| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Your cushion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | $124,303 | $38,917 | +$41,083 |
| Decatur, IL | $124,660 | $39,029 | +$40,971 |
| Weirton, WV | $131,692 | $41,230 | +$38,770 |
| Enid, OK | $140,582 | $44,014 | +$35,986 |
| Wheeling, WV | $141,159 | $44,194 | +$35,806 |
| Charleston, WV | $147,375 | $46,140 | +$33,860 |
| Beckley, WV | $150,151 | $47,010 | +$32,990 |
| Lawton, OK | $156,702 | $49,061 | +$30,939 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $165,632 | $51,856 | +$28,144 |
| Huntington, WV | $166,211 | $52,038 | +$27,962 |
| Elmira, NY | $166,607 | $52,162 | +$27,838 |
| Monroe, LA | $166,928 | $52,262 | +$27,738 |
| Albany, GA | $167,544 | $52,455 | +$27,545 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $168,563 | $52,774 | +$27,226 |
| Muncie, IN | $168,798 | $52,848 | +$27,152 |
| Anniston, AL | $170,423 | $53,356 | +$26,644 |
| Alexandria, LA | $171,699 | $53,756 | +$26,244 |
| Paducah, KY | $172,916 | $54,137 | +$25,863 |
| Peoria, IL | $174,845 | $54,741 | +$25,259 |
| Saginaw, MI | $175,095 | $54,819 | +$25,181 |
| Youngstown, OH | $175,230 | $54,861 | +$25,139 |
| Altoona, PA | $175,414 | $54,919 | +$25,081 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $175,703 | $55,010 | +$24,990 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $179,062 | $56,061 | +$23,939 |
| Houma, LA | $180,980 | $56,662 | +$23,338 |
| Texarkana, TX | $183,435 | $57,430 | +$22,570 |
| Shreveport, LA | $183,475 | $57,443 | +$22,557 |
| Gadsden, AL | $185,225 | $57,990 | +$22,010 |
| Bay City, MI | $186,132 | $58,275 | +$21,725 |
| Beaumont, TX | $186,305 | $58,329 | +$21,671 |
| McAllen, TX | $188,971 | $59,163 | +$20,837 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $190,005 | $59,487 | +$20,513 |
| Lima, OH | $190,694 | $59,703 | +$20,297 |
| Kokomo, IN | $190,878 | $59,760 | +$20,240 |
| Dothan, AL | $193,192 | $60,485 | +$19,515 |
| Florence, SC | $193,284 | $60,514 | +$19,486 |
| Mobile, AL | $194,638 | $60,938 | +$19,062 |
| Davenport, IA | $194,778 | $60,981 | +$19,019 |
| Flint, MI | $195,732 | $61,280 | +$18,720 |
| Macon, GA | $196,903 | $61,647 | +$18,353 |
| Waterloo, IA | $197,585 | $61,860 | +$18,140 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $197,692 | $61,894 | +$18,106 |
| Mansfield, OH | $198,722 | $62,216 | +$17,784 |
| Springfield, OH | $199,688 | $62,519 | +$17,481 |
| Sumter, SC | $200,155 | $62,665 | +$17,335 |
| Lafayette, LA | $200,358 | $62,728 | +$17,272 |
| Springfield, IL | $200,781 | $62,861 | +$17,139 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $201,631 | $63,127 | +$16,873 |
| Jackson, TN | $201,741 | $63,162 | +$16,838 |
| Toledo, OH | $202,056 | $63,260 | +$16,740 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $202,649 | $63,446 | +$16,554 |
| Binghamton, NY | $203,310 | $63,653 | +$16,347 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $203,787 | $63,802 | +$16,198 |
| Brownsville, TX | $204,552 | $64,042 | +$15,958 |
| Columbus, GA | $209,756 | $65,671 | +$14,329 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $211,906 | $66,344 | +$13,656 |
| Lubbock, TX | $212,331 | $66,477 | +$13,523 |
| Jackson, MS | $212,335 | $66,478 | +$13,522 |
| Montgomery, AL | $212,437 | $66,510 | +$13,490 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $213,737 | $66,917 | +$13,083 |
| Metro | Typical home | Income needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | $257,067 | $80,483 | $-483 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $257,074 | $80,485 | $-485 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $257,589 | $80,646 | $-646 |
| Hinesville, GA | $257,752 | $80,698 | $-698 |
| Michigan City, IN | $258,619 | $80,969 | $-969 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $260,537 | $81,569 | $-1,569 |
| Greensboro, NC | $260,556 | $81,575 | $-1,575 |
| Bloomington, IL | $260,593 | $81,587 | $-1,587 |
| Birmingham, AL | $260,710 | $81,624 | $-1,624 |
| Duluth, MN | $263,835 | $82,602 | $-2,602 |
| Detroit, MI | $264,316 | $82,752 | $-2,752 |
| Elkhart, IN | $266,456 | $83,422 | $-3,422 |
| Hickory, NC | $266,722 | $83,506 | $-3,506 |
| Tyler, TX | $267,833 | $83,854 | $-3,854 |
| Ocala, FL | $267,908 | $83,877 | $-3,877 |
| Manhattan, KS | $268,008 | $83,908 | $-3,908 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $268,692 | $84,123 | $-4,123 |
| Syracuse, NY | $268,949 | $84,203 | $-4,203 |
| Minot, ND | $268,966 | $84,208 | $-4,208 |
| Monroe, MI | $270,413 | $84,662 | $-4,662 |
| Springfield, MO | $270,546 | $84,703 | $-4,703 |
| Wausau, WI | $270,942 | $84,827 | $-4,827 |
| Vineland, NJ | $273,043 | $85,485 | $-5,485 |
| St. Louis, MO | $273,164 | $85,523 | $-5,523 |
| Farmington, NM | $273,561 | $85,647 | $-5,647 |
| San Antonio, TX | $273,806 | $85,724 | $-5,724 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $274,078 | $85,809 | $-5,809 |
| Columbus, IN | $274,091 | $85,813 | $-5,813 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $274,802 | $86,036 | $-6,036 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $275,402 | $86,223 | $-6,223 |