2026 U.S. National Benchmarks • 657 Metropolitan Areas
U.S. Cost of Living & Rent Affordability Index (2026)
Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget · Methodology
Authoritative econometric index synthesizing HUD Fair Market Rents, EPI living wage benchmarks, and cost-of-living indices across every major U.S. metropolitan statistical area.
National Baseline
100.0
U.S. Average COL Index
Median 1BR Rent
$1,152
HUD Fair Market Rent /mo
Median 2BR Rent
$1,406
HUD Fair Market Rent /mo
Median Living Wage
$23.85/hr
EPI 1-Adult Baseline
40x Rent Salary Rule
$46,080
Required Gross Pay /yr
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30% Rent Rule & Market Coverage Calculator
Test your annual gross income against HUD Fair Market Rents across 657 U.S. metropolitan areas to discover where housing costs remain non-burdened.
30% Monthly Budget
$1,875/mo
U.S. Metros Affordable
95% (612/646)
$75,000/yr
$30,000
$75,000 (US Median)
$125,000
$200,000
$250,000+
Top 10 Most Expensive Metros
Highest cost of living and rental premiums in the U.S.| # | Metro Area | COL Index | HUD 1BR | 40x Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA | 230.4 | $3,390 | $135,600 |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA | 198.6 | $2,778 | $111,120 |
| 3 | Salinas, CACA | 192.6 | $2,009 | $80,360 |
| 4 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA | 189.7 | $2,711 | $108,440 |
| 5 | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CACA | 181.4 | $2,610 | $104,400 |
| 6 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNY | 181.0 | $2,729 | $109,160 |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA | 180.4 | $3,003 | $120,120 |
| 8 | San Benito County, CACA | 179.3 | $2,296 | $91,840 |
| 9 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA | 168.6 | $2,335 | $93,400 |
| 10 | Napa, CACA | 167.7 | $2,580 | $103,200 |
Top 10 Most Affordable Metros
Highest purchasing power and lowest fair market rent| # | Metro Area | COL Index | HUD 1BR | 40x Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX | 82.5 | $884 | $35,360 |
| 2 | Flint, MIMI | 85.5 | $939 | $37,560 |
| 3 | Fargo, ND-MNND | 86.2 | $903 | $36,120 |
| 4 | Youngstown-Warren, OHOH | 86.4 | $801 | $32,040 |
| 5 | Lawrence County, PAPA | 86.9 | $844 | $33,760 |
| 6 | Poinsett County, ARAR | 87.3 | $695 | $27,800 |
| 7 | Lawrence County, KYKY | 87.6 | $799 | $31,960 |
| 8 | Altoona, PAPA | 87.7 | $959 | $38,360 |
| 9 | Falls County, TXTX | 87.7 | $775 | $31,000 |
| 10 | Eagle Pass, TXTX | 88.1 | $931 | $37,240 |
Regional Cost of Living Arbitrage
Comparing macroeconomic affordability across the four major U.S. Census Bureau regions.
Northeast
High Cost PremiumAvg COL Index:119.0
Avg 1BR Rent:$1,496
Avg Living Wage:$26.33/hr
Midwest
Moderate CostAvg COL Index:97.9
Avg 1BR Rent:$967
Avg Living Wage:$21.64/hr
South
Moderate CostAvg COL Index:104.4
Avg 1BR Rent:$1,059
Avg Living Wage:$23.07/hr
West
High Cost PremiumAvg COL Index:124.2
Avg 1BR Rent:$1,429
Avg Living Wage:$27.45/hr
Complete 657 U.S. Metro Cost of Living Directory
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Showing 646 metros
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Region | COL Index | HUD 1BR Rent | HUD 2BR Rent | EPI Living Wage | 40x Salary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACA • High Cost | West | 230.4 | $3,390 | $4,254 | $50.95/hr | $135,600 | Inspect City |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACA • High Cost | West | 198.6 | $2,778 | $3,272 | $43.92/hr | $111,120 | Inspect City |
| 3 | Salinas, CACA • High Cost | West | 192.6 | $2,009 | $2,416 | $42.59/hr | $80,360 | Inspect City |
| 4 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACA • High Cost | West | 189.7 | $2,711 | $3,106 | $41.95/hr | $108,440 | Inspect City |
| 5 | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CACA • High Cost | West | 181.4 | $2,610 | $3,057 | $40.11/hr | $104,400 | Inspect City |
| 6 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNY • High Cost | Northeast | 181.0 | $2,729 | $2,971 | $40.03/hr | $109,160 | Inspect City |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA • High Cost | West | 180.4 | $3,003 | $3,697 | $39.91/hr | $120,120 | Inspect City |
| 8 | San Benito County, CACA • High Cost | West | 179.3 | $2,296 | $3,004 | $39.66/hr | $91,840 | Inspect City |
| 9 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACA • High Cost | West | 168.6 | $2,335 | $2,823 | $37.29/hr | $93,400 | Inspect City |
| 10 | Napa, CACA • High Cost | West | 167.7 | $2,580 | $3,375 | $37.08/hr | $103,200 | Inspect City |
| 11 | Nassau-Suffolk, NYNY • High Cost | Northeast | 165.6 | $2,285 | $2,689 | $36.63/hr | $91,400 | Inspect City |
| 12 | Kahului-Wailuku, HIHI • High Cost | West | 164.4 | $2,030 | $2,656 | $36.35/hr | $81,200 | Inspect City |
| 13 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACA • High Cost | West | 163.3 | $2,155 | $2,819 | $36.12/hr | $86,200 | Inspect City |
| 14 | Oakland-Fremont, CACA • High Cost | West | 163.1 | $2,290 | $2,805 | $36.06/hr | $91,600 | Inspect City |
| 15 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMA • High Cost | Northeast | 162.7 | $2,518 | $3,008 | $35.97/hr | $100,720 | Inspect City |
| 16 | Urban Honolulu, HIHI • High Cost | West | 160.9 | $1,951 | $2,542 | $35.59/hr | $78,040 | Inspect City |
| 17 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACA • High Cost | West | 160.8 | $2,035 | $2,424 | $35.55/hr | $81,400 | Inspect City |
| 18 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVDC • High Cost | South | 158.9 | $2,204 | $2,438 | $35.15/hr | $88,160 | Inspect City |
| 19 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA • High Cost | West | 158.8 | $2,180 | $2,549 | $35.12/hr | $87,200 | Inspect City |
| 20 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACA • High Cost | West | 154.7 | $2,079 | $2,720 | $34.21/hr | $83,160 | Inspect City |
| 21 | Barnstable Town, MAMA • High Cost | Northeast | 150.8 | $1,902 | $2,488 | $33.36/hr | $76,080 | Inspect City |
| 22 | Vallejo, CACA • High Cost | West | 150.7 | $1,876 | $2,342 | $33.32/hr | $75,040 | Inspect City |
| 23 | Calvert County, MDMD • High Cost | South | 150.2 | $1,666 | $1,890 | $33.21/hr | $66,640 | Inspect City |
| 24 | Jersey City, NJNJ • High Cost | Northeast | 147.5 | $2,514 | $2,792 | $32.61/hr | $100,560 | Inspect City |
| 25 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACA • High Cost | West | 146.6 | $1,705 | $2,103 | $32.41/hr | $68,200 | Inspect City |
| 26 | Burlington-South Burlington, VTVT • High Cost | Northeast | 145.6 | $1,719 | $2,165 | $32.20/hr | $68,760 | Inspect City |
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACA • High Cost | West | 144.6 | $1,793 | $2,201 | $31.97/hr | $71,720 | Inspect City |
| 28 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACA • High Cost | West | 144.2 | $2,402 | $2,964 | $31.89/hr | $96,080 | Inspect City |
| 29 | Easton-Raynham, MAMA • High Cost | Northeast | 144.1 | $2,209 | $2,589 | $31.88/hr | $88,360 | Inspect City |
| 30 | Yolo, CACA • High Cost | West | 142.6 | $1,670 | $2,135 | $31.53/hr | $66,800 | Inspect City |
| 31 | Kalawao County, HIHI • High Cost | West | 142.0 | $1,778 | $2,326 | $31.41/hr | $71,120 | Inspect City |
| 32 | Brockton, MAMA • High Cost | Northeast | 141.5 | $1,842 | $2,409 | $31.29/hr | $73,680 | Inspect City |
| 33 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGA • High Cost | South | 140.3 | $1,619 | $1,762 | $31.03/hr | $64,760 | Inspect City |
| 34 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCT • High Cost | Northeast | 138.9 | $2,071 | $2,399 | $30.71/hr | $82,840 | Inspect City |
| 35 | Beaufort County, SCSC • High Cost | South | 138.4 | $1,844 | $2,010 | $30.61/hr | $73,760 | Inspect City |
| 36 | Flagstaff, AZAZ • High Cost | West | 138.4 | $1,555 | $1,729 | $30.60/hr | $62,200 | Inspect City |
| 37 | Ithaca, NYNY • High Cost | Northeast | 137.7 | $1,427 | $1,709 | $30.46/hr | $57,080 | Inspect City |
| 38 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCNC • High Cost | South | 137.2 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $30.34/hr | $65,600 | Inspect City |
| 39 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO • High Cost | West | 137.1 | $1,831 | $2,169 | $30.32/hr | $73,240 | Inspect City |
| 40 | Bozeman, MTMT • High Cost | West | 136.8 | $1,612 | $2,109 | $30.26/hr | $64,480 | Inspect City |
| 41 | Charleston-North Charleston, SCSC • High Cost | South | 136.5 | $1,731 | $1,884 | $30.18/hr | $69,240 | Inspect City |
| 42 | Raleigh-Cary, NCNC • High Cost | South | 136.2 | $1,552 | $1,689 | $30.13/hr | $62,080 | Inspect City |
| 43 | New Haven, CTCT • High Cost | Northeast | 136.2 | $1,743 | $2,091 | $30.12/hr | $69,720 | Inspect City |
| 44 | Fort Lauderdale, FLFL • High Cost | South | 135.6 | $1,902 | $2,321 | $29.99/hr | $76,080 | Inspect City |
| 45 | Kingston, NYNY • High Cost | Northeast | 135.5 | $1,436 | $1,878 | $29.96/hr | $57,440 | Inspect City |
| 46 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NCNC • High Cost | South | 135.4 | $1,554 | $1,745 | $29.95/hr | $62,160 | Inspect City |
