| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $120,544 | $36,214 | +$83,786 |
| Decatur, IL | $127,756 | $38,381 | +$81,619 |
| Weirton, WV | $136,572 | $41,029 | +$78,971 |
| Enid, OK | $144,103 | $43,292 | +$76,708 |
| Wheeling, WV | $144,164 | $43,310 | +$76,690 |
| Beckley, WV | $153,421 | $46,091 | +$73,909 |
| Charleston, WV | $154,252 | $46,341 | +$73,659 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,590 | $46,442 | +$73,558 |
| Elmira, NY | $164,216 | $49,334 | +$70,666 |
| Monroe, LA | $167,663 | $50,370 | +$69,630 |
| Huntington, WV | $167,689 | $50,378 | +$69,622 |
| Paducah, KY | $170,215 | $51,136 | +$68,864 |
| Albany, GA | $170,557 | $51,239 | +$68,761 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $171,101 | $51,403 | +$68,597 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $172,724 | $51,890 | +$68,110 |
| Anniston, AL | $173,007 | $51,975 | +$68,025 |
| Muncie, IN | $173,817 | $52,219 | +$67,781 |
| Alexandria, LA | $174,382 | $52,388 | +$67,612 |
| Peoria, IL | $175,503 | $52,725 | +$67,275 |
| Saginaw, MI | $177,686 | $53,381 | +$66,619 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $179,405 | $53,897 | +$66,103 |
| Youngstown, OH | $180,319 | $54,172 | +$65,828 |
| Altoona, PA | $180,366 | $54,186 | +$65,814 |
| Texarkana, TX | $181,504 | $54,528 | +$65,472 |
| Shreveport, LA | $185,678 | $55,782 | +$64,218 |
| Houma, LA | $187,322 | $56,276 | +$63,724 |
| Beaumont, TX | $188,134 | $56,520 | +$63,480 |
| Gadsden, AL | $188,831 | $56,729 | +$63,271 |
| Bay City, MI | $188,925 | $56,757 | +$63,243 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $189,770 | $57,011 | +$62,989 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $192,133 | $57,721 | +$62,279 |
| McAllen, TX | $194,546 | $58,446 | +$61,554 |
| Lima, OH | $195,524 | $58,740 | +$61,260 |
| Kokomo, IN | $196,148 | $58,927 | +$61,073 |
| Florence, SC | $196,590 | $59,060 | +$60,940 |
| Dothan, AL | $197,430 | $59,312 | +$60,688 |
| Davenport, IA | $197,783 | $59,419 | +$60,581 |
| Mobile, AL | $198,132 | $59,523 | +$60,477 |
| Flint, MI | $199,114 | $59,819 | +$60,181 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,292 | $60,172 | +$59,828 |
| Macon, GA | $201,910 | $60,658 | +$59,342 |
| Mansfield, OH | $201,961 | $60,674 | +$59,326 |
| Waterloo, IA | $202,034 | $60,696 | +$59,304 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $203,426 | $61,114 | +$58,886 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $203,525 | $61,143 | +$58,857 |
| Lafayette, LA | $204,403 | $61,407 | +$58,593 |
| Binghamton, NY | $204,850 | $61,542 | +$58,458 |
| Toledo, OH | $206,185 | $61,943 | +$58,057 |
| Springfield, OH | $206,259 | $61,965 | +$58,035 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $206,726 | $62,105 | +$57,895 |
| Brownsville, TX | $206,784 | $62,123 | +$57,877 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $207,502 | $62,338 | +$57,662 |
| Sumter, SC | $209,275 | $62,871 | +$57,129 |
| Jackson, TN | $210,372 | $63,201 | +$56,799 |
| Columbus, GA | $212,248 | $63,764 | +$56,236 |
| Lubbock, TX | $214,061 | $64,309 | +$55,691 |
| Montgomery, AL | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$55,251 |
| Owensboro, KY | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$55,251 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,622 | $64,778 | +$55,222 |
| Laredo, TX | $217,967 | $65,482 | +$54,518 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | $399,562 | $120,038 | $-38 |
| North Port, FL | $404,078 | $121,394 | $-1,394 |
| Chico, CA | $405,360 | $121,779 | $-1,779 |
| Hartford, CT | $406,788 | $122,208 | $-2,208 |
| Baltimore, MD | $407,614 | $122,457 | $-2,457 |
| Fresno, CA | $411,441 | $123,606 | $-3,606 |
| Billings, MT | $412,595 | $123,953 | $-3,953 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $413,045 | $124,088 | $-4,088 |
| Albany, OR | $414,303 | $124,466 | $-4,466 |
| New Haven, CT | $414,658 | $124,573 | $-4,573 |
| Durham, NC | $415,643 | $124,869 | $-4,869 |
| Merced, CA | $418,997 | $125,876 | $-5,876 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $419,654 | $126,074 | $-6,074 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $423,975 | $127,372 | $-7,372 |
| Longview, WA | $424,017 | $127,384 | $-7,384 |
| Spokane, WA | $425,178 | $127,733 | $-7,733 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $426,231 | $128,050 | $-8,050 |
| Anchorage, AK | $426,596 | $128,159 | $-8,159 |
| Traverse City, MI | $426,813 | $128,224 | $-8,224 |
| Austin, TX | $426,944 | $128,264 | $-8,264 |
| Asheville, NC | $430,056 | $129,199 | $-9,199 |
| Salisbury, MD | $430,361 | $129,290 | $-9,290 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $430,436 | $129,313 | $-9,313 |
| Yuba City, CA | $433,851 | $130,339 | $-10,339 |
| Norwich, CT | $436,140 | $131,026 | $-11,026 |
| Charleston, SC | $436,297 | $131,074 | $-11,074 |
| Raleigh, NC | $438,138 | $131,627 | $-11,627 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $438,450 | $131,720 | $-11,720 |
| Medford, OR | $441,520 | $132,643 | $-12,643 |
| Crestview, FL | $441,682 | $132,691 | $-12,691 |