| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $112,456 | $34,536 | +$45,464 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,812 | $38,945 | +$41,055 |
| Weirton, WV | $133,403 | $40,969 | +$39,031 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,219 | $43,370 | +$36,630 |
| Enid, OK | $142,478 | $43,756 | +$36,244 |
| Charleston, WV | $150,969 | $46,364 | +$33,636 |
| Beckley, WV | $151,125 | $46,412 | +$33,588 |
| Lawton, OK | $158,544 | $48,690 | +$31,310 |
| Elmira, NY | $165,852 | $50,935 | +$29,065 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,303 | $51,073 | +$28,927 |
| Albany, GA | $169,294 | $51,992 | +$28,008 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $170,331 | $52,310 | +$27,690 |
| Monroe, LA | $170,360 | $52,319 | +$27,681 |
| Anniston, AL | $171,105 | $52,548 | +$27,452 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $172,302 | $52,915 | +$27,085 |
| Muncie, IN | $173,000 | $53,130 | +$26,870 |
| Paducah, KY | $174,189 | $53,495 | +$26,505 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,841 | $53,695 | +$26,305 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,416 | $53,872 | +$26,128 |
| Saginaw, MI | $176,680 | $54,260 | +$25,740 |
| Youngstown, OH | $177,110 | $54,392 | +$25,608 |
| Alexandria, LA | $178,296 | $54,756 | +$25,244 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $179,059 | $54,991 | +$25,009 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $183,789 | $56,443 | +$23,557 |
| Houma, LA | $183,859 | $56,465 | +$23,535 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,446 | $57,259 | +$22,741 |
| Texarkana, TX | $186,957 | $57,416 | +$22,584 |
| Gadsden, AL | $187,734 | $57,655 | +$22,345 |
| Beaumont, TX | $188,313 | $57,833 | +$22,167 |
| Bay City, MI | $188,382 | $57,854 | +$22,146 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,962 | $58,646 | +$21,354 |
| Lima, OH | $192,619 | $59,155 | +$20,845 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,007 | $59,274 | +$20,726 |
| Florence, SC | $194,285 | $59,666 | +$20,334 |
| Kokomo, IN | $195,008 | $59,889 | +$20,111 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,154 | $60,241 | +$19,759 |
| Davenport, IA | $196,628 | $60,386 | +$19,614 |
| Flint, MI | $196,792 | $60,437 | +$19,563 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,078 | $60,524 | +$19,476 |
| Waterloo, IA | $199,692 | $61,327 | +$18,673 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,021 | $61,428 | +$18,572 |
| Macon, GA | $200,076 | $61,445 | +$18,555 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $200,624 | $61,613 | +$18,387 |
| Mansfield, OH | $201,779 | $61,968 | +$18,032 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,113 | $62,071 | +$17,929 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,115 | $62,071 | +$17,929 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,529 | $62,198 | +$17,802 |
| Sumter, SC | $203,053 | $62,359 | +$17,641 |
| Binghamton, NY | $204,127 | $62,689 | +$17,311 |
| Toledo, OH | $205,237 | $63,030 | +$16,970 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,433 | $63,090 | +$16,910 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,877 | $63,226 | +$16,774 |
| Jackson, TN | $205,926 | $63,242 | +$16,758 |
| Brownsville, TX | $209,484 | $64,334 | +$15,666 |
| Columbus, GA | $210,990 | $64,797 | +$15,203 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,398 | $65,536 | +$14,464 |
| Jackson, MS | $214,315 | $65,818 | +$14,182 |
| Owensboro, KY | $214,667 | $65,926 | +$14,074 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,806 | $65,969 | +$14,031 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $216,378 | $66,451 | +$13,549 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | $261,002 | $80,156 | $-156 |
| Bloomington, IL | $261,173 | $80,209 | $-209 |
| Birmingham, AL | $262,563 | $80,635 | $-635 |
| Michigan City, IN | $263,135 | $80,811 | $-811 |
| Greensboro, NC | $263,188 | $80,827 | $-827 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $263,531 | $80,933 | $-933 |
| Duluth, MN | $265,012 | $81,387 | $-1,387 |
| Detroit, MI | $267,167 | $82,049 | $-2,049 |
| Elkhart, IN | $268,429 | $82,437 | $-2,437 |
| Hickory, NC | $269,037 | $82,623 | $-2,623 |
| Ocala, FL | $269,193 | $82,672 | $-2,672 |
| Minot, ND | $269,993 | $82,917 | $-2,917 |
| Syracuse, NY | $270,832 | $83,175 | $-3,175 |
| Tyler, TX | $271,212 | $83,292 | $-3,292 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $271,612 | $83,414 | $-3,414 |
| Manhattan, KS | $271,847 | $83,486 | $-3,486 |
| Springfield, MO | $272,185 | $83,590 | $-3,590 |
| Wausau, WI | $272,862 | $83,798 | $-3,798 |
| Monroe, MI | $273,513 | $83,998 | $-3,998 |
| St. Louis, MO | $275,704 | $84,671 | $-4,671 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $276,318 | $84,860 | $-4,860 |
| Columbus, IN | $276,348 | $84,869 | $-4,869 |
| San Antonio, TX | $276,747 | $84,991 | $-4,991 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $278,194 | $85,436 | $-5,436 |
| Yuma, AZ | $279,024 | $85,691 | $-5,691 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $279,076 | $85,706 | $-5,706 |
| Vineland, NJ | $279,274 | $85,768 | $-5,768 |
| Dubuque, IA | $279,670 | $85,889 | $-5,889 |
| Ames, IA | $279,794 | $85,927 | $-5,927 |
| Winston, NC | $280,379 | $86,107 | $-6,107 |