| 47 | Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RIRI • High Cost | Northeast | 135.2 | $1,916 | $2,507 | $29.89/hr | $76,640 | Inspect City |
| 48 | Broadwater County, MTMT • High Cost | West | 135.1 | $1,612 | $1,755 | $29.87/hr | $64,480 | Inspect City |
| 49 | Lowell, MAMA • High Cost | Northeast | 134.5 | $1,831 | $2,383 | $29.74/hr | $73,240 | Inspect City |
| 50 | Newark, NJNJ • High Cost | Northeast | 134.3 | $1,850 | $2,233 | $29.70/hr | $74,000 | Inspect City |
| 51 | St. Mary's County, MDMD • High Cost | South | 134.3 | $1,642 | $1,787 | $29.69/hr | $65,680 | Inspect City |
| 52 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNY • High Cost | Northeast | 133.9 | $1,659 | $2,131 | $29.61/hr | $66,360 | Inspect City |
| 53 | Martin County, TXTX • High Cost | South | 133.6 | $1,402 | $1,781 | $29.54/hr | $56,080 | Inspect City |
| 54 | Kendall County, ILIL • High Cost | Midwest | 133.4 | $1,790 | $2,341 | $29.50/hr | $71,600 | Inspect City |
| 55 | Bergen-Passaic, NJNJ • High Cost | Northeast | 132.8 | $1,987 | $2,282 | $29.38/hr | $79,480 | Inspect City |
| 56 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN • High Cost | South | 132.5 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $29.30/hr | $66,000 | Inspect City |
| 57 | Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJNJ • High Cost | Northeast | 132.4 | $2,103 | $2,623 | $29.29/hr | $84,120 | Inspect City |
| 58 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAOR • High Cost | West | 132.2 | $1,633 | $1,878 | $29.24/hr | $65,320 | Inspect City |
| 59 | Bend, OROR • High Cost | West | 132.2 | $1,447 | $1,893 | $29.24/hr | $57,880 | Inspect City |
| 60 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL • High Cost | South | 131.7 | $2,121 | $2,564 | $29.12/hr | $84,840 | Inspect City |
| 61 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLFL • High Cost | South | 131.6 | $1,726 | $1,959 | $29.11/hr | $69,040 | Inspect City |
| 62 | Richmond, VAVA • High Cost | South | 131.3 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $29.04/hr | $60,680 | Inspect City |
| 63 | West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FLFL • High Cost | South | 131.1 | $2,008 | $2,349 | $28.99/hr | $80,320 | Inspect City |
| 64 | York-Kittery-South Berwick, MEME • High Cost | Northeast | 130.7 | $1,816 | $2,376 | $28.90/hr | $72,640 | Inspect City |
| 65 | Portland-South Portland, MEME • High Cost | Northeast | 130.5 | $1,864 | $2,353 | $28.87/hr | $74,560 | Inspect City |
| 66 | Monmouth-Ocean, NJNJ • High Cost | Northeast | 129.6 | $1,847 | $2,283 | $28.65/hr | $73,880 | Inspect City |
| 67 | Fort Collins-Loveland, COCO • High Cost | West | 129.4 | $1,589 | $1,759 | $28.62/hr | $63,560 | Inspect City |
| 68 | Midland, TXTX • High Cost | South | 129.3 | $1,408 | $1,794 | $28.59/hr | $56,320 | Inspect City |
| 69 | Boulder, COCO • High Cost | West | 129.3 | $1,735 | $2,033 | $28.59/hr | $69,400 | Inspect City |
| 70 | Worcester, MAMA • High Cost | Northeast | 128.7 | $1,587 | $2,043 | $28.47/hr | $63,480 | Inspect City |
| 71 | Charlottesville, VAVA • High Cost | South | 128.4 | $1,442 | $1,642 | $28.39/hr | $57,680 | Inspect City |
| 72 | Eastern Worcester County, MAMA • High Cost | Northeast | 127.7 | $1,910 | $2,499 | $28.23/hr | $76,400 | Inspect City |
| 73 | Warren County, NJNJ • High Cost | Northeast | 127.5 | $1,624 | $2,021 | $28.20/hr | $64,960 | Inspect City |
| 74 | Western Rockingham County, NHNH • High Cost | Northeast | 127.1 | $1,794 | $2,347 | $28.11/hr | $71,760 | Inspect City |
| 75 | Fairbanks-College, AKAK • High Cost | West | 126.5 | $1,187 | $1,553 | $27.97/hr | $47,480 | Inspect City |
| 76 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCVA • High Cost | South | 126.0 | $1,488 | $1,667 | $27.88/hr | $59,520 | Inspect City |
| 77 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIL • High Cost | Midwest | 125.8 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $27.82/hr | $71,200 | Inspect City |
| 78 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AKAK • High Cost | West | 125.6 | $988 | $1,293 | $27.79/hr | $39,520 | Inspect City |
| 79 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTX • High Cost | South | 125.6 | $1,530 | $1,817 | $27.77/hr | $61,200 | Inspect City |
| 80 | Savannah, GAGA • High Cost | South | 125.5 | $1,542 | $1,679 | $27.76/hr | $61,680 | Inspect City |
| 81 | Corvallis, OROR • High Cost | West | 124.9 | $1,487 | $1,857 | $27.62/hr | $59,480 | Inspect City |
| 82 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZAZ • High Cost | West | 124.8 | $1,493 | $1,734 | $27.59/hr | $59,720 | Inspect City |
| 83 | St. George, UTUT • High Cost | West | 124.7 | $1,267 | $1,657 | $27.57/hr | $50,680 | Inspect City |
| 84 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLFL • High Cost | South | 124.5 | $1,648 | $1,917 | $27.54/hr | $65,920 | Inspect City |
| 85 | Trenton-Princeton, NJNJ • High Cost | Northeast | 124.2 | $1,764 | $2,242 | $27.48/hr | $70,560 | Inspect City |
| 86 | Asheville, NCNC • High Cost | South | 124.1 | $1,714 | $1,866 | $27.45/hr | $68,560 | Inspect City |
| 87 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLFL • High Cost | South | 124.0 | $1,564 | $1,835 | $27.43/hr | $62,560 | Inspect City |
| 88 | Redding, CACA • High Cost | West | 123.8 | $1,209 | $1,581 | $27.38/hr | $48,360 | Inspect City |
| 89 | Portsmouth-Rochester, NHNH • High Cost | Northeast | 123.5 | $1,600 | $2,093 | $27.32/hr | $64,000 | Inspect City |
| 90 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD • High Cost | South | 123.3 | $1,625 | $2,006 | $27.27/hr | $65,000 | Inspect City |
| 91 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX • High Cost | South | 123.0 | $1,536 | $1,807 | $27.20/hr | $61,440 | Inspect City |
| 92 | Butte County, IDID • High Cost | West | 122.3 | $985 | $1,174 | $27.05/hr | $39,400 | Inspect City |
| 93 | Tacoma, WAWA • High Cost | West | 121.6 | $1,682 | $2,064 | $26.90/hr | $67,280 | Inspect City |
| 94 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCT • High Cost | Northeast | 121.6 | $1,518 | $1,902 | $26.89/hr | $60,720 | Inspect City |
| 95 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAWA • High Cost | West | 121.6 | $1,535 | $1,967 | $26.88/hr | $61,400 | Inspect City |
| 96 | Boise City, IDID • High Cost | West | 121.3 | $1,295 | $1,540 | $26.82/hr | $51,800 | Inspect City |
| 97 | Ogden, UTUT • High Cost | West | 121.2 | $1,251 | $1,591 | $26.81/hr | $50,040 | Inspect City |
| 98 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MAMA • High Cost | Northeast | 121.2 | $1,593 | $2,034 | $26.81/hr | $63,720 | Inspect City |
| 99 | Stockton-Lodi, CACA • High Cost | West | 121.0 | $1,628 | $2,015 | $26.76/hr | $65,120 | Inspect City |
| 100 | Cumberland County, ME (part)ME • High Cost | Northeast | 120.9 | $1,561 | $1,941 | $26.73/hr | $62,440 | Inspect City |
| 101 | York County, ME (part)ME • High Cost | Northeast | 120.8 | $1,500 | $1,792 | $26.71/hr | $60,000 | Inspect City |
| 102 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCT • High Cost | Northeast | 120.5 | $1,543 | $1,933 | $26.64/hr | $61,720 | Inspect City |
| 103 | Nashua, NHNH • High Cost | Northeast | 120.2 | $1,804 | $2,239 | $26.59/hr | $72,160 | Inspect City |
| 104 | Naples-Marco Island, FLFL • High Cost | South | 120.2 | $1,870 | $2,036 | $26.57/hr | $74,800 | Inspect City |
| 105 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDPA • Moderate | Northeast | 119.9 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $26.51/hr | $62,320 | Inspect City |
| 106 | Yuba City, CACA • Moderate | West | 119.8 | $1,367 | $1,600 | $26.50/hr | $54,680 | Inspect City |
| 107 | Iredell County, NCNC • Moderate | South | 119.6 | $1,313 | $1,429 | $26.44/hr | $52,520 | Inspect City |
| 108 | Westerly-Hopkinton-New Shoreham, RIRI • Moderate | Northeast | 119.5 | $1,400 | $1,832 | $26.44/hr | $56,000 | Inspect City |
| 109 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT • Moderate | West | 119.5 | $1,349 | $1,615 | $26.42/hr | $53,960 | Inspect City |
| 110 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTUT • Moderate | West | 119.5 | $1,192 | $1,363 | $26.42/hr | $47,680 | Inspect City |
| 111 | Rappahannock County, VAVA • Moderate | South | 119.3 | $1,428 | $1,555 | $26.39/hr | $57,120 | Inspect City |
| 112 | Anchorage, AKAK • Moderate | West | 119.2 | $1,169 | $1,529 | $26.37/hr | $46,760 | Inspect City |
| 113 | Palm Coast, FLFL • Moderate | South | 119.1 | $1,376 | $1,758 | $26.33/hr | $55,040 | Inspect City |
| 114 | Bellingham, WAWA • Moderate | West | 119.0 | $1,529 | $1,872 | $26.32/hr | $61,160 | Inspect City |
| 115 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAWA • Moderate | West | 118.9 | $1,656 | $1,946 | $26.29/hr | $66,240 | Inspect City |
| 116 | Salem, OROR • Moderate | West | 118.8 | $1,294 | $1,692 | $26.28/hr | $51,760 | Inspect City |
| 117 | Jacksonville, FLFL • Moderate | South | 118.7 | $1,421 | $1,694 | $26.26/hr | $56,840 | Inspect City |
