| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $120,544 | $36,214 | +$63,786 |
| Decatur, IL | $127,756 | $38,381 | +$61,619 |
| Weirton, WV | $136,572 | $41,029 | +$58,971 |
| Enid, OK | $144,103 | $43,292 | +$56,708 |
| Wheeling, WV | $144,164 | $43,310 | +$56,690 |
| Beckley, WV | $153,421 | $46,091 | +$53,909 |
| Charleston, WV | $154,252 | $46,341 | +$53,659 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,590 | $46,442 | +$53,558 |
| Elmira, NY | $164,216 | $49,334 | +$50,666 |
| Monroe, LA | $167,663 | $50,370 | +$49,630 |
| Huntington, WV | $167,689 | $50,378 | +$49,622 |
| Paducah, KY | $170,215 | $51,136 | +$48,864 |
| Albany, GA | $170,557 | $51,239 | +$48,761 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $171,101 | $51,403 | +$48,597 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $172,724 | $51,890 | +$48,110 |
| Anniston, AL | $173,007 | $51,975 | +$48,025 |
| Muncie, IN | $173,817 | $52,219 | +$47,781 |
| Alexandria, LA | $174,382 | $52,388 | +$47,612 |
| Peoria, IL | $175,503 | $52,725 | +$47,275 |
| Saginaw, MI | $177,686 | $53,381 | +$46,619 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $179,405 | $53,897 | +$46,103 |
| Youngstown, OH | $180,319 | $54,172 | +$45,828 |
| Altoona, PA | $180,366 | $54,186 | +$45,814 |
| Texarkana, TX | $181,504 | $54,528 | +$45,472 |
| Shreveport, LA | $185,678 | $55,782 | +$44,218 |
| Houma, LA | $187,322 | $56,276 | +$43,724 |
| Beaumont, TX | $188,134 | $56,520 | +$43,480 |
| Gadsden, AL | $188,831 | $56,729 | +$43,271 |
| Bay City, MI | $188,925 | $56,757 | +$43,243 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $189,770 | $57,011 | +$42,989 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $192,133 | $57,721 | +$42,279 |
| McAllen, TX | $194,546 | $58,446 | +$41,554 |
| Lima, OH | $195,524 | $58,740 | +$41,260 |
| Kokomo, IN | $196,148 | $58,927 | +$41,073 |
| Florence, SC | $196,590 | $59,060 | +$40,940 |
| Dothan, AL | $197,430 | $59,312 | +$40,688 |
| Davenport, IA | $197,783 | $59,419 | +$40,581 |
| Mobile, AL | $198,132 | $59,523 | +$40,477 |
| Flint, MI | $199,114 | $59,819 | +$40,181 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,292 | $60,172 | +$39,828 |
| Macon, GA | $201,910 | $60,658 | +$39,342 |
| Mansfield, OH | $201,961 | $60,674 | +$39,326 |
| Waterloo, IA | $202,034 | $60,696 | +$39,304 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $203,426 | $61,114 | +$38,886 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $203,525 | $61,143 | +$38,857 |
| Lafayette, LA | $204,403 | $61,407 | +$38,593 |
| Binghamton, NY | $204,850 | $61,542 | +$38,458 |
| Toledo, OH | $206,185 | $61,943 | +$38,057 |
| Springfield, OH | $206,259 | $61,965 | +$38,035 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $206,726 | $62,105 | +$37,895 |
| Brownsville, TX | $206,784 | $62,123 | +$37,877 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $207,502 | $62,338 | +$37,662 |
| Sumter, SC | $209,275 | $62,871 | +$37,129 |
| Jackson, TN | $210,372 | $63,201 | +$36,799 |
| Columbus, GA | $212,248 | $63,764 | +$36,236 |
| Lubbock, TX | $214,061 | $64,309 | +$35,691 |
| Montgomery, AL | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$35,251 |
| Owensboro, KY | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$35,251 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,622 | $64,778 | +$35,222 |
| Laredo, TX | $217,967 | $65,482 | +$34,518 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | $335,357 | $100,749 | $-749 |
| La Crosse, WI | $337,205 | $101,304 | $-1,304 |
| Lewiston, ME | $338,192 | $101,601 | $-1,601 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $338,436 | $101,674 | $-1,674 |
| Staunton, VA | $338,724 | $101,761 | $-1,761 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $340,608 | $102,326 | $-2,326 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $341,312 | $102,538 | $-2,538 |
| Tucson, AZ | $343,107 | $103,077 | $-3,077 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $344,189 | $103,402 | $-3,402 |
| Lawrence, KS | $344,450 | $103,481 | $-3,481 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $344,486 | $103,491 | $-3,491 |
| Great Falls, MT | $345,114 | $103,680 | $-3,680 |
| Rochester, MN | $345,443 | $103,779 | $-3,779 |
| Panama City, FL | $346,096 | $103,975 | $-3,975 |
| Savannah, GA | $347,127 | $104,285 | $-4,285 |
| Green Bay, WI | $350,524 | $105,306 | $-5,306 |
| Appleton, WI | $352,691 | $105,956 | $-5,956 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $353,742 | $106,272 | $-6,272 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $353,862 | $106,308 | $-6,308 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $354,146 | $106,393 | $-6,393 |
| Auburn, AL | $354,344 | $106,453 | $-6,453 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $355,661 | $106,849 | $-6,849 |
| Pocatello, ID | $356,153 | $106,997 | $-6,997 |
| State College, PA | $356,478 | $107,094 | $-7,094 |
| Ithaca, NY | $357,282 | $107,336 | $-7,336 |
| Yakima, WA | $357,811 | $107,495 | $-7,495 |
| Chicago, IL | $359,888 | $108,119 | $-8,119 |
| Bismarck, ND | $360,301 | $108,243 | $-8,243 |
| Tampa, FL | $361,156 | $108,499 | $-8,499 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $362,206 | $108,815 | $-8,815 |