| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $124,303 | $38,917 | +$86,083 |
| Decatur, IL | $124,660 | $39,029 | +$85,971 |
| Weirton, WV | $131,692 | $41,230 | +$83,770 |
| Enid, OK | $140,582 | $44,014 | +$80,986 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,159 | $44,194 | +$80,806 |
| Charleston, WV | $147,375 | $46,140 | +$78,860 |
| Beckley, WV | $150,151 | $47,010 | +$77,990 |
| Lawton, OK | $156,702 | $49,061 | +$75,939 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $165,632 | $51,856 | +$73,144 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,211 | $52,038 | +$72,962 |
| Elmira, NY | $166,607 | $52,162 | +$72,838 |
| Monroe, LA | $166,928 | $52,262 | +$72,738 |
| Albany, GA | $167,544 | $52,455 | +$72,545 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $168,563 | $52,774 | +$72,226 |
| Muncie, IN | $168,798 | $52,848 | +$72,152 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,423 | $53,356 | +$71,644 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,699 | $53,756 | +$71,244 |
| Paducah, KY | $172,916 | $54,137 | +$70,863 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,845 | $54,741 | +$70,259 |
| Saginaw, MI | $175,095 | $54,819 | +$70,181 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,230 | $54,861 | +$70,139 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,414 | $54,919 | +$70,081 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $175,703 | $55,010 | +$69,990 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $179,062 | $56,061 | +$68,939 |
| Houma, LA | $180,980 | $56,662 | +$68,338 |
| Texarkana, TX | $183,435 | $57,430 | +$67,570 |
| Shreveport, LA | $183,475 | $57,443 | +$67,557 |
| Gadsden, AL | $185,225 | $57,990 | +$67,010 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,132 | $58,275 | +$66,725 |
| Beaumont, TX | $186,305 | $58,329 | +$66,671 |
| McAllen, TX | $188,971 | $59,163 | +$65,837 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,005 | $59,487 | +$65,513 |
| Lima, OH | $190,694 | $59,703 | +$65,297 |
| Kokomo, IN | $190,878 | $59,760 | +$65,240 |
| Dothan, AL | $193,192 | $60,485 | +$64,515 |
| Florence, SC | $193,284 | $60,514 | +$64,486 |
| Mobile, AL | $194,638 | $60,938 | +$64,062 |
| Davenport, IA | $194,778 | $60,981 | +$64,019 |
| Flint, MI | $195,732 | $61,280 | +$63,720 |
| Macon, GA | $196,903 | $61,647 | +$63,353 |
| Waterloo, IA | $197,585 | $61,860 | +$63,140 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $197,692 | $61,894 | +$63,106 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,722 | $62,216 | +$62,784 |
| Springfield, OH | $199,688 | $62,519 | +$62,481 |
| Sumter, SC | $200,155 | $62,665 | +$62,335 |
| Lafayette, LA | $200,358 | $62,728 | +$62,272 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,781 | $62,861 | +$62,139 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $201,631 | $63,127 | +$61,873 |
| Jackson, TN | $201,741 | $63,162 | +$61,838 |
| Toledo, OH | $202,056 | $63,260 | +$61,740 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $202,649 | $63,446 | +$61,554 |
| Binghamton, NY | $203,310 | $63,653 | +$61,347 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $203,787 | $63,802 | +$61,198 |
| Brownsville, TX | $204,552 | $64,042 | +$60,958 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,756 | $65,671 | +$59,329 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $211,906 | $66,344 | +$58,656 |
| Lubbock, TX | $212,331 | $66,477 | +$58,523 |
| Jackson, MS | $212,335 | $66,478 | +$58,522 |
| Montgomery, AL | $212,437 | $66,510 | +$58,490 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $213,737 | $66,917 | +$58,083 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | $401,581 | $125,728 | $-728 |
| North Port, FL | $403,540 | $126,341 | $-1,341 |
| Fresno, CA | $404,052 | $126,501 | $-1,501 |
| New Haven, CT | $406,204 | $127,175 | $-2,175 |
| Albany, OR | $408,252 | $127,816 | $-2,816 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $408,436 | $127,874 | $-2,874 |
| Billings, MT | $409,623 | $128,246 | $-3,246 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $410,132 | $128,405 | $-3,405 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $411,985 | $128,985 | $-3,985 |
| Merced, CA | $413,645 | $129,505 | $-4,505 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $413,653 | $129,507 | $-4,507 |
| Austin, TX | $414,273 | $129,702 | $-4,702 |
| Spokane, WA | $415,045 | $129,943 | $-4,943 |
| Asheville, NC | $416,031 | $130,252 | $-5,252 |
| Longview, WA | $417,833 | $130,816 | $-5,816 |
| Traverse City, MI | $419,457 | $131,324 | $-6,324 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $422,654 | $132,325 | $-7,325 |
| Salisbury, MD | $423,968 | $132,737 | $-7,737 |
| Anchorage, AK | $424,607 | $132,937 | $-7,937 |
| Yuba City, CA | $425,172 | $133,114 | $-8,114 |
| Raleigh, NC | $428,267 | $134,083 | $-9,083 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $428,680 | $134,212 | $-9,212 |
| Norwich, CT | $430,914 | $134,912 | $-9,912 |
| Medford, OR | $431,210 | $135,004 | $-10,004 |
| Kennewick, WA | $436,660 | $136,710 | $-11,710 |
| Charleston, SC | $437,474 | $136,965 | $-11,965 |
| Crestview, FL | $439,733 | $137,673 | $-12,673 |
| Trenton, NJ | $439,977 | $137,749 | $-12,749 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $441,097 | $138,099 | $-13,099 |
| Wilmington, NC | $443,118 | $138,732 | $-13,732 |