| 118 | State College, PAPA • Moderate | Northeast | 118.6 | $1,282 | $1,537 | $26.23/hr | $51,280 | Inspect City |
| 119 | Kendall County, TXTX • Moderate | South | 118.5 | $1,285 | $1,650 | $26.21/hr | $51,400 | Inspect City |
| 120 | Chico, CACA • Moderate | West | 118.4 | $1,190 | $1,509 | $26.19/hr | $47,600 | Inspect City |
| 121 | King and Queen County, VAVA • Affordable | South | 118.3 | $1,075 | $1,170 | $26.17/hr | $43,000 | Inspect City |
| 122 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLFL • Moderate | South | 118.3 | $1,517 | $1,651 | $26.16/hr | $60,680 | Inspect City |
| 123 | Gates County, NCNC • Moderate | South | 117.9 | $1,489 | $1,665 | $26.08/hr | $59,560 | Inspect City |
| 124 | Jefferson County, WVWV • Affordable | South | 117.7 | $1,052 | $1,376 | $26.03/hr | $42,080 | Inspect City |
| 125 | Hinesville, GAGA • Moderate | South | 117.7 | $1,228 | $1,396 | $26.02/hr | $49,120 | Inspect City |
| 126 | Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MAMA • Moderate | Northeast | 117.6 | $1,666 | $2,179 | $26.01/hr | $66,640 | Inspect City |
| 127 | Madera County, CACA • Moderate | West | 117.5 | $1,272 | $1,460 | $25.99/hr | $50,880 | Inspect City |
| 128 | Lawrence, MA-NHMA • High Cost | Northeast | 117.4 | $1,809 | $2,367 | $25.97/hr | $72,360 | Inspect City |
| 129 | Glens Falls, NYNY • Affordable | Northeast | 117.3 | $1,073 | $1,347 | $25.95/hr | $42,920 | Inspect City |
| 130 | Dover, DEDE • Moderate | South | 117.2 | $1,294 | $1,629 | $25.93/hr | $51,760 | Inspect City |
| 131 | Gainesville, GAGA • Moderate | South | 117.1 | $1,417 | $1,543 | $25.89/hr | $56,680 | Inspect City |
| 132 | Culpeper County, VAVA • Moderate | South | 117.1 | $1,299 | $1,596 | $25.90/hr | $51,960 | Inspect City |
| 133 | Jefferson County, MTMT • Affordable | West | 117.1 | $1,078 | $1,410 | $25.89/hr | $43,120 | Inspect City |
| 134 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYNY • Moderate | Northeast | 116.8 | $1,425 | $1,711 | $25.82/hr | $57,000 | Inspect City |
| 135 | Ann Arbor, MIMI • Moderate | Midwest | 116.6 | $1,503 | $1,804 | $25.80/hr | $60,120 | Inspect City |
| 136 | Fort Worth-Arlington, TXTX • Moderate | South | 116.4 | $1,481 | $1,745 | $25.74/hr | $59,240 | Inspect City |
| 137 | Jasper County, SCSC • Moderate | South | 116.3 | $1,450 | $1,579 | $25.71/hr | $58,000 | Inspect City |
| 138 | Santa Fe, NMNM • Moderate | West | 116.2 | $1,413 | $1,735 | $25.70/hr | $56,520 | Inspect City |
| 139 | Mineral County, MTMT • Moderate | West | 116.0 | $1,173 | $1,390 | $25.66/hr | $46,920 | Inspect City |
| 140 | Port St. Lucie, FLFL • Moderate | South | 116.0 | $1,718 | $2,069 | $25.65/hr | $68,720 | Inspect City |
| 141 | Berkshire County, MA (part)MA • Moderate | Northeast | 116.0 | $1,348 | $1,763 | $25.65/hr | $53,920 | Inspect City |
| 142 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMN • Moderate | Midwest | 115.8 | $1,427 | $1,734 | $25.60/hr | $57,080 | Inspect City |
| 143 | Sagadahoc County, MEME • Moderate | Northeast | 115.7 | $1,332 | $1,659 | $25.59/hr | $53,280 | Inspect City |
| 144 | Cape May County, NJNJ • Moderate | Northeast | 115.7 | $1,521 | $1,857 | $25.58/hr | $60,840 | Inspect City |
| 145 | Camden County, NCNC • Moderate | South | 115.6 | $1,220 | $1,364 | $25.56/hr | $48,800 | Inspect City |
| 146 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJNJ • Moderate | Northeast | 115.5 | $1,567 | $1,899 | $25.55/hr | $62,680 | Inspect City |
| 147 | Crook County, OROR • Affordable | West | 115.4 | $1,063 | $1,390 | $25.52/hr | $42,520 | Inspect City |
| 148 | Putnam County, WVWV • Affordable | South | 115.4 | $834 | $1,091 | $25.51/hr | $33,360 | Inspect City |
| 149 | Eugene-Springfield, OROR • Moderate | West | 114.9 | $1,182 | $1,546 | $25.42/hr | $47,280 | Inspect City |
| 150 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZAZ • Moderate | West | 114.9 | $1,242 | $1,550 | $25.41/hr | $49,680 | Inspect City |
| 151 | Leelanau County, MIMI • Moderate | Midwest | 114.9 | $1,316 | $1,500 | $25.41/hr | $52,640 | Inspect City |
| 152 | Merced, CACA • Moderate | West | 114.9 | $1,262 | $1,517 | $25.41/hr | $50,480 | Inspect City |
| 153 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LALA • Moderate | South | 114.8 | $1,164 | $1,354 | $25.40/hr | $46,560 | Inspect City |
| 154 | Albany, OROR • Moderate | West | 114.8 | $1,413 | $1,726 | $25.38/hr | $56,520 | Inspect City |
| 155 | Modesto, CACA • Moderate | West | 114.7 | $1,378 | $1,803 | $25.37/hr | $55,120 | Inspect City |
| 156 | Morgan County, GAGA • Moderate | South | 114.6 | $1,219 | $1,327 | $25.35/hr | $48,760 | Inspect City |
| 157 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCSC • Moderate | South | 114.6 | $1,480 | $1,790 | $23.80/hr | $59,200 | Inspect City |
| 158 | Manchester-Nashua, NHNH • Moderate | Northeast | 114.6 | $1,657 | $2,168 | $25.34/hr | $66,280 | Inspect City |
| 159 | Lewis and Clark County, MTMT • Moderate | West | 114.6 | $1,320 | $1,653 | $25.34/hr | $52,800 | Inspect City |
| 160 | Fresno, CACA • Moderate | West | 114.5 | $1,363 | $1,685 | $25.32/hr | $54,520 | Inspect City |
| 161 | Greeley, COCO • Moderate | West | 114.5 | $1,307 | $1,647 | $25.32/hr | $52,280 | Inspect City |
| 162 | Vineland, NJNJ • Moderate | Northeast | 114.5 | $1,420 | $1,704 | $25.31/hr | $56,800 | Inspect City |
| 163 | Waterbury-Shelton, CTCT • Moderate | Northeast | 114.3 | $1,336 | $1,745 | $25.29/hr | $53,440 | Inspect City |
| 164 | Fitchburg-Leominster, MAMA • Moderate | Northeast | 114.3 | $1,571 | $1,900 | $25.28/hr | $62,840 | Inspect City |
| 165 | Maury County, TNTN • Moderate | South | 114.1 | $1,330 | $1,474 | $25.23/hr | $53,200 | Inspect City |
| 166 | Colorado Springs, COCO • Moderate | West | 114.1 | $1,380 | $1,621 | $25.22/hr | $55,200 | Inspect City |
| 167 | Bangor, MEME • Moderate | Northeast | 114.0 | $1,380 | $1,722 | $25.21/hr | $55,200 | Inspect City |
| 168 | Union County, OHOH • Moderate | Midwest | 113.8 | $1,228 | $1,607 | $25.17/hr | $49,120 | Inspect City |
| 169 | Visalia, CACA • Moderate | West | 113.8 | $1,108 | $1,450 | $25.16/hr | $44,320 | Inspect City |
| 170 | Hanford-Corcoran, CACA • Moderate | West | 113.7 | $1,183 | $1,512 | $25.15/hr | $47,320 | Inspect City |
| 171 | Medford, OROR • Moderate | West | 113.6 | $1,243 | $1,539 | $25.12/hr | $49,720 | Inspect City |
| 172 | Knoxville, TNTN • Moderate | South | 113.6 | $1,178 | $1,475 | $25.11/hr | $47,120 | Inspect City |
| 173 | Rochester, NYNY • Moderate | Northeast | 113.5 | $1,131 | $1,416 | $25.11/hr | $45,240 | Inspect City |
| 174 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLFL • Moderate | South | 113.1 | $1,706 | $1,908 | $25.01/hr | $68,240 | Inspect City |
| 175 | Lyon County, NVNV • Affordable | West | 112.9 | $1,082 | $1,279 | $24.98/hr | $43,280 | Inspect City |
| 176 | Winchester, VA-WVVA • Moderate | South | 112.9 | $1,180 | $1,505 | $24.97/hr | $47,200 | Inspect City |
| 177 | Missoula, MTMT • Moderate | West | 112.9 | $1,433 | $1,690 | $24.97/hr | $57,320 | Inspect City |
| 178 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCSC • Moderate | South | 112.9 | $1,384 | $1,507 | $24.97/hr | $55,360 | Inspect City |
| 179 | Brunswick County, NCNC • Moderate | South | 112.9 | $1,446 | $1,574 | $24.97/hr | $57,840 | Inspect City |
| 180 | Chattanooga, TN-GATN • Moderate | South | 112.9 | $1,231 | $1,340 | $24.97/hr | $49,240 | Inspect City |
| 181 | Athens-Clarke County, GAGA • Moderate | South | 112.9 | $1,103 | $1,285 | $24.96/hr | $44,120 | Inspect City |
| 182 | Jackson, MSMS • Moderate | South | 112.8 | $1,105 | $1,289 | $24.94/hr | $44,200 | Inspect City |
| 183 | Odessa, TXTX • Moderate | South | 112.8 | $1,229 | $1,522 | $24.94/hr | $49,160 | Inspect City |
| 184 | Pittsfield, MAMA • Moderate | Northeast | 112.7 | $1,324 | $1,704 | $24.93/hr | $52,960 | Inspect City |
| 185 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLFL • Moderate | South | 112.7 | $1,359 | $1,548 | $24.93/hr | $54,360 | Inspect City |
| 186 | Logan, UT-IDUT • Affordable | West | 112.5 | $967 | $1,265 | $24.89/hr | $38,680 | Inspect City |
| 187 | Jefferson County, OROR • Affordable | West | 112.2 | $927 | $1,213 | $24.81/hr | $37,080 | Inspect City |
| 188 | Rochester, MNMN • Moderate | Midwest | 112.2 | $1,226 | $1,422 | $24.81/hr | $49,040 | Inspect City |
| 189 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLFL • High Cost | South | 112.0 | $1,876 | $2,188 | $24.76/hr | $75,040 | Inspect City |
| 190 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVNV • Moderate | West | 111.8 | $1,435 | $1,686 | $24.72/hr | $57,400 | Inspect City |
| 191 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLFL • Moderate | South | 111.7 | $1,179 | $1,542 | $24.71/hr | $47,160 | Inspect City |
| 192 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVA • Affordable | South | 111.7 | $1,047 | $1,199 | $24.70/hr | $41,880 | Inspect City |
| 193 | Lincoln County, NCNC • Affordable | South | 111.6 | $1,045 | $1,138 | $24.68/hr | $41,800 | Inspect City |
| 194 | Spartanburg, SCSC • Affordable | South | 111.5 | $1,099 | $1,196 | $24.65/hr | $43,960 | Inspect City |
