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What house can you afford on a $150,000 salary?

328 of 377 metros are comfortably affordable on $150,000/yr at today's 6.47% rate (2026-06-18). 25 are a stretch; 24 are out of reach. Verified against Zillow ZHVI 2026-05.

Metros you can comfortably afford

MetroTypical homeIncome neededYour cushion
Johnstown, PA$107,146$31,589+$118,411
Decatur, IL$126,931$37,422+$112,578
Weirton, WV$135,893$40,064+$109,936
Wheeling, WV$141,852$41,821+$108,179
Enid, OK$144,157$42,501+$107,499
Charleston, WV$148,817$43,875+$106,125
Beckley, WV$149,420$44,052+$105,948
Lawton, OK$154,345$45,504+$104,496
Elmira, NY$161,607$47,645+$102,355
Huntington, WV$166,506$49,090+$100,910
Terre Haute, IN$167,654$49,428+$100,572
Albany, GA$168,362$49,637+$100,363
Monroe, LA$168,606$49,709+$100,291
Anniston, AL$170,653$50,312+$99,688
Parkersburg, WV$171,206$50,475+$99,525
Paducah, KY$171,436$50,543+$99,457
Alexandria, LA$171,604$50,593+$99,407
Muncie, IN$171,820$50,656+$99,344
Peoria, IL$172,742$50,928+$99,072
Saginaw, MI$173,341$51,105+$98,895
Youngstown, OH$175,405$51,713+$98,287
Altoona, PA$178,052$52,494+$97,506
Wichita Falls, TX$178,786$52,710+$97,290
Gadsden, AL$184,689$54,451+$95,549
Texarkana, TX$185,546$54,703+$95,297
Beaumont, TX$185,608$54,721+$95,279
Shreveport, LA$186,193$54,894+$95,106
Bay City, MI$186,601$55,014+$94,986
Houma, LA$186,622$55,020+$94,980
Goldsboro, NC$188,523$55,581+$94,419
Battle Creek, MI$189,677$55,921+$94,079
Lima, OH$192,196$56,664+$93,336
Florence, SC$193,792$57,134+$92,866
McAllen, TX$193,978$57,189+$92,811
Kokomo, IN$194,129$57,234+$92,766
Davenport, IA$195,380$57,602+$92,398
Dothan, AL$196,979$58,074+$91,926
Mobile, AL$197,857$58,333+$91,667
Flint, MI$197,858$58,333+$91,667
Binghamton, NY$198,435$58,503+$91,497
Mansfield, OH$198,928$58,648+$91,352
Waterloo, IA$200,191$59,021+$90,979
Macon, GA$200,228$59,032+$90,968
Springfield, IL$200,409$59,085+$90,915
Rocky Mount, NC$201,686$59,462+$90,538
Lake Charles, LA$202,237$59,624+$90,376
Lafayette, LA$202,312$59,646+$90,354
Springfield, OH$202,802$59,791+$90,209
Toledo, OH$203,726$60,063+$89,937
Fort Smith, AR$205,554$60,602+$89,398
Jonesboro, AR$205,822$60,681+$89,319
Brownsville, TX$207,150$61,073+$88,927
Jackson, TN$208,153$61,368+$88,632
Columbus, GA$209,527$61,773+$88,227
Sumter, SC$210,445$62,044+$87,956
Owensboro, KY$213,657$62,991+$87,009
Lubbock, TX$213,766$63,023+$86,977
Montgomery, AL$214,099$63,121+$86,879
St. Joseph, MO$215,126$63,424+$86,576
Jackson, MS$215,136$63,427+$86,573

A stretch (within 15%)

MetroTypical homeIncome neededGap
Ogden, UT$520,531$153,464$-3,464
Wenatchee, WA$523,629$154,378$-4,378
Providence, RI$524,867$154,743$-4,743
Manchester, NH$526,340$155,177$-5,177
Hilton Head Island, SC$527,324$155,467$-5,467
St. George, UT$530,009$156,259$-6,259
Stockton, CA$531,785$156,782$-6,782
Olympia, WA$533,918$157,411$-7,411
Portland, ME$542,063$159,813$-9,813
Provo, UT$546,641$161,162$-11,162
Portland, OR$552,022$162,749$-12,749
Naples, FL$556,339$164,021$-14,021
Fort Collins, CO$556,500$164,069$-14,069
Santa Fe, NM$558,896$164,775$-14,775
Corvallis, OR$562,829$165,935$-15,935
Salt Lake City, UT$568,656$167,653$-17,653
Reno, NV$570,546$168,210$-18,210
Denver, CO$573,221$168,999$-18,999
Vallejo, CA$576,614$169,999$-19,999
Missoula, MT$580,429$171,124$-21,124
Sacramento, CA$582,707$171,795$-21,795
Washington, DC$583,013$171,886$-21,886
Riverside, CA$585,378$172,583$-22,583
Bremerton, WA$586,380$172,878$-22,878
Mount Vernon, WA$589,523$173,805$-23,805

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· 28% front-end DTI · 6.47% 30-yr (FRED) · Zillow ZHVI 2026-05.