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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 6.69% rate (2026-08-06). 23 are a stretch; 26 are out of reach. Verified against Zillow ZHVI 2026-06.

Metros you can comfortably afford

MetroTypical homeIncome neededYour cushion
Johnstown, PA$120,544$36,214+$113,786
Decatur, IL$127,756$38,381+$111,619
Weirton, WV$136,572$41,029+$108,971
Enid, OK$144,103$43,292+$106,708
Wheeling, WV$144,164$43,310+$106,690
Beckley, WV$153,421$46,091+$103,909
Charleston, WV$154,252$46,341+$103,659
Lawton, OK$154,590$46,442+$103,558
Elmira, NY$164,216$49,334+$100,666
Monroe, LA$167,663$50,370+$99,630
Huntington, WV$167,689$50,378+$99,622
Paducah, KY$170,215$51,136+$98,864
Albany, GA$170,557$51,239+$98,761
Terre Haute, IN$171,101$51,403+$98,597
Parkersburg, WV$172,724$51,890+$98,110
Anniston, AL$173,007$51,975+$98,025
Muncie, IN$173,817$52,219+$97,781
Alexandria, LA$174,382$52,388+$97,612
Peoria, IL$175,503$52,725+$97,275
Saginaw, MI$177,686$53,381+$96,619
Wichita Falls, TX$179,405$53,897+$96,103
Youngstown, OH$180,319$54,172+$95,828
Altoona, PA$180,366$54,186+$95,814
Texarkana, TX$181,504$54,528+$95,472
Shreveport, LA$185,678$55,782+$94,218
Houma, LA$187,322$56,276+$93,724
Beaumont, TX$188,134$56,520+$93,480
Gadsden, AL$188,831$56,729+$93,271
Bay City, MI$188,925$56,757+$93,243
Goldsboro, NC$189,770$57,011+$92,989
Battle Creek, MI$192,133$57,721+$92,279
McAllen, TX$194,546$58,446+$91,554
Lima, OH$195,524$58,740+$91,260
Kokomo, IN$196,148$58,927+$91,073
Florence, SC$196,590$59,060+$90,940
Dothan, AL$197,430$59,312+$90,688
Davenport, IA$197,783$59,419+$90,581
Mobile, AL$198,132$59,523+$90,477
Flint, MI$199,114$59,819+$90,181
Springfield, IL$200,292$60,172+$89,828
Macon, GA$201,910$60,658+$89,342
Mansfield, OH$201,961$60,674+$89,326
Waterloo, IA$202,034$60,696+$89,304
Rocky Mount, NC$203,426$61,114+$88,886
Lake Charles, LA$203,525$61,143+$88,857
Lafayette, LA$204,403$61,407+$88,593
Binghamton, NY$204,850$61,542+$88,458
Toledo, OH$206,185$61,943+$88,057
Springfield, OH$206,259$61,965+$88,035
Jonesboro, AR$206,726$62,105+$87,895
Brownsville, TX$206,784$62,123+$87,877
Fort Smith, AR$207,502$62,338+$87,662
Sumter, SC$209,275$62,871+$87,129
Jackson, TN$210,372$63,201+$86,799
Columbus, GA$212,248$63,764+$86,236
Lubbock, TX$214,061$64,309+$85,691
Montgomery, AL$215,528$64,749+$85,251
Owensboro, KY$215,528$64,749+$85,251
Jackson, MS$215,622$64,778+$85,222
Laredo, TX$217,967$65,482+$84,518

A stretch (within 15%)

MetroTypical homeIncome neededGap
Ogden, UT$519,707$156,132$-6,132
Wenatchee, WA$526,231$158,092$-8,092
Hilton Head Island, SC$527,503$158,474$-8,474
Manchester, NH$531,097$159,554$-9,554
St. George, UT$531,486$159,670$-9,670
Stockton, CA$531,811$159,768$-9,768
Providence, RI$532,191$159,882$-9,882
Olympia, WA$533,819$160,371$-10,371
Provo, UT$548,061$164,650$-14,650
Portland, ME$549,963$165,222$-15,222
Portland, OR$553,092$166,162$-16,162
Naples, FL$555,961$167,023$-17,023
Fort Collins, CO$557,849$167,591$-17,591
Santa Fe, NM$561,089$168,564$-18,564
Corvallis, OR$563,492$169,286$-19,286
Salt Lake City, UT$567,346$170,444$-20,444
Denver, CO$572,682$172,047$-22,047
Reno, NV$574,245$172,516$-22,516
Vallejo, CA$580,258$174,323$-24,323
Missoula, MT$582,557$175,013$-25,013
Sacramento, CA$584,122$175,484$-25,484
Washington, DC$584,684$175,653$-25,653
Riverside, CA$586,047$176,062$-26,062

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· 28% front-end DTI · 6.69% 30-yr (FRED) · Zillow ZHVI 2026-06.