| 195 | Wilmington, NCNC • Moderate | South | 111.2 | $1,566 | $1,705 | $24.60/hr | $62,640 | Inspect City |
| 196 | Grundy County, ILIL • Moderate | Midwest | 111.2 | $1,233 | $1,613 | $24.60/hr | $49,320 | Inspect City |
| 197 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MARI • Moderate | Northeast | 111.2 | $1,509 | $1,879 | $24.59/hr | $60,360 | Inspect City |
| 198 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAWA • Moderate | West | 111.2 | $1,275 | $1,668 | $24.59/hr | $51,000 | Inspect City |
| 199 | Kenosha, WIWI • Moderate | Midwest | 111.2 | $1,144 | $1,441 | $24.59/hr | $45,760 | Inspect City |
| 200 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCNC • Moderate | South | 111.2 | $1,116 | $1,223 | $24.58/hr | $44,640 | Inspect City |
| 201 | Reno, NVNV • Moderate | West | 111.1 | $1,460 | $1,837 | $24.57/hr | $58,400 | Inspect City |
| 202 | Gainesville, FLFL • Moderate | South | 111.0 | $1,241 | $1,471 | $24.55/hr | $49,640 | Inspect City |
| 203 | Butts County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 110.9 | $920 | $1,002 | $24.54/hr | $36,800 | Inspect City |
| 204 | Teller County, COCO • Moderate | West | 110.9 | $1,354 | $1,474 | $24.52/hr | $54,160 | Inspect City |
| 205 | Warner Robins, GAGA • Moderate | South | 110.7 | $1,248 | $1,396 | $24.49/hr | $49,920 | Inspect City |
| 206 | Yuma, AZAZ • Affordable | West | 110.4 | $948 | $1,244 | $24.41/hr | $37,920 | Inspect City |
| 207 | Grants Pass, OROR • Affordable | West | 110.3 | $1,017 | $1,331 | $24.41/hr | $40,680 | Inspect City |
| 208 | Western Worcester County, MAMA • Moderate | Northeast | 110.2 | $1,288 | $1,659 | $24.37/hr | $51,520 | Inspect City |
| 209 | Idaho Falls, IDID • Affordable | West | 110.1 | $1,064 | $1,274 | $24.35/hr | $42,560 | Inspect City |
| 210 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALAL • Moderate | South | 110.0 | $1,317 | $1,434 | $24.34/hr | $52,680 | Inspect City |
| 211 | Syracuse, NYNY • Moderate | Northeast | 110.0 | $1,196 | $1,493 | $24.32/hr | $47,840 | Inspect City |
| 212 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZAZ • Affordable | West | 109.8 | $959 | $1,229 | $24.29/hr | $38,360 | Inspect City |
| 213 | Lexington Park, MDMD • Moderate | South | 109.8 | $1,340 | $1,640 | $22.90/hr | $53,600 | Inspect City |
| 214 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIMI • Moderate | Midwest | 109.8 | $1,365 | $1,630 | $24.28/hr | $54,600 | Inspect City |
| 215 | DeKalb County, ILIL • Moderate | Midwest | 109.7 | $1,155 | $1,481 | $24.26/hr | $46,200 | Inspect City |
| 216 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSC • Moderate | South | 109.7 | $1,258 | $1,504 | $24.25/hr | $50,320 | Inspect City |
| 217 | Rowan County, NCNC • Affordable | South | 109.6 | $1,012 | $1,262 | $24.25/hr | $40,480 | Inspect City |
| 218 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLFL • Moderate | South | 109.5 | $1,525 | $1,779 | $24.23/hr | $61,000 | Inspect City |
| 219 | Baton Rouge, LALA • Affordable | South | 109.5 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $24.22/hr | $40,560 | Inspect City |
| 220 | Harrisonburg, VAVA • Affordable | South | 109.5 | $1,044 | $1,264 | $24.21/hr | $41,760 | Inspect City |
| 221 | Elmira, NYNY • Affordable | Northeast | 109.4 | $1,030 | $1,348 | $24.20/hr | $41,200 | Inspect City |
| 222 | Kansas City, MO-KSMO • Moderate | Midwest | 109.4 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $24.19/hr | $54,640 | Inspect City |
| 223 | Columbia, SCSC • Moderate | South | 109.2 | $1,126 | $1,226 | $24.16/hr | $45,040 | Inspect City |
| 224 | Morgantown, WVWV • Affordable | South | 109.0 | $902 | $1,143 | $24.10/hr | $36,080 | Inspect City |
| 225 | Utica-Rome, NYNY • Affordable | Northeast | 108.8 | $946 | $1,210 | $24.07/hr | $37,840 | Inspect City |
| 226 | Lancaster County, SCSC • Affordable | South | 108.8 | $982 | $1,069 | $24.06/hr | $39,280 | Inspect City |
| 227 | Livingston County, MIMI • Moderate | Midwest | 108.8 | $1,291 | $1,477 | $24.06/hr | $51,640 | Inspect City |
| 228 | Martinsburg, WVWV • Affordable | South | 108.7 | $949 | $1,215 | $24.04/hr | $37,960 | Inspect City |
| 229 | Wabasha County, MNMN • Affordable | Midwest | 108.7 | $931 | $1,014 | $24.04/hr | $37,240 | Inspect City |
| 230 | Lynchburg, VAVA • Affordable | South | 108.6 | $971 | $1,117 | $24.02/hr | $38,840 | Inspect City |
| 231 | Birmingham, ALAL • Moderate | South | 108.5 | $1,263 | $1,375 | $23.99/hr | $50,520 | Inspect City |
| 232 | Springfield, MAMA • Moderate | Northeast | 108.5 | $1,421 | $1,800 | $23.98/hr | $56,840 | Inspect City |
| 233 | Columbus, ININ • Moderate | Midwest | 108.4 | $1,276 | $1,493 | $23.98/hr | $51,040 | Inspect City |
| 234 | Tooele County, UTUT • Affordable | West | 108.4 | $878 | $1,149 | $23.97/hr | $35,120 | Inspect City |
| 235 | Traverse City, MIMI • Moderate | Midwest | 108.3 | $1,188 | $1,436 | $23.96/hr | $47,520 | Inspect City |
| 236 | Omaha, NE-IANE • Moderate | Midwest | 108.3 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $23.96/hr | $48,760 | Inspect City |
| 237 | Salisbury, MDMD • Moderate | South | 108.2 | $1,102 | $1,428 | $23.93/hr | $44,080 | Inspect City |
| 238 | Champaign-Urbana, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 108.2 | $996 | $1,173 | $23.93/hr | $39,840 | Inspect City |
| 239 | Madison, WIWI • Moderate | Midwest | 108.1 | $1,375 | $1,565 | $23.91/hr | $55,000 | Inspect City |
| 240 | Hillsborough County, NH (part)NH • Moderate | Northeast | 108.1 | $1,402 | $1,834 | $23.91/hr | $56,080 | Inspect City |
| 241 | Huntsville, ALAL • Moderate | South | 108.1 | $1,177 | $1,341 | $23.91/hr | $47,080 | Inspect City |
| 242 | Stillwater County, MTMT • Affordable | West | 108.1 | $972 | $1,271 | $23.91/hr | $38,880 | Inspect City |
| 243 | Bakersfield-Delano, CACA • Moderate | West | 108.0 | $1,273 | $1,656 | $23.88/hr | $50,920 | Inspect City |
| 244 | Fayetteville, NCNC • Moderate | South | 108.0 | $1,334 | $1,476 | $23.88/hr | $53,360 | Inspect City |
| 245 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLFL • Moderate | South | 107.9 | $1,363 | $1,673 | $23.87/hr | $54,520 | Inspect City |
| 246 | Le Sueur County, MNMN • Affordable | Midwest | 107.9 | $839 | $1,098 | $23.87/hr | $33,560 | Inspect City |
| 247 | Sherman-Denison, TXTX • Moderate | South | 107.8 | $1,126 | $1,395 | $23.85/hr | $45,040 | Inspect City |
| 248 | Shelby County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 107.7 | $998 | $1,149 | $23.82/hr | $39,920 | Inspect City |
| 249 | Long County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 107.7 | $1,067 | $1,163 | $23.82/hr | $42,680 | Inspect City |
| 250 | Warren County, VAVA • Moderate | South | 107.6 | $1,108 | $1,449 | $23.79/hr | $44,320 | Inspect City |
| 251 | Tunica County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 107.5 | $1,062 | $1,156 | $23.78/hr | $42,480 | Inspect City |
| 252 | New Bedford, MAMA • Moderate | Northeast | 107.5 | $1,305 | $1,668 | $23.78/hr | $52,200 | Inspect City |
| 253 | Lumpkin County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 107.4 | $1,055 | $1,148 | $23.75/hr | $42,200 | Inspect City |
| 254 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXTX • Moderate | South | 107.4 | $1,261 | $1,497 | $23.75/hr | $50,440 | Inspect City |
| 255 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GAGA • Moderate | South | 107.3 | $1,114 | $1,378 | $23.73/hr | $44,560 | Inspect City |
| 256 | Punta Gorda, FLFL • Moderate | South | 107.3 | $1,204 | $1,575 | $23.73/hr | $48,160 | Inspect City |
| 257 | Mankato, MNMN • Affordable | Midwest | 107.2 | $1,023 | $1,230 | $23.70/hr | $40,920 | Inspect City |
| 258 | Coeur d'Alene, IDID • Moderate | West | 107.1 | $1,290 | $1,507 | $23.69/hr | $51,600 | Inspect City |
| 259 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NYNY • Moderate | Northeast | 107.1 | $1,111 | $1,453 | $23.68/hr | $44,440 | Inspect City |
| 260 | Memphis, TN-MS-ARTN • Moderate | South | 106.9 | $1,191 | $1,301 | $23.64/hr | $47,640 | Inspect City |
| 261 | Farmington, NMNM • Affordable | West | 106.8 | $855 | $1,116 | $23.62/hr | $34,200 | Inspect City |
| 262 | Macon-Bibb County, GAGA • Moderate | South | 106.8 | $1,162 | $1,309 | $23.61/hr | $46,480 | Inspect City |
| 263 | Pascagoula, MSMS • Affordable | South | 106.6 | $966 | $1,099 | $23.57/hr | $38,640 | Inspect City |
| 264 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLFL • Moderate | South | 106.5 | $1,338 | $1,608 | $23.55/hr | $53,520 | Inspect City |
| 265 | Columbus, OHOH • Moderate | Midwest | 106.5 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $23.55/hr | $53,840 | Inspect City |
| 266 | Fillmore County, MNMN • Affordable | Midwest | 106.2 | $775 | $1,014 | $23.50/hr | $31,000 | Inspect City |
| 267 | Chambersburg, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 106.2 | $1,071 | $1,325 | $23.49/hr | $42,840 | Inspect City |
| 268 | Gettysburg, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 106.2 | $1,063 | $1,354 | $23.49/hr | $42,520 | Inspect City |
