| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $107,146 | $31,589 | +$28,411 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,931 | $37,422 | +$22,578 |
| Weirton, WV | $135,893 | $40,064 | +$19,936 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,852 | $41,821 | +$18,179 |
| Enid, OK | $144,157 | $42,501 | +$17,499 |
| Charleston, WV | $148,817 | $43,875 | +$16,125 |
| Beckley, WV | $149,420 | $44,052 | +$15,948 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,345 | $45,504 | +$14,496 |
| Elmira, NY | $161,607 | $47,645 | +$12,355 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,506 | $49,090 | +$10,910 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $167,654 | $49,428 | +$10,572 |
| Albany, GA | $168,362 | $49,637 | +$10,363 |
| Monroe, LA | $168,606 | $49,709 | +$10,291 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,653 | $50,312 | +$9,688 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $171,206 | $50,475 | +$9,525 |
| Paducah, KY | $171,436 | $50,543 | +$9,457 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,604 | $50,593 | +$9,407 |
| Muncie, IN | $171,820 | $50,656 | +$9,344 |
| Peoria, IL | $172,742 | $50,928 | +$9,072 |
| Saginaw, MI | $173,341 | $51,105 | +$8,895 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,405 | $51,713 | +$8,287 |
| Altoona, PA | $178,052 | $52,494 | +$7,506 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $178,786 | $52,710 | +$7,290 |
| Gadsden, AL | $184,689 | $54,451 | +$5,549 |
| Texarkana, TX | $185,546 | $54,703 | +$5,297 |
| Beaumont, TX | $185,608 | $54,721 | +$5,279 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,193 | $54,894 | +$5,106 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,601 | $55,014 | +$4,986 |
| Houma, LA | $186,622 | $55,020 | +$4,980 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $188,523 | $55,581 | +$4,419 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $189,677 | $55,921 | +$4,079 |
| Lima, OH | $192,196 | $56,664 | +$3,336 |
| Florence, SC | $193,792 | $57,134 | +$2,866 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,978 | $57,189 | +$2,811 |
| Kokomo, IN | $194,129 | $57,234 | +$2,766 |
| Davenport, IA | $195,380 | $57,602 | +$2,398 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,979 | $58,074 | +$1,926 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,857 | $58,333 | +$1,667 |
| Flint, MI | $197,858 | $58,333 | +$1,667 |
| Binghamton, NY | $198,435 | $58,503 | +$1,497 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,928 | $58,648 | +$1,352 |
| Waterloo, IA | $200,191 | $59,021 | +$979 |
| Macon, GA | $200,228 | $59,032 | +$968 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,409 | $59,085 | +$915 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $201,686 | $59,462 | +$538 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,237 | $59,624 | +$376 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,312 | $59,646 | +$354 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,802 | $59,791 | +$209 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo, OH | $203,726 | $60,063 | $-63 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,554 | $60,602 | $-602 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,822 | $60,681 | $-681 |
| Brownsville, TX | $207,150 | $61,073 | $-1,073 |
| Jackson, TN | $208,153 | $61,368 | $-1,368 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,527 | $61,773 | $-1,773 |
| Sumter, SC | $210,445 | $62,044 | $-2,044 |
| Owensboro, KY | $213,657 | $62,991 | $-2,991 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,766 | $63,023 | $-3,023 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,099 | $63,121 | $-3,121 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $215,126 | $63,424 | $-3,424 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,136 | $63,427 | $-3,427 |
| Florence, AL | $216,659 | $63,876 | $-3,876 |
| Abilene, TX | $217,009 | $63,979 | $-3,979 |
| Topeka, KS | $217,683 | $64,178 | $-4,178 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $218,044 | $64,284 | $-4,284 |
| Laredo, TX | $218,391 | $64,387 | $-4,387 |
| Canton, OH | $218,776 | $64,500 | $-4,500 |
| Amarillo, TX | $219,904 | $64,833 | $-4,833 |
| Longview, TX | $220,865 | $65,116 | $-5,116 |
| Rockford, IL | $221,368 | $65,264 | $-5,264 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $223,201 | $65,805 | $-5,805 |
| Kankakee, IL | $223,721 | $65,958 | $-5,958 |
| Erie, PA | $224,109 | $66,072 | $-6,072 |
| Victoria, TX | $224,479 | $66,182 | $-6,182 |
| Gulfport, MS | $224,666 | $66,237 | $-6,237 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $225,070 | $66,356 | $-6,356 |
| Sioux City, IA | $225,213 | $66,398 | $-6,398 |
| Hammond, LA | $225,222 | $66,401 | $-6,401 |
| Wichita, KS | $225,557 | $66,499 | $-6,499 |