| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $124,303 | $38,917 | +$21,083 |
| Decatur, IL | $124,660 | $39,029 | +$20,971 |
| Weirton, WV | $131,692 | $41,230 | +$18,770 |
| Enid, OK | $140,582 | $44,014 | +$15,986 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,159 | $44,194 | +$15,806 |
| Charleston, WV | $147,375 | $46,140 | +$13,860 |
| Beckley, WV | $150,151 | $47,010 | +$12,990 |
| Lawton, OK | $156,702 | $49,061 | +$10,939 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $165,632 | $51,856 | +$8,144 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,211 | $52,038 | +$7,962 |
| Elmira, NY | $166,607 | $52,162 | +$7,838 |
| Monroe, LA | $166,928 | $52,262 | +$7,738 |
| Albany, GA | $167,544 | $52,455 | +$7,545 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $168,563 | $52,774 | +$7,226 |
| Muncie, IN | $168,798 | $52,848 | +$7,152 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,423 | $53,356 | +$6,644 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,699 | $53,756 | +$6,244 |
| Paducah, KY | $172,916 | $54,137 | +$5,863 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,845 | $54,741 | +$5,259 |
| Saginaw, MI | $175,095 | $54,819 | +$5,181 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,230 | $54,861 | +$5,139 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,414 | $54,919 | +$5,081 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $175,703 | $55,010 | +$4,990 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $179,062 | $56,061 | +$3,939 |
| Houma, LA | $180,980 | $56,662 | +$3,338 |
| Texarkana, TX | $183,435 | $57,430 | +$2,570 |
| Shreveport, LA | $183,475 | $57,443 | +$2,557 |
| Gadsden, AL | $185,225 | $57,990 | +$2,010 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,132 | $58,275 | +$1,725 |
| Beaumont, TX | $186,305 | $58,329 | +$1,671 |
| McAllen, TX | $188,971 | $59,163 | +$837 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,005 | $59,487 | +$513 |
| Lima, OH | $190,694 | $59,703 | +$297 |
| Kokomo, IN | $190,878 | $59,760 | +$240 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan, AL | $193,192 | $60,485 | $-485 |
| Florence, SC | $193,284 | $60,514 | $-514 |
| Mobile, AL | $194,638 | $60,938 | $-938 |
| Davenport, IA | $194,778 | $60,981 | $-981 |
| Flint, MI | $195,732 | $61,280 | $-1,280 |
| Macon, GA | $196,903 | $61,647 | $-1,647 |
| Waterloo, IA | $197,585 | $61,860 | $-1,860 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $197,692 | $61,894 | $-1,894 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,722 | $62,216 | $-2,216 |
| Springfield, OH | $199,688 | $62,519 | $-2,519 |
| Sumter, SC | $200,155 | $62,665 | $-2,665 |
| Lafayette, LA | $200,358 | $62,728 | $-2,728 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,781 | $62,861 | $-2,861 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $201,631 | $63,127 | $-3,127 |
| Jackson, TN | $201,741 | $63,162 | $-3,162 |
| Toledo, OH | $202,056 | $63,260 | $-3,260 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $202,649 | $63,446 | $-3,446 |
| Binghamton, NY | $203,310 | $63,653 | $-3,653 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $203,787 | $63,802 | $-3,802 |
| Brownsville, TX | $204,552 | $64,042 | $-4,042 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,756 | $65,671 | $-5,671 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $211,906 | $66,344 | $-6,344 |
| Lubbock, TX | $212,331 | $66,477 | $-6,477 |
| Jackson, MS | $212,335 | $66,478 | $-6,478 |
| Montgomery, AL | $212,437 | $66,510 | $-6,510 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $213,737 | $66,917 | $-6,917 |
| Owensboro, KY | $213,968 | $66,989 | $-6,989 |
| Florence, AL | $215,246 | $67,390 | $-7,390 |
| Laredo, TX | $215,255 | $67,392 | $-7,392 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $215,360 | $67,425 | $-7,425 |