| 269 | Lewiston-Auburn, MEME • Moderate | Northeast | 106.1 | $1,282 | $1,677 | $23.47/hr | $51,280 | Inspect City |
| 270 | York-Hanover, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 106.0 | $1,042 | $1,327 | $23.43/hr | $41,680 | Inspect City |
| 271 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INKY • Affordable | South | 105.9 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $23.43/hr | $42,320 | Inspect City |
| 272 | Victoria, TXTX • Moderate | South | 105.8 | $1,146 | $1,428 | $23.39/hr | $45,840 | Inspect City |
| 273 | Billings, MTMT • Moderate | West | 105.8 | $1,132 | $1,432 | $23.39/hr | $45,280 | Inspect City |
| 274 | New Orleans-Metairie, LALA • Moderate | South | 105.8 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $23.39/hr | $49,160 | Inspect City |
| 275 | Bloomington, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 105.7 | $996 | $1,287 | $23.37/hr | $39,840 | Inspect City |
| 276 | Goldsboro, NCNC • Affordable | South | 105.7 | $964 | $1,261 | $23.37/hr | $38,560 | Inspect City |
| 277 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WVWV • Affordable | South | 105.7 | $798 | $974 | $23.37/hr | $31,920 | Inspect City |
| 278 | Wise County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 105.7 | $892 | $1,164 | $23.37/hr | $35,680 | Inspect City |
| 279 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYNY • Moderate | Northeast | 105.7 | $1,203 | $1,423 | $23.36/hr | $48,120 | Inspect City |
| 280 | Walton County, FLFL • Moderate | South | 105.7 | $1,354 | $1,474 | $23.37/hr | $54,160 | Inspect City |
| 281 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJPA • Moderate | Northeast | 105.6 | $1,519 | $1,839 | $23.36/hr | $60,760 | Inspect City |
| 282 | Monroe County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 105.6 | $1,057 | $1,151 | $23.34/hr | $42,280 | Inspect City |
| 283 | Kennewick-Richland, WAWA • Moderate | West | 105.5 | $1,230 | $1,487 | $23.32/hr | $49,200 | Inspect City |
| 284 | Holland-Grand Haven, MIMI • Moderate | Midwest | 105.4 | $1,357 | $1,546 | $23.31/hr | $54,280 | Inspect City |
| 285 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAWA • Moderate | West | 105.1 | $1,121 | $1,467 | $23.24/hr | $44,840 | Inspect City |
| 286 | Tuscaloosa, ALAL • Affordable | South | 105.0 | $975 | $1,165 | $23.23/hr | $39,000 | Inspect City |
| 287 | Penobscot County, ME (part)ME • Moderate | Northeast | 104.9 | $1,144 | $1,496 | $23.21/hr | $45,760 | Inspect City |
| 288 | Binghamton, NYNY • Affordable | Northeast | 104.7 | $954 | $1,219 | $23.15/hr | $38,160 | Inspect City |
| 289 | Marshall County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 104.7 | $845 | $1,106 | $23.14/hr | $33,800 | Inspect City |
| 290 | Eau Claire, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 104.5 | $1,017 | $1,259 | $23.12/hr | $40,680 | Inspect City |
| 291 | Jacksonville, NCNC • Affordable | South | 104.5 | $1,073 | $1,319 | $23.12/hr | $42,920 | Inspect City |
| 292 | Saunders County, NENE • Affordable | Midwest | 104.5 | $1,014 | $1,153 | $23.10/hr | $40,560 | Inspect City |
| 293 | Greensboro-High Point, NCNC • Moderate | South | 104.4 | $1,168 | $1,271 | $23.09/hr | $46,720 | Inspect City |
| 294 | Carson City, NVNV • Moderate | West | 104.0 | $1,131 | $1,453 | $23.00/hr | $45,240 | Inspect City |
| 295 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIA • Moderate | Midwest | 103.9 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $22.98/hr | $45,800 | Inspect City |
| 296 | Lancaster, PAPA • Moderate | Northeast | 103.9 | $1,256 | $1,553 | $22.97/hr | $50,240 | Inspect City |
| 297 | Hattiesburg, MSMS • Moderate | South | 103.8 | $1,117 | $1,316 | $22.96/hr | $44,680 | Inspect City |
| 298 | Wakulla County, FLFL • Moderate | South | 103.8 | $1,140 | $1,283 | $22.95/hr | $45,600 | Inspect City |
| 299 | Tallahassee, FLFL • Moderate | South | 103.7 | $1,264 | $1,424 | $22.92/hr | $50,560 | Inspect City |
| 300 | Greenville, NCNC • Affordable | South | 103.6 | $967 | $1,167 | $22.92/hr | $38,680 | Inspect City |
| 301 | Pender County, NCNC • Moderate | South | 103.5 | $1,101 | $1,199 | $22.89/hr | $44,040 | Inspect City |
| 302 | Bowling Green, KYKY • Affordable | South | 103.4 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $22.88/hr | $40,800 | Inspect City |
| 303 | Lebanon, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 103.4 | $1,071 | $1,353 | $22.88/hr | $42,840 | Inspect City |
| 304 | Tate County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 103.3 | $842 | $1,101 | $22.85/hr | $33,680 | Inspect City |
| 305 | Gem County, IDID • Affordable | West | 103.3 | $969 | $1,071 | $22.84/hr | $38,760 | Inspect City |
| 306 | Benton County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 103.3 | $827 | $905 | $22.84/hr | $33,080 | Inspect City |
| 307 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAPA • Moderate | Northeast | 103.3 | $1,285 | $1,598 | $22.84/hr | $51,400 | Inspect City |
| 308 | Assumption Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 103.2 | $762 | $932 | $22.82/hr | $30,480 | Inspect City |
| 309 | Columbus, GA-ALGA • Affordable | South | 103.0 | $1,053 | $1,212 | $22.79/hr | $42,120 | Inspect City |
| 310 | Auburn-Opelika, ALAL • Moderate | South | 103.0 | $1,167 | $1,277 | $22.79/hr | $46,680 | Inspect City |
| 311 | Meade County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 103.0 | $804 | $1,052 | $22.77/hr | $32,160 | Inspect City |
| 312 | Albany, GAGA • Affordable | South | 102.9 | $972 | $1,103 | $22.75/hr | $38,880 | Inspect City |
| 313 | El Centro, CACA • Affordable | West | 102.8 | $1,030 | $1,347 | $22.75/hr | $41,200 | Inspect City |
| 314 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHWV • Affordable | South | 102.8 | $864 | $1,006 | $22.73/hr | $34,560 | Inspect City |
| 315 | Macon County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 102.7 | $914 | $995 | $22.71/hr | $36,560 | Inspect City |
| 316 | Talbot County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 102.6 | $875 | $1,002 | $22.70/hr | $35,000 | Inspect City |
| 317 | Winston-Salem, NCNC • Moderate | South | 102.6 | $1,224 | $1,332 | $22.69/hr | $48,960 | Inspect City |
| 318 | Raleigh County, WVWV • Affordable | South | 102.5 | $760 | $972 | $22.68/hr | $30,400 | Inspect City |
| 319 | Brazoria County, TXTX • Moderate | South | 102.5 | $1,212 | $1,319 | $22.67/hr | $48,480 | Inspect City |
| 320 | Twin Falls, IDID • Affordable | West | 102.5 | $982 | $1,285 | $22.66/hr | $39,280 | Inspect City |
| 321 | Jasper County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 102.5 | $1,031 | $1,349 | $22.66/hr | $41,240 | Inspect City |
| 322 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXTX • Moderate | South | 102.4 | $1,196 | $1,441 | $22.65/hr | $47,840 | Inspect City |
| 323 | Helena, MTMT • Affordable | West | 102.4 | $1,040 | $1,320 | $21.40/hr | $41,600 | Inspect City |
| 324 | Benzie County, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 102.4 | $943 | $1,234 | $22.64/hr | $37,720 | Inspect City |
| 325 | St. Louis, MO-ILMO • Moderate | Midwest | 102.3 | $1,104 | $1,349 | $22.63/hr | $44,160 | Inspect City |
| 326 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCGA • Moderate | South | 102.2 | $1,202 | $1,329 | $22.61/hr | $48,080 | Inspect City |
| 327 | Meriwether County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 102.2 | $766 | $1,002 | $22.60/hr | $30,640 | Inspect City |
| 328 | Tyler, TXTX • Affordable | South | 102.1 | $1,041 | $1,277 | $22.59/hr | $41,640 | Inspect City |
| 329 | Custer County, SDSD • Affordable | Midwest | 102.1 | $949 | $1,242 | $22.59/hr | $37,960 | Inspect City |
| 330 | Baker County, FLFL • Affordable | South | 102.0 | $933 | $1,110 | $22.57/hr | $37,320 | Inspect City |
| 331 | Charleston, WVWV • Affordable | South | 101.9 | $844 | $1,048 | $22.53/hr | $33,760 | Inspect City |
| 332 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVA • Affordable | South | 101.9 | $1,050 | $1,340 | $22.53/hr | $42,000 | Inspect City |
| 333 | Renville County, NDND • Affordable | Midwest | 101.8 | $775 | $1,014 | $22.51/hr | $31,000 | Inspect City |
| 334 | Yakima, WAWA • Affordable | West | 101.7 | $1,004 | $1,313 | $22.49/hr | $40,160 | Inspect City |
| 335 | Greene County, ALAL • Affordable | South | 101.7 | $889 | $1,163 | $22.48/hr | $35,560 | Inspect City |
| 336 | Lake Charles, LALA • Affordable | South | 101.7 | $941 | $1,231 | $22.48/hr | $37,640 | Inspect City |
| 337 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARAR • Affordable | South | 101.7 | $969 | $1,121 | $22.48/hr | $38,760 | Inspect City |
| 338 | Rocky Mount, NCNC • Affordable | South | 101.6 | $972 | $1,167 | $22.48/hr | $38,880 | Inspect City |
| 339 | Morgan County, WVWV • Affordable | South | 101.6 | $866 | $979 | $22.47/hr | $34,640 | Inspect City |
| 340 | Fort Wayne, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 101.6 | $1,026 | $1,248 | $22.46/hr | $41,040 | Inspect City |
| 341 | Oldham County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 101.6 | $870 | $1,065 | $22.46/hr | $34,800 | Inspect City |
