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What house can you afford on a $225,000 salary?

363 of 377 metros are comfortably affordable on $225,000/yr at today's 6.69% rate (2026-08-06). 4 are a stretch; 10 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+$188,786
Decatur, IL$127,756$38,381+$186,619
Weirton, WV$136,572$41,029+$183,971
Enid, OK$144,103$43,292+$181,708
Wheeling, WV$144,164$43,310+$181,690
Beckley, WV$153,421$46,091+$178,909
Charleston, WV$154,252$46,341+$178,659
Lawton, OK$154,590$46,442+$178,558
Elmira, NY$164,216$49,334+$175,666
Monroe, LA$167,663$50,370+$174,630
Huntington, WV$167,689$50,378+$174,622
Paducah, KY$170,215$51,136+$173,864
Albany, GA$170,557$51,239+$173,761
Terre Haute, IN$171,101$51,403+$173,597
Parkersburg, WV$172,724$51,890+$173,110
Anniston, AL$173,007$51,975+$173,025
Muncie, IN$173,817$52,219+$172,781
Alexandria, LA$174,382$52,388+$172,612
Peoria, IL$175,503$52,725+$172,275
Saginaw, MI$177,686$53,381+$171,619
Wichita Falls, TX$179,405$53,897+$171,103
Youngstown, OH$180,319$54,172+$170,828
Altoona, PA$180,366$54,186+$170,814
Texarkana, TX$181,504$54,528+$170,472
Shreveport, LA$185,678$55,782+$169,218
Houma, LA$187,322$56,276+$168,724
Beaumont, TX$188,134$56,520+$168,480
Gadsden, AL$188,831$56,729+$168,271
Bay City, MI$188,925$56,757+$168,243
Goldsboro, NC$189,770$57,011+$167,989
Battle Creek, MI$192,133$57,721+$167,279
McAllen, TX$194,546$58,446+$166,554
Lima, OH$195,524$58,740+$166,260
Kokomo, IN$196,148$58,927+$166,073
Florence, SC$196,590$59,060+$165,940
Dothan, AL$197,430$59,312+$165,688
Davenport, IA$197,783$59,419+$165,581
Mobile, AL$198,132$59,523+$165,477
Flint, MI$199,114$59,819+$165,181
Springfield, IL$200,292$60,172+$164,828
Macon, GA$201,910$60,658+$164,342
Mansfield, OH$201,961$60,674+$164,326
Waterloo, IA$202,034$60,696+$164,304
Rocky Mount, NC$203,426$61,114+$163,886
Lake Charles, LA$203,525$61,143+$163,857
Lafayette, LA$204,403$61,407+$163,593
Binghamton, NY$204,850$61,542+$163,458
Toledo, OH$206,185$61,943+$163,057
Springfield, OH$206,259$61,965+$163,035
Jonesboro, AR$206,726$62,105+$162,895
Brownsville, TX$206,784$62,123+$162,877
Fort Smith, AR$207,502$62,338+$162,662
Sumter, SC$209,275$62,871+$162,129
Jackson, TN$210,372$63,201+$161,799
Columbus, GA$212,248$63,764+$161,236
Lubbock, TX$214,061$64,309+$160,691
Montgomery, AL$215,528$64,749+$160,251
Owensboro, KY$215,528$64,749+$160,251
Jackson, MS$215,622$64,778+$160,222
Laredo, TX$217,967$65,482+$159,518

A stretch (within 15%)

MetroTypical homeIncome neededGap
Barnstable Town, MA$772,776$232,159$-7,159
Santa Rosa, CA$798,749$239,962$-14,962
Salinas, CA$854,728$256,780$-31,780
Urban Honolulu, HI$858,222$257,830$-32,830

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