| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $112,456 | $34,536 | +$40,464 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,812 | $38,945 | +$36,055 |
| Weirton, WV | $133,403 | $40,969 | +$34,031 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,219 | $43,370 | +$31,630 |
| Enid, OK | $142,478 | $43,756 | +$31,244 |
| Charleston, WV | $150,969 | $46,364 | +$28,636 |
| Beckley, WV | $151,125 | $46,412 | +$28,588 |
| Lawton, OK | $158,544 | $48,690 | +$26,310 |
| Elmira, NY | $165,852 | $50,935 | +$24,065 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,303 | $51,073 | +$23,927 |
| Albany, GA | $169,294 | $51,992 | +$23,008 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $170,331 | $52,310 | +$22,690 |
| Monroe, LA | $170,360 | $52,319 | +$22,681 |
| Anniston, AL | $171,105 | $52,548 | +$22,452 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $172,302 | $52,915 | +$22,085 |
| Muncie, IN | $173,000 | $53,130 | +$21,870 |
| Paducah, KY | $174,189 | $53,495 | +$21,505 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,841 | $53,695 | +$21,305 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,416 | $53,872 | +$21,128 |
| Saginaw, MI | $176,680 | $54,260 | +$20,740 |
| Youngstown, OH | $177,110 | $54,392 | +$20,608 |
| Alexandria, LA | $178,296 | $54,756 | +$20,244 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $179,059 | $54,991 | +$20,009 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $183,789 | $56,443 | +$18,557 |
| Houma, LA | $183,859 | $56,465 | +$18,535 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,446 | $57,259 | +$17,741 |
| Texarkana, TX | $186,957 | $57,416 | +$17,584 |
| Gadsden, AL | $187,734 | $57,655 | +$17,345 |
| Beaumont, TX | $188,313 | $57,833 | +$17,167 |
| Bay City, MI | $188,382 | $57,854 | +$17,146 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,962 | $58,646 | +$16,354 |
| Lima, OH | $192,619 | $59,155 | +$15,845 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,007 | $59,274 | +$15,726 |
| Florence, SC | $194,285 | $59,666 | +$15,334 |
| Kokomo, IN | $195,008 | $59,889 | +$15,111 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,154 | $60,241 | +$14,759 |
| Davenport, IA | $196,628 | $60,386 | +$14,614 |
| Flint, MI | $196,792 | $60,437 | +$14,563 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,078 | $60,524 | +$14,476 |
| Waterloo, IA | $199,692 | $61,327 | +$13,673 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,021 | $61,428 | +$13,572 |
| Macon, GA | $200,076 | $61,445 | +$13,555 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $200,624 | $61,613 | +$13,387 |
| Mansfield, OH | $201,779 | $61,968 | +$13,032 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,113 | $62,071 | +$12,929 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,115 | $62,071 | +$12,929 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,529 | $62,198 | +$12,802 |
| Sumter, SC | $203,053 | $62,359 | +$12,641 |
| Binghamton, NY | $204,127 | $62,689 | +$12,311 |
| Toledo, OH | $205,237 | $63,030 | +$11,970 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,433 | $63,090 | +$11,910 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,877 | $63,226 | +$11,774 |
| Jackson, TN | $205,926 | $63,242 | +$11,758 |
| Brownsville, TX | $209,484 | $64,334 | +$10,666 |
| Columbus, GA | $210,990 | $64,797 | +$10,203 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,398 | $65,536 | +$9,464 |
| Jackson, MS | $214,315 | $65,818 | +$9,182 |
| Owensboro, KY | $214,667 | $65,926 | +$9,074 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,806 | $65,969 | +$9,031 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $216,378 | $66,451 | +$8,549 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN | $244,737 | $75,161 | $-161 |
| Greenville, NC | $244,755 | $75,166 | $-166 |
| Midland, MI | $245,068 | $75,262 | $-262 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $245,317 | $75,339 | $-339 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $245,444 | $75,378 | $-378 |
| Dalton, GA | $246,199 | $75,610 | $-610 |
| Kingsport, TN | $246,243 | $75,623 | $-623 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $247,027 | $75,864 | $-864 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $247,263 | $75,937 | $-937 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $248,895 | $76,438 | $-1,438 |
| Lansing, MI | $249,666 | $76,674 | $-1,674 |
| Killeen, TX | $250,457 | $76,917 | $-1,917 |
| Augusta, GA | $252,841 | $77,650 | $-2,650 |
| Odessa, TX | $253,302 | $77,791 | $-2,791 |
| Tulsa, OK | $253,643 | $77,896 | $-2,896 |
| Cleveland, OH | $253,678 | $77,907 | $-2,907 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $254,475 | $78,151 | $-3,151 |
| Waco, TX | $255,340 | $78,417 | $-3,417 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $255,537 | $78,477 | $-3,477 |
| Columbia, SC | $256,132 | $78,660 | $-3,660 |
| Grand Island, NE | $256,149 | $78,666 | $-3,666 |
| Hinesville, GA | $256,906 | $78,898 | $-3,898 |
| Muskegon, MI | $257,800 | $79,173 | $-4,173 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $259,405 | $79,665 | $-4,665 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $260,238 | $79,921 | $-4,921 |
| New Orleans, LA | $261,002 | $80,156 | $-5,156 |
| Bloomington, IL | $261,173 | $80,209 | $-5,209 |
| Birmingham, AL | $262,563 | $80,635 | $-5,635 |
| Michigan City, IN | $263,135 | $80,811 | $-5,811 |
| Greensboro, NC | $263,188 | $80,827 | $-5,827 |