| 342 | Anson County, NCNC • Affordable | South | 101.5 | $895 | $1,143 | $22.46/hr | $35,800 | Inspect City |
| 343 | Hammond, LALA • Affordable | South | 101.5 | $854 | $1,097 | $22.45/hr | $34,160 | Inspect City |
| 344 | Rockford, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 101.5 | $896 | $1,172 | $22.45/hr | $35,840 | Inspect City |
| 345 | Great Falls, MTMT • Affordable | West | 101.5 | $1,000 | $1,308 | $22.44/hr | $40,000 | Inspect City |
| 346 | Scott County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 101.4 | $849 | $1,026 | $22.42/hr | $33,960 | Inspect City |
| 347 | Abilene, TXTX • Affordable | South | 101.3 | $1,047 | $1,310 | $22.41/hr | $41,880 | Inspect City |
| 348 | Howard County, NENE • Affordable | Midwest | 101.3 | $924 | $1,014 | $22.41/hr | $36,960 | Inspect City |
| 349 | Tulsa, OKOK • Affordable | South | 101.3 | $1,007 | $1,229 | $22.40/hr | $40,280 | Inspect City |
| 350 | Valdosta, GAGA • Affordable | South | 101.3 | $904 | $1,179 | $22.39/hr | $36,160 | Inspect City |
| 351 | Ocala, FLFL • Moderate | South | 101.2 | $1,201 | $1,394 | $22.39/hr | $48,040 | Inspect City |
| 352 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARAR • Affordable | South | 101.2 | $1,056 | $1,256 | $22.38/hr | $42,240 | Inspect City |
| 353 | Springfield, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 101.2 | $977 | $1,237 | $22.38/hr | $39,080 | Inspect City |
| 354 | Stewart County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 101.2 | $875 | $1,002 | $22.37/hr | $35,000 | Inspect City |
| 355 | Laredo, TXTX • Affordable | South | 101.1 | $955 | $1,157 | $22.36/hr | $38,200 | Inspect City |
| 356 | Stone County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 101.1 | $882 | $1,047 | $22.36/hr | $35,280 | Inspect City |
| 357 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNWI • Affordable | Midwest | 101.0 | $1,027 | $1,343 | $22.35/hr | $41,080 | Inspect City |
| 358 | Owensboro, KYKY • Affordable | South | 101.0 | $870 | $1,138 | $22.35/hr | $34,800 | Inspect City |
| 359 | Cheyenne, WYWY • Affordable | West | 101.0 | $963 | $1,228 | $22.34/hr | $38,520 | Inspect City |
| 360 | Haralson County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 101.0 | $782 | $1,023 | $22.34/hr | $31,280 | Inspect City |
| 361 | Manhattan, KSKS • Affordable | Midwest | 100.9 | $924 | $1,107 | $22.31/hr | $36,960 | Inspect City |
| 362 | Walla Walla, WAWA • Moderate | West | 100.9 | $1,193 | $1,561 | $22.31/hr | $47,720 | Inspect City |
| 363 | College Station-Bryan, TXTX • Affordable | South | 100.9 | $1,057 | $1,151 | $22.31/hr | $42,280 | Inspect City |
| 364 | Corpus Christi, TXTX • Moderate | South | 100.8 | $1,176 | $1,421 | $22.30/hr | $47,040 | Inspect City |
| 365 | Mille Lacs County, MNMN • Affordable | Midwest | 100.7 | $870 | $1,124 | $22.27/hr | $34,800 | Inspect City |
| 366 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, ININ • Moderate | Midwest | 100.7 | $1,336 | $1,536 | $22.26/hr | $53,440 | Inspect City |
| 367 | Clarksville, TN-KYTN • Affordable | South | 100.6 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $22.25/hr | $42,720 | Inspect City |
| 368 | Massac County, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 100.6 | $766 | $993 | $22.25/hr | $30,640 | Inspect City |
| 369 | Oklahoma City, OKOK • Affordable | South | 100.6 | $1,040 | $1,264 | $22.24/hr | $41,600 | Inspect City |
| 370 | Lincoln County, OKOK • Affordable | South | 100.6 | $822 | $916 | $22.24/hr | $32,880 | Inspect City |
| 371 | McHenry County, NDND • Affordable | Midwest | 100.6 | $834 | $1,014 | $22.24/hr | $33,360 | Inspect City |
| 372 | Bloomington, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 100.5 | $1,096 | $1,252 | $22.24/hr | $43,840 | Inspect City |
| 373 | Casper, WYWY • Affordable | West | 100.5 | $804 | $1,045 | $22.23/hr | $32,160 | Inspect City |
| 374 | Burlington, NCNC • Moderate | South | 100.5 | $1,238 | $1,348 | $22.23/hr | $49,520 | Inspect City |
| 375 | Washington County, FLFL • Affordable | South | 100.5 | $955 | $1,040 | $22.22/hr | $38,200 | Inspect City |
| 376 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 100.5 | $1,060 | $1,263 | $22.22/hr | $42,400 | Inspect City |
| 377 | Lawrence, KSKS • Moderate | Midwest | 100.4 | $1,103 | $1,272 | $22.21/hr | $44,120 | Inspect City |
| 378 | Montgomery, ALAL • Affordable | South | 100.4 | $1,003 | $1,150 | $22.21/hr | $40,120 | Inspect City |
| 379 | Wildwood-The Villages, FLFL • Moderate | South | 100.4 | $1,139 | $1,324 | $22.20/hr | $45,560 | Inspect City |
| 380 | Chester County, SCSC • Affordable | South | 100.4 | $850 | $1,103 | $22.20/hr | $34,000 | Inspect City |
| 381 | Elizabethtown, KYKY • Affordable | South | 100.3 | $866 | $1,087 | $22.19/hr | $34,640 | Inspect City |
| 382 | Roane County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 100.2 | $862 | $1,048 | $22.17/hr | $34,480 | Inspect City |
| 383 | Somerset County, MDMD • Affordable | South | 100.2 | $910 | $1,144 | $22.16/hr | $36,400 | Inspect City |
| 384 | Meade County, SDSD • Affordable | Midwest | 100.2 | $1,037 | $1,357 | $22.16/hr | $41,480 | Inspect City |
| 385 | Fayette County, WVWV • Affordable | South | 100.2 | $735 | $961 | $22.16/hr | $29,400 | Inspect City |
| 386 | Pittsburgh, PAPA • Moderate | Northeast | 100.2 | $1,146 | $1,389 | $22.15/hr | $45,840 | Inspect City |
| 387 | Midland, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 100.1 | $936 | $1,205 | $22.14/hr | $37,440 | Inspect City |
| 388 | Longview-Kelso, WAWA • Moderate | West | 100.1 | $1,124 | $1,398 | $22.13/hr | $44,960 | Inspect City |
| 389 | Holmes County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 100.0 | $831 | $905 | $22.12/hr | $33,240 | Inspect City |
| 390 | Seward County, NENE • Affordable | Midwest | 99.9 | $830 | $1,055 | $22.10/hr | $33,200 | Inspect City |
| 391 | Allen County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 99.8 | $779 | $1,019 | $22.08/hr | $31,160 | Inspect City |
| 392 | Lewiston, ID-WAID • Affordable | West | 99.8 | $943 | $1,234 | $22.07/hr | $37,720 | Inspect City |
| 393 | Reading, PAPA • Moderate | Northeast | 99.8 | $1,114 | $1,418 | $22.06/hr | $44,560 | Inspect City |
| 394 | Ames, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 99.8 | $944 | $1,061 | $22.06/hr | $37,760 | Inspect City |
| 395 | Green Bay, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 99.7 | $1,028 | $1,287 | $22.05/hr | $41,120 | Inspect City |
| 396 | Decatur, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 99.7 | $857 | $1,091 | $22.04/hr | $34,280 | Inspect City |
| 397 | Person County, NCNC • Affordable | South | 99.6 | $805 | $1,012 | $22.03/hr | $32,200 | Inspect City |
| 398 | Peoria, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 99.6 | $961 | $1,212 | $22.02/hr | $38,440 | Inspect City |
| 399 | Callaway County, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 99.6 | $858 | $1,123 | $22.02/hr | $34,320 | Inspect City |
| 400 | St. Cloud, MNMN • Affordable | Midwest | 99.5 | $961 | $1,233 | $22.00/hr | $38,440 | Inspect City |
| 401 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZAZ • Affordable | West | 99.5 | $1,000 | $1,153 | $21.99/hr | $40,000 | Inspect City |
| 402 | Ford County, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 99.5 | $711 | $930 | $21.99/hr | $28,440 | Inspect City |
| 403 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCNC • Affordable | South | 99.4 | $965 | $1,147 | $21.98/hr | $38,600 | Inspect City |
| 404 | Homosassa Springs, FLFL • Affordable | South | 99.3 | $988 | $1,194 | $21.97/hr | $39,520 | Inspect City |
| 405 | Grant County, ARAR • Affordable | South | 99.3 | $805 | $909 | $21.96/hr | $32,200 | Inspect City |
| 406 | Grand Junction, COCO • Affordable | West | 99.3 | $1,017 | $1,282 | $21.96/hr | $40,680 | Inspect City |
| 407 | Joplin, MO-KSMO • Affordable | Midwest | 99.2 | $910 | $1,153 | $21.95/hr | $36,400 | Inspect City |
| 408 | Kankakee, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 99.2 | $1,031 | $1,349 | $21.93/hr | $41,240 | Inspect City |
| 409 | Roanoke, VAVA • Moderate | South | 99.1 | $1,250 | $1,464 | $21.92/hr | $50,000 | Inspect City |
| 410 | Longview, TXTX • Affordable | South | 99.1 | $1,041 | $1,232 | $21.92/hr | $41,640 | Inspect City |
| 411 | Iberville Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 99.0 | $819 | $892 | $21.89/hr | $32,760 | Inspect City |
| 412 | Jerome County, IDID • Affordable | West | 99.0 | $913 | $1,166 | $21.88/hr | $36,520 | Inspect City |
| 413 | Kershaw County, SCSC • Affordable | South | 98.9 | $843 | $954 | $21.87/hr | $33,720 | Inspect City |
| 414 | Lincoln, NENE • Affordable | Midwest | 98.9 | $1,009 | $1,230 | $21.86/hr | $40,360 | Inspect City |
| 415 | Aransas County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 98.9 | $1,073 | $1,404 | $21.87/hr | $42,920 | Inspect City |
| 416 | Smith County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 98.8 | $876 | $1,146 | $21.86/hr | $35,040 | Inspect City |
