| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $112,456 | $35,502 | +$44,498 |
| Decatur, IL | $126,812 | $40,034 | +$39,966 |
| Weirton, WV | $133,403 | $42,115 | +$37,885 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,219 | $44,582 | +$35,418 |
| Enid, OK | $142,478 | $44,980 | +$35,020 |
| Charleston, WV | $150,969 | $47,660 | +$32,340 |
| Beckley, WV | $151,125 | $47,709 | +$32,291 |
| Lawton, OK | $158,544 | $50,052 | +$29,948 |
| Elmira, NY | $165,852 | $52,359 | +$27,641 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,303 | $52,501 | +$27,499 |
| Albany, GA | $169,294 | $53,446 | +$26,554 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $170,331 | $53,773 | +$26,227 |
| Monroe, LA | $170,360 | $53,782 | +$26,218 |
| Anniston, AL | $171,105 | $54,017 | +$25,983 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $172,302 | $54,395 | +$25,605 |
| Muncie, IN | $173,000 | $54,615 | +$25,385 |
| Paducah, KY | $174,189 | $54,991 | +$25,009 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,841 | $55,197 | +$24,803 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,416 | $55,378 | +$24,622 |
| Saginaw, MI | $176,680 | $55,777 | +$24,223 |
| Youngstown, OH | $177,110 | $55,913 | +$24,087 |
| Alexandria, LA | $178,296 | $56,287 | +$23,713 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $179,059 | $56,528 | +$23,472 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $183,789 | $58,021 | +$21,979 |
| Houma, LA | $183,859 | $58,044 | +$21,956 |
| Shreveport, LA | $186,446 | $58,860 | +$21,140 |
| Texarkana, TX | $186,957 | $59,022 | +$20,978 |
| Gadsden, AL | $187,734 | $59,267 | +$20,733 |
| Beaumont, TX | $188,313 | $59,450 | +$20,550 |
| Bay City, MI | $188,382 | $59,472 | +$20,528 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,962 | $60,286 | +$19,714 |
| Lima, OH | $192,619 | $60,809 | +$19,191 |
| McAllen, TX | $193,007 | $60,931 | +$19,069 |
| Florence, SC | $194,285 | $61,335 | +$18,665 |
| Kokomo, IN | $195,008 | $61,563 | +$18,437 |
| Dothan, AL | $196,154 | $61,925 | +$18,075 |
| Davenport, IA | $196,628 | $62,075 | +$17,925 |
| Flint, MI | $196,792 | $62,127 | +$17,873 |
| Mobile, AL | $197,078 | $62,217 | +$17,783 |
| Waterloo, IA | $199,692 | $63,042 | +$16,958 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,021 | $63,146 | +$16,854 |
| Macon, GA | $200,076 | $63,163 | +$16,837 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $200,624 | $63,336 | +$16,664 |
| Mansfield, OH | $201,779 | $63,701 | +$16,299 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $202,113 | $63,806 | +$16,194 |
| Springfield, OH | $202,115 | $63,807 | +$16,193 |
| Lafayette, LA | $202,529 | $63,938 | +$16,062 |
| Sumter, SC | $203,053 | $64,103 | +$15,897 |
| Binghamton, NY | $204,127 | $64,442 | +$15,558 |
| Toledo, OH | $205,237 | $64,792 | +$15,208 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $205,433 | $64,854 | +$15,146 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $205,877 | $64,994 | +$15,006 |
| Jackson, TN | $205,926 | $65,010 | +$14,990 |
| Brownsville, TX | $209,484 | $66,133 | +$13,867 |
| Columbus, GA | $210,990 | $66,609 | +$13,391 |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,398 | $67,369 | +$12,631 |
| Jackson, MS | $214,315 | $67,658 | +$12,342 |
| Owensboro, KY | $214,667 | $67,769 | +$12,231 |
| Montgomery, AL | $214,806 | $67,813 | +$12,187 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $216,378 | $68,310 | +$11,690 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | $253,643 | $80,074 | $-74 |
| Cleveland, OH | $253,678 | $80,085 | $-85 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $254,475 | $80,337 | $-337 |
| Waco, TX | $255,340 | $80,610 | $-610 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $255,537 | $80,672 | $-672 |
| Columbia, SC | $256,132 | $80,860 | $-860 |
| Grand Island, NE | $256,149 | $80,865 | $-865 |
| Hinesville, GA | $256,906 | $81,104 | $-1,104 |
| Muskegon, MI | $257,800 | $81,386 | $-1,386 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $259,405 | $81,893 | $-1,893 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $260,238 | $82,156 | $-2,156 |
| New Orleans, LA | $261,002 | $82,397 | $-2,397 |
| Bloomington, IL | $261,173 | $82,451 | $-2,451 |
| Birmingham, AL | $262,563 | $82,890 | $-2,890 |
| Michigan City, IN | $263,135 | $83,071 | $-3,071 |
| Greensboro, NC | $263,188 | $83,087 | $-3,087 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $263,531 | $83,196 | $-3,196 |
| Duluth, MN | $265,012 | $83,663 | $-3,663 |
| Detroit, MI | $267,167 | $84,344 | $-4,344 |
| Elkhart, IN | $268,429 | $84,742 | $-4,742 |
| Hickory, NC | $269,037 | $84,934 | $-4,934 |
| Ocala, FL | $269,193 | $84,983 | $-4,983 |
| Minot, ND | $269,993 | $85,236 | $-5,236 |
| Syracuse, NY | $270,832 | $85,501 | $-5,501 |
| Tyler, TX | $271,212 | $85,621 | $-5,621 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $271,612 | $85,747 | $-5,747 |
| Manhattan, KS | $271,847 | $85,821 | $-5,821 |
| Springfield, MO | $272,185 | $85,928 | $-5,928 |
| Wausau, WI | $272,862 | $86,142 | $-6,142 |
| Monroe, MI | $273,513 | $86,347 | $-6,347 |