| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $124,303 | $38,917 | +$36,083 |
| Decatur, IL | $124,660 | $39,029 | +$35,971 |
| Weirton, WV | $131,692 | $41,230 | +$33,770 |
| Enid, OK | $140,582 | $44,014 | +$30,986 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,159 | $44,194 | +$30,806 |
| Charleston, WV | $147,375 | $46,140 | +$28,860 |
| Beckley, WV | $150,151 | $47,010 | +$27,990 |
| Lawton, OK | $156,702 | $49,061 | +$25,939 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $165,632 | $51,856 | +$23,144 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,211 | $52,038 | +$22,962 |
| Elmira, NY | $166,607 | $52,162 | +$22,838 |
| Monroe, LA | $166,928 | $52,262 | +$22,738 |
| Albany, GA | $167,544 | $52,455 | +$22,545 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $168,563 | $52,774 | +$22,226 |
| Muncie, IN | $168,798 | $52,848 | +$22,152 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,423 | $53,356 | +$21,644 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,699 | $53,756 | +$21,244 |
| Paducah, KY | $172,916 | $54,137 | +$20,863 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,845 | $54,741 | +$20,259 |
| Saginaw, MI | $175,095 | $54,819 | +$20,181 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,230 | $54,861 | +$20,139 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,414 | $54,919 | +$20,081 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $175,703 | $55,010 | +$19,990 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $179,062 | $56,061 | +$18,939 |
| Houma, LA | $180,980 | $56,662 | +$18,338 |
| Texarkana, TX | $183,435 | $57,430 | +$17,570 |
| Shreveport, LA | $183,475 | $57,443 | +$17,557 |
| Gadsden, AL | $185,225 | $57,990 | +$17,010 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,132 | $58,275 | +$16,725 |
| Beaumont, TX | $186,305 | $58,329 | +$16,671 |
| McAllen, TX | $188,971 | $59,163 | +$15,837 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,005 | $59,487 | +$15,513 |
| Lima, OH | $190,694 | $59,703 | +$15,297 |
| Kokomo, IN | $190,878 | $59,760 | +$15,240 |
| Dothan, AL | $193,192 | $60,485 | +$14,515 |
| Florence, SC | $193,284 | $60,514 | +$14,486 |
| Mobile, AL | $194,638 | $60,938 | +$14,062 |
| Davenport, IA | $194,778 | $60,981 | +$14,019 |
| Flint, MI | $195,732 | $61,280 | +$13,720 |
| Macon, GA | $196,903 | $61,647 | +$13,353 |
| Waterloo, IA | $197,585 | $61,860 | +$13,140 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $197,692 | $61,894 | +$13,106 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,722 | $62,216 | +$12,784 |
| Springfield, OH | $199,688 | $62,519 | +$12,481 |
| Sumter, SC | $200,155 | $62,665 | +$12,335 |
| Lafayette, LA | $200,358 | $62,728 | +$12,272 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,781 | $62,861 | +$12,139 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $201,631 | $63,127 | +$11,873 |
| Jackson, TN | $201,741 | $63,162 | +$11,838 |
| Toledo, OH | $202,056 | $63,260 | +$11,740 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $202,649 | $63,446 | +$11,554 |
| Binghamton, NY | $203,310 | $63,653 | +$11,347 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $203,787 | $63,802 | +$11,198 |
| Brownsville, TX | $204,552 | $64,042 | +$10,958 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,756 | $65,671 | +$9,329 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $211,906 | $66,344 | +$8,656 |
| Lubbock, TX | $212,331 | $66,477 | +$8,523 |
| Jackson, MS | $212,335 | $66,478 | +$8,522 |
| Montgomery, AL | $212,437 | $66,510 | +$8,490 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $213,737 | $66,917 | +$8,083 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | $240,089 | $75,168 | $-168 |
| Sandusky, OH | $240,421 | $75,272 | $-272 |
| Memphis, TN | $242,102 | $75,798 | $-798 |
| Kingsport, TN | $242,853 | $76,033 | $-1,033 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $243,069 | $76,101 | $-1,101 |
| Greenville, NC | $243,595 | $76,265 | $-1,265 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $243,715 | $76,303 | $-1,303 |
| Dalton, GA | $244,989 | $76,702 | $-1,702 |
| Midland, MI | $245,091 | $76,734 | $-1,734 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $245,471 | $76,853 | $-1,853 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $246,247 | $77,095 | $-2,095 |
| Lansing, MI | $246,267 | $77,102 | $-2,102 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $246,602 | $77,207 | $-2,207 |
| Killeen, TX | $248,024 | $77,652 | $-2,652 |
| Cleveland, OH | $250,001 | $78,271 | $-3,271 |
| Waco, TX | $250,105 | $78,303 | $-3,303 |
| Augusta, GA | $250,497 | $78,426 | $-3,426 |
| Tulsa, OK | $251,771 | $78,825 | $-3,825 |
| Odessa, TX | $252,406 | $79,024 | $-4,024 |
| Columbia, SC | $252,979 | $79,203 | $-4,203 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $253,782 | $79,455 | $-4,455 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $254,074 | $79,546 | $-4,546 |
| Grand Island, NE | $255,025 | $79,844 | $-4,844 |
| Muskegon, MI | $255,238 | $79,910 | $-4,910 |
| New Orleans, LA | $257,067 | $80,483 | $-5,483 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $257,074 | $80,485 | $-5,485 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $257,589 | $80,646 | $-5,646 |
| Hinesville, GA | $257,752 | $80,698 | $-5,698 |
| Michigan City, IN | $258,619 | $80,969 | $-5,969 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $260,537 | $81,569 | $-6,569 |