| 417 | Peach County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 98.8 | $1,027 | $1,118 | $21.85/hr | $41,080 | Inspect City |
| 418 | Las Cruces, NMNM • Affordable | West | 98.8 | $975 | $1,073 | $21.85/hr | $39,000 | Inspect City |
| 419 | Cotton County, OKOK • Affordable | South | 98.7 | $700 | $916 | $21.82/hr | $28,000 | Inspect City |
| 420 | Yazoo County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 98.7 | $777 | $1,016 | $21.82/hr | $31,080 | Inspect City |
| 421 | Anderson, SCSC • Affordable | South | 98.6 | $1,012 | $1,102 | $21.80/hr | $40,480 | Inspect City |
| 422 | Rome, GAGA • Affordable | South | 98.5 | $972 | $1,204 | $21.79/hr | $38,880 | Inspect City |
| 423 | Medina County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 98.5 | $941 | $1,231 | $21.79/hr | $37,640 | Inspect City |
| 424 | Cape Girardeau, MO-ILMO • Affordable | Midwest | 98.5 | $833 | $1,012 | $21.78/hr | $33,320 | Inspect City |
| 425 | Enid, OKOK • Affordable | South | 98.5 | $818 | $997 | $21.77/hr | $32,720 | Inspect City |
| 426 | Atascosa County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 98.4 | $982 | $1,069 | $21.77/hr | $39,280 | Inspect City |
| 427 | Macoupin County, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 98.4 | $748 | $978 | $21.76/hr | $29,920 | Inspect City |
| 428 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAWA • Moderate | West | 98.4 | $1,173 | $1,494 | $21.76/hr | $46,920 | Inspect City |
| 429 | Moniteau County, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 98.3 | $736 | $963 | $21.75/hr | $29,440 | Inspect City |
| 430 | Columbia County, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 98.3 | $868 | $1,136 | $21.74/hr | $34,720 | Inspect City |
| 431 | Florence, SCSC • Affordable | South | 98.3 | $987 | $1,121 | $21.73/hr | $39,480 | Inspect City |
| 432 | Darlington County, SCSC • Affordable | South | 98.2 | $874 | $1,093 | $21.71/hr | $34,960 | Inspect City |
| 433 | Stevens County, WAWA • Affordable | West | 98.1 | $878 | $1,121 | $21.70/hr | $35,120 | Inspect City |
| 434 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LALA • Affordable | South | 98.1 | $903 | $1,098 | $21.69/hr | $36,120 | Inspect City |
| 435 | Ballard County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 98.0 | $902 | $1,180 | $21.68/hr | $36,080 | Inspect City |
| 436 | Albuquerque, NMNM • Moderate | West | 98.0 | $1,112 | $1,384 | $21.68/hr | $44,480 | Inspect City |
| 437 | Rapid City, SDSD • Affordable | Midwest | 98.0 | $1,093 | $1,430 | $21.66/hr | $43,720 | Inspect City |
| 438 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMI • Moderate | Midwest | 97.9 | $1,167 | $1,459 | $21.66/hr | $46,680 | Inspect City |
| 439 | Hickman County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 97.9 | $786 | $1,028 | $21.65/hr | $31,440 | Inspect City |
| 440 | Hall County, NENE • Affordable | Midwest | 97.8 | $972 | $1,210 | $21.64/hr | $38,880 | Inspect City |
| 441 | Oconto County, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 97.7 | $844 | $1,014 | $21.61/hr | $33,760 | Inspect City |
| 442 | Wausau, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 97.7 | $940 | $1,217 | $21.60/hr | $37,600 | Inspect City |
| 443 | San Angelo, TXTX • Affordable | South | 97.7 | $1,032 | $1,350 | $21.60/hr | $41,280 | Inspect City |
| 444 | Bremer County, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 97.7 | $782 | $1,023 | $21.60/hr | $31,280 | Inspect City |
| 445 | Boone County, WVWV • Affordable | South | 97.7 | $722 | $944 | $21.60/hr | $28,880 | Inspect City |
| 446 | Iowa City, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 97.6 | $1,002 | $1,180 | $21.58/hr | $40,080 | Inspect City |
| 447 | Iowa County, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 97.6 | $836 | $1,093 | $21.58/hr | $33,440 | Inspect City |
| 448 | Hoke County, NCNC • Affordable | South | 97.5 | $903 | $1,150 | $21.56/hr | $36,120 | Inspect City |
| 449 | Crockett County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 97.5 | $843 | $1,093 | $21.56/hr | $33,720 | Inspect City |
| 450 | Elkhart-Goshen, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 97.5 | $1,048 | $1,253 | $21.56/hr | $41,920 | Inspect City |
| 451 | Dalton, GAGA • Affordable | South | 97.4 | $1,009 | $1,127 | $21.55/hr | $40,360 | Inspect City |
| 452 | Appleton, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 97.4 | $986 | $1,256 | $21.55/hr | $39,440 | Inspect City |
| 453 | Grant County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 97.4 | $899 | $1,146 | $21.54/hr | $35,960 | Inspect City |
| 454 | Floyd County, VAVA • Affordable | South | 97.4 | $833 | $1,090 | $21.54/hr | $33,320 | Inspect City |
| 455 | Mobile, ALAL • Affordable | South | 97.3 | $981 | $1,139 | $21.53/hr | $39,240 | Inspect City |
| 456 | Janesville-Beloit, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 97.3 | $998 | $1,280 | $21.53/hr | $39,920 | Inspect City |
| 457 | Johnson City, TNTN • Affordable | South | 97.3 | $948 | $1,211 | $21.52/hr | $37,920 | Inspect City |
| 458 | Surry County, VAVA • Affordable | South | 97.2 | $952 | $1,064 | $21.50/hr | $38,080 | Inspect City |
| 459 | Ionia County, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 97.2 | $946 | $1,238 | $21.49/hr | $37,840 | Inspect City |
| 460 | Giles County, VAVA • Affordable | South | 97.1 | $918 | $999 | $21.48/hr | $36,720 | Inspect City |
| 461 | Jackson, TNTN • Affordable | South | 97.1 | $1,051 | $1,375 | $21.48/hr | $42,040 | Inspect City |
| 462 | Sumter, SCSC • Affordable | South | 97.1 | $1,023 | $1,338 | $21.47/hr | $40,920 | Inspect City |
| 463 | Wichita Falls, TXTX • Affordable | South | 97.0 | $949 | $1,145 | $21.46/hr | $37,960 | Inspect City |
| 464 | Pueblo, COCO • Affordable | West | 97.0 | $978 | $1,263 | $21.44/hr | $39,120 | Inspect City |
| 465 | Cleveland, TNTN • Affordable | South | 97.0 | $971 | $1,270 | $21.44/hr | $38,840 | Inspect City |
| 466 | Duluth, MN-WIMN • Affordable | Midwest | 96.9 | $961 | $1,207 | $21.44/hr | $38,440 | Inspect City |
| 467 | Lexington-Fayette, KYKY • Moderate | South | 96.9 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $21.44/hr | $48,200 | Inspect City |
| 468 | Monroe, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 96.8 | $997 | $1,304 | $21.42/hr | $39,880 | Inspect City |
| 469 | Richland Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 96.8 | $785 | $975 | $21.41/hr | $31,400 | Inspect City |
| 470 | Cass County, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 96.8 | $974 | $1,095 | $21.40/hr | $38,960 | Inspect City |
| 471 | Hot Springs, ARAR • Affordable | South | 96.8 | $863 | $1,110 | $21.40/hr | $34,520 | Inspect City |
| 472 | Lincoln County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 96.8 | $784 | $1,026 | $21.40/hr | $31,360 | Inspect City |
| 473 | Franklin County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 96.7 | $950 | $1,148 | $21.40/hr | $38,000 | Inspect City |
| 474 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHWV • Affordable | South | 96.7 | $776 | $1,007 | $21.39/hr | $31,040 | Inspect City |
| 475 | Austin County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 96.7 | $817 | $1,069 | $21.39/hr | $32,680 | Inspect City |
| 476 | Simpson County, MSMS • Affordable | South | 96.7 | $831 | $905 | $21.38/hr | $33,240 | Inspect City |
| 477 | St. James Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 96.7 | $891 | $1,165 | $21.39/hr | $35,640 | Inspect City |
| 478 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-INOH • Moderate | Midwest | 96.7 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $21.38/hr | $45,120 | Inspect City |
| 479 | Cochran County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 96.6 | $858 | $1,014 | $21.37/hr | $34,320 | Inspect City |
| 480 | Tucson, AZAZ • Affordable | West | 96.6 | $1,092 | $1,405 | $21.36/hr | $43,680 | Inspect City |
| 481 | Grady County, OKOK • Affordable | South | 96.5 | $773 | $1,011 | $21.34/hr | $30,920 | Inspect City |
| 482 | Merrick County, NENE • Affordable | Midwest | 96.5 | $775 | $1,014 | $21.33/hr | $31,000 | Inspect City |
| 483 | Rusk County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 96.3 | $921 | $1,205 | $21.31/hr | $36,840 | Inspect City |
| 484 | Topeka, KSKS • Affordable | Midwest | 96.3 | $913 | $1,172 | $21.30/hr | $36,520 | Inspect City |
| 485 | Kalkaska County, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 96.3 | $818 | $1,014 | $21.30/hr | $32,720 | Inspect City |
| 486 | Bates County, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 96.3 | $839 | $1,098 | $21.29/hr | $33,560 | Inspect City |
| 487 | Hockley County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 96.2 | $868 | $1,014 | $21.28/hr | $34,720 | Inspect City |
| 488 | Hudspeth County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 96.2 | $858 | $1,014 | $21.28/hr | $34,320 | Inspect City |
| 489 | Decatur, ALAL • Affordable | South | 96.2 | $835 | $1,023 | $21.27/hr | $33,400 | Inspect City |
| 490 | Pocatello, IDID • Affordable | West | 96.1 | $956 | $1,251 | $21.25/hr | $38,240 | Inspect City |
