| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $107,146 | $31,589 | +$48,411 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,931 | $37,422 | +$42,578 |
| Weirton, WV | $135,893 | $40,064 | +$39,936 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,852 | $41,821 | +$38,179 |
| Enid, OK | $144,157 | $42,501 | +$37,499 |
| Charleston, WV | $148,817 | $43,875 | +$36,125 |
| Beckley, WV | $149,420 | $44,052 | +$35,948 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,345 | $45,504 | +$34,496 |
| Elmira, NY | $161,607 | $47,645 | +$32,355 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,506 | $49,090 | +$30,910 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $167,654 | $49,428 | +$30,572 |
| Albany, GA | $168,362 | $49,637 | +$30,363 |
| Monroe, LA | $168,606 | $49,709 | +$30,291 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,653 | $50,312 | +$29,688 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $171,206 | $50,475 | +$29,525 |
| Paducah, KY | $171,436 | $50,543 | +$29,457 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,604 | $50,593 | +$29,407 |
| Muncie, IN | $171,820 | $50,656 | +$29,344 |
| Peoria, IL | $172,742 | $50,928 | +$29,072 |
| Saginaw, MI | $173,341 | $51,105 | +$28,895 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,405 | $51,713 | +$28,287 |
| Altoona, PA | $178,052 | $52,494 | +$27,506 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $178,786 | $52,710 | +$27,290 |
| Gadsden, AL | $184,689 | $54,451 | +$25,549 |
| Texarkana, TX | $185,546 | $54,703 | +$25,297 |
| Beaumont, TX | $185,608 | $54,721 | +$25,279 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,193 | $54,894 | +$25,106 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,601 | $55,014 | +$24,986 |
| Houma, LA | $186,622 | $55,020 | +$24,980 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $188,523 | $55,581 | +$24,419 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $189,677 | $55,921 | +$24,079 |
| Lima, OH | $192,196 | $56,664 | +$23,336 |
| Florence, SC | $193,792 | $57,134 | +$22,866 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,978 | $57,189 | +$22,811 |
| Kokomo, IN | $194,129 | $57,234 | +$22,766 |
| Davenport, IA | $195,380 | $57,602 | +$22,398 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,979 | $58,074 | +$21,926 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,857 | $58,333 | +$21,667 |
| Flint, MI | $197,858 | $58,333 | +$21,667 |
| Binghamton, NY | $198,435 | $58,503 | +$21,497 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,928 | $58,648 | +$21,352 |
| Waterloo, IA | $200,191 | $59,021 | +$20,979 |
| Macon, GA | $200,228 | $59,032 | +$20,968 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,409 | $59,085 | +$20,915 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $201,686 | $59,462 | +$20,538 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,237 | $59,624 | +$20,376 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,312 | $59,646 | +$20,354 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,802 | $59,791 | +$20,209 |
| Toledo, OH | $203,726 | $60,063 | +$19,937 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,554 | $60,602 | +$19,398 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,822 | $60,681 | +$19,319 |
| Brownsville, TX | $207,150 | $61,073 | +$18,927 |
| Jackson, TN | $208,153 | $61,368 | +$18,632 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,527 | $61,773 | +$18,227 |
| Sumter, SC | $210,445 | $62,044 | +$17,956 |
| Owensboro, KY | $213,657 | $62,991 | +$17,009 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,766 | $63,023 | +$16,977 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,099 | $63,121 | +$16,879 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $215,126 | $63,424 | +$16,576 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,136 | $63,427 | +$16,573 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory, NC | $271,739 | $80,115 | $-115 |
| Tyler, TX | $272,063 | $80,210 | $-210 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $272,840 | $80,439 | $-439 |
| Springfield, MO | $272,938 | $80,468 | $-468 |
| Ocala, FL | $273,318 | $80,580 | $-580 |
| Wausau, WI | $274,194 | $80,839 | $-839 |
| Farmington, NM | $274,565 | $80,948 | $-948 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $275,951 | $81,357 | $-1,357 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $275,955 | $81,358 | $-1,358 |
| St. Louis, MO | $276,878 | $81,630 | $-1,630 |
| Columbus, IN | $277,164 | $81,714 | $-1,714 |
| Vineland, NJ | $278,723 | $82,174 | $-2,174 |
| Dubuque, IA | $279,463 | $82,392 | $-2,392 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $279,752 | $82,477 | $-2,477 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $279,792 | $82,489 | $-2,489 |
| Ames, IA | $280,269 | $82,630 | $-2,630 |
| San Antonio, TX | $280,297 | $82,638 | $-2,638 |
| Bangor, ME | $280,733 | $82,767 | $-2,767 |
| Yuma, AZ | $281,359 | $82,951 | $-2,951 |
| Niles, MI | $282,443 | $83,271 | $-3,271 |
| Johnson City, TN | $282,532 | $83,297 | $-3,297 |
| Winston, NC | $283,871 | $83,692 | $-3,692 |
| Rochester, NY | $285,034 | $84,035 | $-4,035 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $285,256 | $84,100 | $-4,100 |
| Lafayette, IN | $286,179 | $84,372 | $-4,372 |
| Pueblo, CO | $287,672 | $84,812 | $-4,812 |
| Buffalo, NY | $288,316 | $85,002 | $-5,002 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $288,339 | $85,009 | $-5,009 |
| Sherman, TX | $291,269 | $85,873 | $-5,873 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $291,346 | $85,895 | $-5,895 |