| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $107,146 | $31,589 | +$43,411 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,931 | $37,422 | +$37,578 |
| Weirton, WV | $135,893 | $40,064 | +$34,936 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,852 | $41,821 | +$33,179 |
| Enid, OK | $144,157 | $42,501 | +$32,499 |
| Charleston, WV | $148,817 | $43,875 | +$31,125 |
| Beckley, WV | $149,420 | $44,052 | +$30,948 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,345 | $45,504 | +$29,496 |
| Elmira, NY | $161,607 | $47,645 | +$27,355 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,506 | $49,090 | +$25,910 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $167,654 | $49,428 | +$25,572 |
| Albany, GA | $168,362 | $49,637 | +$25,363 |
| Monroe, LA | $168,606 | $49,709 | +$25,291 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,653 | $50,312 | +$24,688 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $171,206 | $50,475 | +$24,525 |
| Paducah, KY | $171,436 | $50,543 | +$24,457 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,604 | $50,593 | +$24,407 |
| Muncie, IN | $171,820 | $50,656 | +$24,344 |
| Peoria, IL | $172,742 | $50,928 | +$24,072 |
| Saginaw, MI | $173,341 | $51,105 | +$23,895 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,405 | $51,713 | +$23,287 |
| Altoona, PA | $178,052 | $52,494 | +$22,506 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $178,786 | $52,710 | +$22,290 |
| Gadsden, AL | $184,689 | $54,451 | +$20,549 |
| Texarkana, TX | $185,546 | $54,703 | +$20,297 |
| Beaumont, TX | $185,608 | $54,721 | +$20,279 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,193 | $54,894 | +$20,106 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,601 | $55,014 | +$19,986 |
| Houma, LA | $186,622 | $55,020 | +$19,980 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $188,523 | $55,581 | +$19,419 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $189,677 | $55,921 | +$19,079 |
| Lima, OH | $192,196 | $56,664 | +$18,336 |
| Florence, SC | $193,792 | $57,134 | +$17,866 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,978 | $57,189 | +$17,811 |
| Kokomo, IN | $194,129 | $57,234 | +$17,766 |
| Davenport, IA | $195,380 | $57,602 | +$17,398 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,979 | $58,074 | +$16,926 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,857 | $58,333 | +$16,667 |
| Flint, MI | $197,858 | $58,333 | +$16,667 |
| Binghamton, NY | $198,435 | $58,503 | +$16,497 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,928 | $58,648 | +$16,352 |
| Waterloo, IA | $200,191 | $59,021 | +$15,979 |
| Macon, GA | $200,228 | $59,032 | +$15,968 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,409 | $59,085 | +$15,915 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $201,686 | $59,462 | +$15,538 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,237 | $59,624 | +$15,376 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,312 | $59,646 | +$15,354 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,802 | $59,791 | +$15,209 |
| Toledo, OH | $203,726 | $60,063 | +$14,937 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,554 | $60,602 | +$14,398 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,822 | $60,681 | +$14,319 |
| Brownsville, TX | $207,150 | $61,073 | +$13,927 |
| Jackson, TN | $208,153 | $61,368 | +$13,632 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,527 | $61,773 | +$13,227 |
| Sumter, SC | $210,445 | $62,044 | +$12,956 |
| Owensboro, KY | $213,657 | $62,991 | +$12,009 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,766 | $63,023 | +$11,977 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,099 | $63,121 | +$11,879 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $215,126 | $63,424 | +$11,576 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,136 | $63,427 | +$11,573 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon, MI | $255,271 | $75,260 | $-260 |
| Columbia, SC | $256,154 | $75,520 | $-520 |
| Odessa, TX | $256,700 | $75,681 | $-681 |
| Waco, TX | $256,772 | $75,702 | $-702 |
| Michigan City, IN | $258,579 | $76,235 | $-1,235 |
| Hinesville, GA | $259,056 | $76,376 | $-1,376 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $259,183 | $76,413 | $-1,413 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $259,816 | $76,600 | $-1,600 |
| Bloomington, IL | $260,134 | $76,694 | $-1,694 |
| Grand Island, NE | $260,422 | $76,778 | $-1,778 |
| New Orleans, LA | $261,414 | $77,071 | $-2,071 |
| Birmingham, AL | $262,556 | $77,407 | $-2,407 |
| Duluth, MN | $264,350 | $77,936 | $-2,936 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $264,784 | $78,064 | $-3,064 |
| Syracuse, NY | $264,903 | $78,100 | $-3,100 |
| Elkhart, IN | $265,734 | $78,345 | $-3,345 |
| Greensboro, NC | $266,370 | $78,532 | $-3,532 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $267,047 | $78,731 | $-3,731 |
| Minot, ND | $268,181 | $79,066 | $-4,066 |
| Detroit, MI | $269,080 | $79,331 | $-4,331 |
| Monroe, MI | $269,112 | $79,340 | $-4,340 |
| Manhattan, KS | $269,856 | $79,560 | $-4,560 |
| Hickory, NC | $271,739 | $80,115 | $-5,115 |
| Tyler, TX | $272,063 | $80,210 | $-5,210 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $272,840 | $80,439 | $-5,439 |
| Springfield, MO | $272,938 | $80,468 | $-5,468 |
| Ocala, FL | $273,318 | $80,580 | $-5,580 |
| Wausau, WI | $274,194 | $80,839 | $-5,839 |
| Farmington, NM | $274,565 | $80,948 | $-5,948 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $275,951 | $81,357 | $-6,357 |