| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $124,303 | $38,917 | +$81,083 |
| Decatur, IL | $124,660 | $39,029 | +$80,971 |
| Weirton, WV | $131,692 | $41,230 | +$78,770 |
| Enid, OK | $140,582 | $44,014 | +$75,986 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,159 | $44,194 | +$75,806 |
| Charleston, WV | $147,375 | $46,140 | +$73,860 |
| Beckley, WV | $150,151 | $47,010 | +$72,990 |
| Lawton, OK | $156,702 | $49,061 | +$70,939 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $165,632 | $51,856 | +$68,144 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,211 | $52,038 | +$67,962 |
| Elmira, NY | $166,607 | $52,162 | +$67,838 |
| Monroe, LA | $166,928 | $52,262 | +$67,738 |
| Albany, GA | $167,544 | $52,455 | +$67,545 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $168,563 | $52,774 | +$67,226 |
| Muncie, IN | $168,798 | $52,848 | +$67,152 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,423 | $53,356 | +$66,644 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,699 | $53,756 | +$66,244 |
| Paducah, KY | $172,916 | $54,137 | +$65,863 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,845 | $54,741 | +$65,259 |
| Saginaw, MI | $175,095 | $54,819 | +$65,181 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,230 | $54,861 | +$65,139 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,414 | $54,919 | +$65,081 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $175,703 | $55,010 | +$64,990 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $179,062 | $56,061 | +$63,939 |
| Houma, LA | $180,980 | $56,662 | +$63,338 |
| Texarkana, TX | $183,435 | $57,430 | +$62,570 |
| Shreveport, LA | $183,475 | $57,443 | +$62,557 |
| Gadsden, AL | $185,225 | $57,990 | +$62,010 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,132 | $58,275 | +$61,725 |
| Beaumont, TX | $186,305 | $58,329 | +$61,671 |
| McAllen, TX | $188,971 | $59,163 | +$60,837 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,005 | $59,487 | +$60,513 |
| Lima, OH | $190,694 | $59,703 | +$60,297 |
| Kokomo, IN | $190,878 | $59,760 | +$60,240 |
| Dothan, AL | $193,192 | $60,485 | +$59,515 |
| Florence, SC | $193,284 | $60,514 | +$59,486 |
| Mobile, AL | $194,638 | $60,938 | +$59,062 |
| Davenport, IA | $194,778 | $60,981 | +$59,019 |
| Flint, MI | $195,732 | $61,280 | +$58,720 |
| Macon, GA | $196,903 | $61,647 | +$58,353 |
| Waterloo, IA | $197,585 | $61,860 | +$58,140 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $197,692 | $61,894 | +$58,106 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,722 | $62,216 | +$57,784 |
| Springfield, OH | $199,688 | $62,519 | +$57,481 |
| Sumter, SC | $200,155 | $62,665 | +$57,335 |
| Lafayette, LA | $200,358 | $62,728 | +$57,272 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,781 | $62,861 | +$57,139 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $201,631 | $63,127 | +$56,873 |
| Jackson, TN | $201,741 | $63,162 | +$56,838 |
| Toledo, OH | $202,056 | $63,260 | +$56,740 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $202,649 | $63,446 | +$56,554 |
| Binghamton, NY | $203,310 | $63,653 | +$56,347 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $203,787 | $63,802 | +$56,198 |
| Brownsville, TX | $204,552 | $64,042 | +$55,958 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,756 | $65,671 | +$54,329 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $211,906 | $66,344 | +$53,656 |
| Lubbock, TX | $212,331 | $66,477 | +$53,523 |
| Jackson, MS | $212,335 | $66,478 | +$53,522 |
| Montgomery, AL | $212,437 | $66,510 | +$53,490 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $213,737 | $66,917 | +$53,083 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando, FL | $383,302 | $120,005 | $-5 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $384,496 | $120,379 | $-379 |
| Winchester, VA | $384,629 | $120,420 | $-420 |
| Gainesville, GA | $385,576 | $120,717 | $-717 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $386,048 | $120,865 | $-865 |
| Lancaster, PA | $386,393 | $120,973 | $-973 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $387,807 | $121,415 | $-1,415 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $388,435 | $121,612 | $-1,612 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $389,980 | $122,096 | $-2,096 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $390,070 | $122,124 | $-2,124 |
| Richmond, VA | $392,106 | $122,761 | $-2,761 |
| Chico, CA | $394,069 | $123,376 | $-3,376 |
| Baltimore, MD | $396,959 | $124,281 | $-4,281 |
| Hartford, CT | $398,703 | $124,827 | $-4,827 |
| Durham, NC | $401,581 | $125,728 | $-5,728 |
| North Port, FL | $403,540 | $126,341 | $-6,341 |
| Fresno, CA | $404,052 | $126,501 | $-6,501 |
| New Haven, CT | $406,204 | $127,175 | $-7,175 |
| Albany, OR | $408,252 | $127,816 | $-7,816 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $408,436 | $127,874 | $-7,874 |
| Billings, MT | $409,623 | $128,246 | $-8,246 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $410,132 | $128,405 | $-8,405 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $411,985 | $128,985 | $-8,985 |
| Merced, CA | $413,645 | $129,505 | $-9,505 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $413,653 | $129,507 | $-9,507 |
| Austin, TX | $414,273 | $129,702 | $-9,702 |
| Spokane, WA | $415,045 | $129,943 | $-9,943 |
| Asheville, NC | $416,031 | $130,252 | $-10,252 |
| Longview, WA | $417,833 | $130,816 | $-10,816 |
| Traverse City, MI | $419,457 | $131,324 | $-11,324 |