| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $107,146 | $31,589 | +$88,411 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,931 | $37,422 | +$82,578 |
| Weirton, WV | $135,893 | $40,064 | +$79,936 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,852 | $41,821 | +$78,179 |
| Enid, OK | $144,157 | $42,501 | +$77,499 |
| Charleston, WV | $148,817 | $43,875 | +$76,125 |
| Beckley, WV | $149,420 | $44,052 | +$75,948 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,345 | $45,504 | +$74,496 |
| Elmira, NY | $161,607 | $47,645 | +$72,355 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,506 | $49,090 | +$70,910 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $167,654 | $49,428 | +$70,572 |
| Albany, GA | $168,362 | $49,637 | +$70,363 |
| Monroe, LA | $168,606 | $49,709 | +$70,291 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,653 | $50,312 | +$69,688 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $171,206 | $50,475 | +$69,525 |
| Paducah, KY | $171,436 | $50,543 | +$69,457 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,604 | $50,593 | +$69,407 |
| Muncie, IN | $171,820 | $50,656 | +$69,344 |
| Peoria, IL | $172,742 | $50,928 | +$69,072 |
| Saginaw, MI | $173,341 | $51,105 | +$68,895 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,405 | $51,713 | +$68,287 |
| Altoona, PA | $178,052 | $52,494 | +$67,506 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $178,786 | $52,710 | +$67,290 |
| Gadsden, AL | $184,689 | $54,451 | +$65,549 |
| Texarkana, TX | $185,546 | $54,703 | +$65,297 |
| Beaumont, TX | $185,608 | $54,721 | +$65,279 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,193 | $54,894 | +$65,106 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,601 | $55,014 | +$64,986 |
| Houma, LA | $186,622 | $55,020 | +$64,980 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $188,523 | $55,581 | +$64,419 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $189,677 | $55,921 | +$64,079 |
| Lima, OH | $192,196 | $56,664 | +$63,336 |
| Florence, SC | $193,792 | $57,134 | +$62,866 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,978 | $57,189 | +$62,811 |
| Kokomo, IN | $194,129 | $57,234 | +$62,766 |
| Davenport, IA | $195,380 | $57,602 | +$62,398 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,979 | $58,074 | +$61,926 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,857 | $58,333 | +$61,667 |
| Flint, MI | $197,858 | $58,333 | +$61,667 |
| Binghamton, NY | $198,435 | $58,503 | +$61,497 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,928 | $58,648 | +$61,352 |
| Waterloo, IA | $200,191 | $59,021 | +$60,979 |
| Macon, GA | $200,228 | $59,032 | +$60,968 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,409 | $59,085 | +$60,915 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $201,686 | $59,462 | +$60,538 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,237 | $59,624 | +$60,376 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,312 | $59,646 | +$60,354 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,802 | $59,791 | +$60,209 |
| Toledo, OH | $203,726 | $60,063 | +$59,937 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,554 | $60,602 | +$59,398 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,822 | $60,681 | +$59,319 |
| Brownsville, TX | $207,150 | $61,073 | +$58,927 |
| Jackson, TN | $208,153 | $61,368 | +$58,632 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,527 | $61,773 | +$58,227 |
| Sumter, SC | $210,445 | $62,044 | +$57,956 |
| Owensboro, KY | $213,657 | $62,991 | +$57,009 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,766 | $63,023 | +$56,977 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,099 | $63,121 | +$56,879 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $215,126 | $63,424 | +$56,576 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,136 | $63,427 | +$56,573 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven, CT | $408,096 | $120,316 | $-316 |
| Fresno, CA | $409,749 | $120,803 | $-803 |
| Billings, MT | $410,666 | $121,074 | $-1,074 |
| Albany, OR | $412,810 | $121,706 | $-1,706 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $413,631 | $121,948 | $-1,948 |
| Durham, NC | $414,340 | $122,157 | $-2,157 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $415,936 | $122,627 | $-2,627 |
| Merced, CA | $419,171 | $123,581 | $-3,581 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $419,484 | $123,674 | $-3,674 |
| Traverse City, MI | $421,806 | $124,358 | $-4,358 |
| Anchorage, AK | $422,103 | $124,446 | $-4,446 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $422,945 | $124,694 | $-4,694 |
| Longview, WA | $423,261 | $124,787 | $-4,787 |
| Spokane, WA | $423,842 | $124,958 | $-4,958 |
| Norwich, CT | $426,279 | $125,677 | $-5,677 |
| Austin, TX | $428,524 | $126,339 | $-6,339 |
| Asheville, NC | $428,742 | $126,403 | $-6,403 |
| Salisbury, MD | $429,483 | $126,621 | $-6,621 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $430,650 | $126,965 | $-6,965 |
| Yuba City, CA | $432,169 | $127,413 | $-7,413 |
| Charleston, SC | $435,877 | $128,506 | $-8,506 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $436,543 | $128,703 | $-8,703 |
| Raleigh, NC | $438,364 | $129,240 | $-9,240 |
| Medford, OR | $439,493 | $129,573 | $-9,573 |
| Crestview, FL | $441,042 | $130,029 | $-10,029 |
| Kennewick, WA | $441,524 | $130,171 | $-10,171 |
| Kingston, NY | $442,041 | $130,324 | $-10,324 |
| Wilmington, NC | $446,210 | $131,553 | $-11,553 |
| Trenton, NJ | $446,377 | $131,602 | $-11,602 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $448,352 | $132,184 | $-12,184 |