, NY | $353,120 | $104,108 | $-4,108 |
| State College, PA | $353,680 | $104,273 | $-4,273 |
| Chicago, IL | $353,998 | $104,367 | $-4,367 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $354,412 | $104,489 | $-4,489 |
| Pocatello, ID | $354,583 | $104,539 | $-4,539 |
| Yakima, WA | $355,256 | $104,737 | $-4,737 |
| Bismarck, ND | $356,992 | $105,249 | $-5,249 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $359,923 | $106,114 | $-6,114 |
| Tampa, FL | $360,738 | $106,354 | $-6,354 |
| Visalia, CA | $363,064 | $107,040 | $-7,040 |
| Allentown, PA | $363,989 | $107,312 | $-7,312 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $364,264 | $107,393 | $-7,393 |
| Hanford, CA | $365,078 | $107,633 | $-7,633 |
| Sebastian, FL | $365,819 | $107,852 | $-7,852 |