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What house can you afford on a $250,000 salary?

365 of 377 metros are comfortably affordable on $250,000/yr at today's 6.95% rate (2026-09-17). 7 are a stretch; 5 are out of reach. Verified against Zillow ZHVI 2026-08.

Metros you can comfortably afford

MetroTypical homeIncome neededYour cushion
Johnstown, PA$112,456$34,536+$215,464
Decatur, IL$126,812$38,945+$211,055
Weirton, WV$133,403$40,969+$209,031
Wheeling, WV$141,219$43,370+$206,630
Enid, OK$142,478$43,756+$206,244
Charleston, WV$150,969$46,364+$203,636
Beckley, WV$151,125$46,412+$203,588
Lawton, OK$158,544$48,690+$201,310
Elmira, NY$165,852$50,935+$199,065
Huntington, WV$166,303$51,073+$198,927
Albany, GA$169,294$51,992+$198,008
Terre Haute, IN$170,331$52,310+$197,690
Monroe, LA$170,360$52,319+$197,681
Anniston, AL$171,105$52,548+$197,452
Parkersburg, WV$172,302$52,915+$197,085
Muncie, IN$173,000$53,130+$196,870
Paducah, KY$174,189$53,495+$196,505
Peoria, IL$174,841$53,695+$196,305
Altoona, PA$175,416$53,872+$196,128
Saginaw, MI$176,680$54,260+$195,740
Youngstown, OH$177,110$54,392+$195,608
Alexandria, LA$178,296$54,756+$195,244
Wichita Falls, TX$179,059$54,991+$195,009
Goldsboro, NC$183,789$56,443+$193,557
Houma, LA$183,859$56,465+$193,535
Shreveport, LA$186,446$57,259+$192,741
Texarkana, TX$186,957$57,416+$192,584
Gadsden, AL$187,734$57,655+$192,345
Beaumont, TX$188,313$57,833+$192,167
Bay City, MI$188,382$57,854+$192,146
Battle Creek, MI$190,962$58,646+$191,354
Lima, OH$192,619$59,155+$190,845
McAllen, TX$193,007$59,274+$190,726
Florence, SC$194,285$59,666+$190,334
Kokomo, IN$195,008$59,889+$190,111
Dothan, AL$196,154$60,241+$189,759
Davenport, IA$196,628$60,386+$189,614
Flint, MI$196,792$60,437+$189,563
Mobile, AL$197,078$60,524+$189,476
Waterloo, IA$199,692$61,327+$188,673
Springfield, IL$200,021$61,428+$188,572
Macon, GA$200,076$61,445+$188,555
Rocky Mount, NC$200,624$61,613+$188,387
Mansfield, OH$201,779$61,968+$188,032
Lake Charles, LA$202,113$62,071+$187,929
Springfield, OH$202,115$62,071+$187,929
Lafayette, LA$202,529$62,198+$187,802
Sumter, SC$203,053$62,359+$187,641
Binghamton, NY$204,127$62,689+$187,311
Toledo, OH$205,237$63,030+$186,970
Fort Smith, AR$205,433$63,090+$186,910
Jonesboro, AR$205,877$63,226+$186,774
Jackson, TN$205,926$63,242+$186,758
Brownsville, TX$209,484$64,334+$185,666
Columbus, GA$210,990$64,797+$185,203
Lubbock, TX$213,398$65,536+$184,464
Jackson, MS$214,315$65,818+$184,182
Owensboro, KY$214,667$65,926+$184,074
Montgomery, AL$214,806$65,969+$184,031
St. Joseph, MO$216,378$66,451+$183,549

A stretch (within 15%)

MetroTypical homeIncome neededGap
Salinas, CA$843,101$258,923$-8,923
Urban Honolulu, HI$856,305$262,978$-12,978
Napa, CA$871,187$267,549$-17,549
Oxnard, CA$871,731$267,716$-17,716
San Luis Obispo, CA$897,760$275,710$-25,710
San Diego, CA$930,785$285,852$-35,852
Los Angeles, CA$952,601$292,552$-42,552

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· 28% front-end DTI · 6.95% 30-yr (FRED) · Zillow ZHVI 2026-08.