| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $120,544 | $36,214 | +$38,786 |
| Decatur, IL | $127,756 | $38,381 | +$36,619 |
| Weirton, WV | $136,572 | $41,029 | +$33,971 |
| Enid, OK | $144,103 | $43,292 | +$31,708 |
| Wheeling, WV | $144,164 | $43,310 | +$31,690 |
| Beckley, WV | $153,421 | $46,091 | +$28,909 |
| Charleston, WV | $154,252 | $46,341 | +$28,659 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,590 | $46,442 | +$28,558 |
| Elmira, NY | $164,216 | $49,334 | +$25,666 |
| Monroe, LA | $167,663 | $50,370 | +$24,630 |
| Huntington, WV | $167,689 | $50,378 | +$24,622 |
| Paducah, KY | $170,215 | $51,136 | +$23,864 |
| Albany, GA | $170,557 | $51,239 | +$23,761 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $171,101 | $51,403 | +$23,597 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $172,724 | $51,890 | +$23,110 |
| Anniston, AL | $173,007 | $51,975 | +$23,025 |
| Muncie, IN | $173,817 | $52,219 | +$22,781 |
| Alexandria, LA | $174,382 | $52,388 | +$22,612 |
| Peoria, IL | $175,503 | $52,725 | +$22,275 |
| Saginaw, MI | $177,686 | $53,381 | +$21,619 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $179,405 | $53,897 | +$21,103 |
| Youngstown, OH | $180,319 | $54,172 | +$20,828 |
| Altoona, PA | $180,366 | $54,186 | +$20,814 |
| Texarkana, TX | $181,504 | $54,528 | +$20,472 |
| Shreveport, LA | $185,678 | $55,782 | +$19,218 |
| Houma, LA | $187,322 | $56,276 | +$18,724 |
| Beaumont, TX | $188,134 | $56,520 | +$18,480 |
| Gadsden, AL | $188,831 | $56,729 | +$18,271 |
| Bay City, MI | $188,925 | $56,757 | +$18,243 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $189,770 | $57,011 | +$17,989 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $192,133 | $57,721 | +$17,279 |
| McAllen, TX | $194,546 | $58,446 | +$16,554 |
| Lima, OH | $195,524 | $58,740 | +$16,260 |
| Kokomo, IN | $196,148 | $58,927 | +$16,073 |
| Florence, SC | $196,590 | $59,060 | +$15,940 |
| Dothan, AL | $197,430 | $59,312 | +$15,688 |
| Davenport, IA | $197,783 | $59,419 | +$15,581 |
| Mobile, AL | $198,132 | $59,523 | +$15,477 |
| Flint, MI | $199,114 | $59,819 | +$15,181 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,292 | $60,172 | +$14,828 |
| Macon, GA | $201,910 | $60,658 | +$14,342 |
| Mansfield, OH | $201,961 | $60,674 | +$14,326 |
| Waterloo, IA | $202,034 | $60,696 | +$14,304 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $203,426 | $61,114 | +$13,886 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $203,525 | $61,143 | +$13,857 |
| Lafayette, LA | $204,403 | $61,407 | +$13,593 |
| Binghamton, NY | $204,850 | $61,542 | +$13,458 |
| Toledo, OH | $206,185 | $61,943 | +$13,057 |
| Springfield, OH | $206,259 | $61,965 | +$13,035 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $206,726 | $62,105 | +$12,895 |
| Brownsville, TX | $206,784 | $62,123 | +$12,877 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $207,502 | $62,338 | +$12,662 |
| Sumter, SC | $209,275 | $62,871 | +$12,129 |
| Jackson, TN | $210,372 | $63,201 | +$11,799 |
| Columbus, GA | $212,248 | $63,764 | +$11,236 |
| Lubbock, TX | $214,061 | $64,309 | +$10,691 |
| Montgomery, AL | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$10,251 |
| Owensboro, KY | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$10,251 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,622 | $64,778 | +$10,222 |
| Laredo, TX | $217,967 | $65,482 | +$9,518 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, LA | $249,747 | $75,030 | $-30 |
| Dalton, GA | $251,753 | $75,632 | $-632 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $251,946 | $75,690 | $-690 |
| Killeen, TX | $252,444 | $75,840 | $-840 |
| Lansing, MI | $252,858 | $75,964 | $-964 |
| Midland, MI | $253,074 | $76,029 | $-1,029 |
| Augusta, GA | $254,362 | $76,416 | $-1,416 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $255,474 | $76,750 | $-1,750 |
| Odessa, TX | $255,529 | $76,767 | $-1,767 |
| Cleveland, OH | $255,598 | $76,787 | $-1,787 |
| Tulsa, OK | $255,840 | $76,860 | $-1,860 |
| Columbia, SC | $257,718 | $77,424 | $-2,424 |
| Waco, TX | $258,697 | $77,718 | $-2,718 |
| Muskegon, MI | $258,865 | $77,769 | $-2,769 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $259,738 | $78,031 | $-3,031 |
| Hinesville, GA | $260,185 | $78,165 | $-3,165 |
| Grand Island, NE | $260,769 | $78,341 | $-3,341 |
| Bloomington, IL | $261,864 | $78,670 | $-3,670 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $262,029 | $78,719 | $-3,719 |
| Michigan City, IN | $263,103 | $79,042 | $-4,042 |
| Birmingham, AL | $263,726 | $79,229 | $-4,229 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $264,812 | $79,556 | $-4,556 |
| New Orleans, LA | $264,891 | $79,579 | $-4,579 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $266,014 | $79,917 | $-4,917 |
| Greensboro, NC | $266,965 | $80,202 | $-5,202 |
| Elkhart, IN | $268,592 | $80,691 | $-5,691 |
| Duluth, MN | $268,805 | $80,755 | $-5,755 |
| Syracuse, NY | $271,597 | $81,594 | $-6,594 |
| Detroit, MI | $271,675 | $81,617 | $-6,617 |
| Wausau, WI | $272,045 | $81,728 | $-6,728 |