| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $120,544 | $36,214 | +$43,786 |
| Decatur, IL | $127,756 | $38,381 | +$41,619 |
| Weirton, WV | $136,572 | $41,029 | +$38,971 |
| Enid, OK | $144,103 | $43,292 | +$36,708 |
| Wheeling, WV | $144,164 | $43,310 | +$36,690 |
| Beckley, WV | $153,421 | $46,091 | +$33,909 |
| Charleston, WV | $154,252 | $46,341 | +$33,659 |
| Lawton, OK | $154,590 | $46,442 | +$33,558 |
| Elmira, NY | $164,216 | $49,334 | +$30,666 |
| Monroe, LA | $167,663 | $50,370 | +$29,630 |
| Huntington, WV | $167,689 | $50,378 | +$29,622 |
| Paducah, KY | $170,215 | $51,136 | +$28,864 |
| Albany, GA | $170,557 | $51,239 | +$28,761 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $171,101 | $51,403 | +$28,597 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $172,724 | $51,890 | +$28,110 |
| Anniston, AL | $173,007 | $51,975 | +$28,025 |
| Muncie, IN | $173,817 | $52,219 | +$27,781 |
| Alexandria, LA | $174,382 | $52,388 | +$27,612 |
| Peoria, IL | $175,503 | $52,725 | +$27,275 |
| Saginaw, MI | $177,686 | $53,381 | +$26,619 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $179,405 | $53,897 | +$26,103 |
| Youngstown, OH | $180,319 | $54,172 | +$25,828 |
| Altoona, PA | $180,366 | $54,186 | +$25,814 |
| Texarkana, TX | $181,504 | $54,528 | +$25,472 |
| Shreveport, LA | $185,678 | $55,782 | +$24,218 |
| Houma, LA | $187,322 | $56,276 | +$23,724 |
| Beaumont, TX | $188,134 | $56,520 | +$23,480 |
| Gadsden, AL | $188,831 | $56,729 | +$23,271 |
| Bay City, MI | $188,925 | $56,757 | +$23,243 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $189,770 | $57,011 | +$22,989 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $192,133 | $57,721 | +$22,279 |
| McAllen, TX | $194,546 | $58,446 | +$21,554 |
| Lima, OH | $195,524 | $58,740 | +$21,260 |
| Kokomo, IN | $196,148 | $58,927 | +$21,073 |
| Florence, SC | $196,590 | $59,060 | +$20,940 |
| Dothan, AL | $197,430 | $59,312 | +$20,688 |
| Davenport, IA | $197,783 | $59,419 | +$20,581 |
| Mobile, AL | $198,132 | $59,523 | +$20,477 |
| Flint, MI | $199,114 | $59,819 | +$20,181 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,292 | $60,172 | +$19,828 |
| Macon, GA | $201,910 | $60,658 | +$19,342 |
| Mansfield, OH | $201,961 | $60,674 | +$19,326 |
| Waterloo, IA | $202,034 | $60,696 | +$19,304 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $203,426 | $61,114 | +$18,886 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $203,525 | $61,143 | +$18,857 |
| Lafayette, LA | $204,403 | $61,407 | +$18,593 |
| Binghamton, NY | $204,850 | $61,542 | +$18,458 |
| Toledo, OH | $206,185 | $61,943 | +$18,057 |
| Springfield, OH | $206,259 | $61,965 | +$18,035 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $206,726 | $62,105 | +$17,895 |
| Brownsville, TX | $206,784 | $62,123 | +$17,877 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $207,502 | $62,338 | +$17,662 |
| Sumter, SC | $209,275 | $62,871 | +$17,129 |
| Jackson, TN | $210,372 | $63,201 | +$16,799 |
| Columbus, GA | $212,248 | $63,764 | +$16,236 |
| Lubbock, TX | $214,061 | $64,309 | +$15,691 |
| Montgomery, AL | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$15,251 |
| Owensboro, KY | $215,528 | $64,749 | +$15,251 |
| Jackson, MS | $215,622 | $64,778 | +$15,222 |
| Laredo, TX | $217,967 | $65,482 | +$14,518 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro, NC | $266,965 | $80,202 | $-202 |
| Elkhart, IN | $268,592 | $80,691 | $-691 |
| Duluth, MN | $268,805 | $80,755 | $-755 |
| Syracuse, NY | $271,597 | $81,594 | $-1,594 |
| Detroit, MI | $271,675 | $81,617 | $-1,617 |
| Wausau, WI | $272,045 | $81,728 | $-1,728 |
| Manhattan, KS | $272,809 | $81,958 | $-1,958 |
| Ocala, FL | $273,516 | $82,170 | $-2,170 |
| Minot, ND | $273,614 | $82,200 | $-2,200 |
| Tyler, TX | $273,852 | $82,271 | $-2,271 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $273,940 | $82,298 | $-2,298 |
| Monroe, MI | $274,121 | $82,352 | $-2,352 |
| Hickory, NC | $274,525 | $82,473 | $-2,473 |
| Springfield, MO | $274,818 | $82,562 | $-2,562 |
| Farmington, NM | $278,041 | $83,530 | $-3,530 |
| Columbus, IN | $278,657 | $83,715 | $-3,715 |
| Vineland, NJ | $279,969 | $84,109 | $-4,109 |
| St. Louis, MO | $280,016 | $84,123 | $-4,123 |
| San Antonio, TX | $280,370 | $84,230 | $-4,230 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $280,581 | $84,293 | $-4,293 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $281,125 | $84,456 | $-4,456 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $281,507 | $84,571 | $-4,571 |
| Yuma, AZ | $281,511 | $84,572 | $-4,572 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $282,435 | $84,850 | $-4,850 |
| Dubuque, IA | $282,564 | $84,889 | $-4,889 |
| Ames, IA | $283,162 | $85,068 | $-5,068 |
| Winston, NC | $284,988 | $85,617 | $-5,617 |
| Niles, MI | $286,639 | $86,113 | $-6,113 |
| Johnson City, TN | $286,751 | $86,147 | $-6,147 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $287,230 | $86,290 | $-6,290 |