| 491 | Killeen-Temple, TXTX • Affordable | South | 96.1 | $927 | $1,138 | $21.24/hr | $37,080 | Inspect City |
| 492 | Barry County, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 96.0 | $1,041 | $1,362 | $21.24/hr | $41,640 | Inspect City |
| 493 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MSMS • Affordable | South | 96.0 | $982 | $1,185 | $21.24/hr | $39,280 | Inspect City |
| 494 | Murray County, GAGA • Affordable | South | 96.0 | $784 | $1,006 | $21.24/hr | $31,360 | Inspect City |
| 495 | Gary, ININ • Moderate | Midwest | 96.0 | $1,176 | $1,429 | $21.23/hr | $47,040 | Inspect City |
| 496 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVMD • Affordable | South | 96.0 | $982 | $1,284 | $21.23/hr | $39,280 | Inspect City |
| 497 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 96.0 | $1,036 | $1,283 | $21.22/hr | $41,440 | Inspect City |
| 498 | Niles, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 96.0 | $887 | $1,152 | $21.22/hr | $35,480 | Inspect City |
| 499 | Chilton County, ALAL • Affordable | South | 95.9 | $793 | $1,038 | $21.22/hr | $31,720 | Inspect City |
| 500 | Cleveland, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 95.9 | $1,050 | $1,274 | $21.22/hr | $42,000 | Inspect City |
| 501 | Monroe, LALA • Affordable | South | 95.8 | $794 | $1,017 | $21.19/hr | $31,760 | Inspect City |
| 502 | Lafayette, LALA • Affordable | South | 95.8 | $971 | $1,092 | $21.19/hr | $38,840 | Inspect City |
| 503 | Lansing-East Lansing, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 95.8 | $1,054 | $1,323 | $21.18/hr | $42,160 | Inspect City |
| 504 | Davidson County, NCNC • Affordable | South | 95.8 | $999 | $1,087 | $21.17/hr | $39,960 | Inspect City |
| 505 | Cherokee County, KSKS • Affordable | Midwest | 95.7 | $735 | $961 | $21.16/hr | $29,400 | Inspect City |
| 506 | Fond du Lac, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 95.7 | $983 | $1,224 | $21.16/hr | $39,320 | Inspect City |
| 507 | St. Joseph, MO-KSMO • Affordable | Midwest | 95.7 | $857 | $1,101 | $21.16/hr | $34,280 | Inspect City |
| 508 | Owen County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 95.7 | $914 | $1,014 | $21.16/hr | $36,560 | Inspect City |
| 509 | Waco, TXTX • Affordable | South | 95.7 | $1,029 | $1,297 | $21.15/hr | $41,160 | Inspect City |
| 510 | Dothan, ALAL • Affordable | South | 95.6 | $768 | $966 | $21.14/hr | $30,720 | Inspect City |
| 511 | Garza County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 95.5 | $917 | $1,084 | $21.12/hr | $36,680 | Inspect City |
| 512 | Wheeling, WV-OHWV • Affordable | South | 95.5 | $822 | $1,009 | $21.12/hr | $32,880 | Inspect City |
| 513 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 95.5 | $936 | $1,195 | $21.11/hr | $37,440 | Inspect City |
| 514 | Jefferson City, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 95.5 | $735 | $962 | $21.11/hr | $29,400 | Inspect City |
| 515 | Evansville, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 95.4 | $872 | $1,127 | $21.10/hr | $34,880 | Inspect City |
| 516 | Carroll County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 95.3 | $787 | $1,027 | $21.08/hr | $31,480 | Inspect City |
| 517 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 95.2 | $1,013 | $1,158 | $21.06/hr | $40,520 | Inspect City |
| 518 | Lawton, OKOK • Affordable | South | 95.2 | $763 | $974 | $21.06/hr | $30,520 | Inspect City |
| 519 | Morristown, TNTN • Affordable | South | 95.1 | $912 | $1,153 | $21.03/hr | $36,480 | Inspect City |
| 520 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXTX • Affordable | South | 95.1 | $986 | $1,218 | $21.03/hr | $39,440 | Inspect City |
| 521 | Howard County, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 95.1 | $757 | $990 | $21.03/hr | $30,280 | Inspect City |
| 522 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 95.0 | $982 | $1,285 | $21.02/hr | $39,280 | Inspect City |
| 523 | Franklin County, VAVA • Affordable | South | 95.0 | $987 | $1,080 | $21.01/hr | $39,480 | Inspect City |
| 524 | Springfield, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 95.0 | $913 | $1,113 | $21.01/hr | $36,520 | Inspect City |
| 525 | Green County, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 95.0 | $806 | $1,016 | $21.00/hr | $32,240 | Inspect City |
| 526 | Texarkana, TX-ARTX • Affordable | South | 94.9 | $874 | $1,118 | $20.99/hr | $34,960 | Inspect City |
| 527 | Dallas County, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 94.9 | $845 | $962 | $20.98/hr | $33,800 | Inspect City |
| 528 | Livingston County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 94.9 | $937 | $1,220 | $20.98/hr | $37,480 | Inspect City |
| 529 | Bond County, ILIL • Affordable | Midwest | 94.8 | $899 | $979 | $20.97/hr | $35,960 | Inspect City |
| 530 | Anniston-Oxford, ALAL • Affordable | South | 94.8 | $801 | $1,010 | $20.95/hr | $32,040 | Inspect City |
| 531 | Sheboygan, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 94.7 | $918 | $1,168 | $20.95/hr | $36,720 | Inspect City |
| 532 | Alexandria, LALA • Affordable | South | 94.7 | $796 | $995 | $20.95/hr | $31,840 | Inspect City |
| 533 | Erie County, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 94.6 | $977 | $1,221 | $20.93/hr | $39,080 | Inspect City |
| 534 | Harrison County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 94.5 | $951 | $1,244 | $20.90/hr | $38,040 | Inspect City |
| 535 | Geary County, KSKS • Affordable | Midwest | 94.5 | $945 | $1,096 | $20.90/hr | $37,800 | Inspect City |
| 536 | Williamsport, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 94.5 | $1,005 | $1,217 | $20.90/hr | $40,200 | Inspect City |
| 537 | Morgan County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 94.4 | $761 | $995 | $20.89/hr | $30,440 | Inspect City |
| 538 | Montcalm County, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 94.3 | $1,001 | $1,181 | $20.86/hr | $40,040 | Inspect City |
| 539 | Henry County, ALAL • Affordable | South | 94.3 | $704 | $921 | $20.86/hr | $28,160 | Inspect City |
| 540 | Boone County, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 94.3 | $768 | $967 | $20.85/hr | $30,720 | Inspect City |
| 541 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIA • Affordable | Midwest | 94.3 | $852 | $1,056 | $20.85/hr | $34,080 | Inspect City |
| 542 | Nelson County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 94.3 | $781 | $1,022 | $20.85/hr | $31,240 | Inspect City |
| 543 | Okmulgee County, OKOK • Affordable | South | 94.2 | $745 | $921 | $20.84/hr | $29,800 | Inspect City |
| 544 | Vernon County, WIWI • Affordable | Midwest | 94.1 | $856 | $1,097 | $20.82/hr | $34,240 | Inspect City |
| 545 | Lampasas County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 94.1 | $775 | $1,014 | $20.81/hr | $31,000 | Inspect City |
| 546 | Bismarck, NDND • Affordable | Midwest | 94.1 | $927 | $1,067 | $20.80/hr | $37,080 | Inspect City |
| 547 | Polk County, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 94.0 | $778 | $962 | $20.80/hr | $31,120 | Inspect City |
| 548 | Pawnee County, OKOK • Affordable | South | 94.0 | $805 | $972 | $20.79/hr | $32,200 | Inspect City |
| 549 | Amarillo, TXTX • Affordable | South | 94.0 | $904 | $1,107 | $20.78/hr | $36,160 | Inspect City |
| 550 | Butler County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 94.0 | $695 | $909 | $20.78/hr | $27,800 | Inspect City |
| 551 | Akron, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 93.8 | $952 | $1,231 | $20.75/hr | $38,080 | Inspect City |
| 552 | Sumner County, KSKS • Affordable | Midwest | 93.8 | $800 | $1,046 | $20.75/hr | $32,000 | Inspect City |
| 553 | Sioux Falls, SD-MNSD • Affordable | Midwest | 93.8 | $1,044 | $1,228 | $20.74/hr | $41,760 | Inspect City |
| 554 | Pulaski County, VAVA • Affordable | South | 93.8 | $873 | $952 | $20.74/hr | $34,920 | Inspect City |
| 555 | Sebring, FLFL • Affordable | South | 93.7 | $1,022 | $1,259 | $20.72/hr | $40,880 | Inspect City |
| 556 | Lubbock, TXTX • Affordable | South | 93.7 | $1,050 | $1,241 | $20.72/hr | $42,000 | Inspect City |
| 557 | Columbia, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 93.7 | $959 | $1,076 | $20.72/hr | $38,360 | Inspect City |
| 558 | Benton County, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 93.6 | $751 | $982 | $20.71/hr | $30,040 | Inspect City |
| 559 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 93.6 | $1,070 | $1,273 | $20.70/hr | $42,800 | Inspect City |
| 560 | Rock County, MNMN • Affordable | Midwest | 93.6 | $775 | $1,014 | $20.70/hr | $31,000 | Inspect City |
| 561 | Warren County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 93.6 | $892 | $1,014 | $20.70/hr | $35,680 | Inspect City |
| 562 | Jackson, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 93.6 | $984 | $1,201 | $20.69/hr | $39,360 | Inspect City |
| 563 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LALA • Affordable | South | 93.5 | $926 | $1,045 | $20.68/hr | $37,040 | Inspect City |
| 564 | Pickens County, ALAL • Affordable | South | 93.4 | $704 | $921 | $20.66/hr | $28,160 | Inspect City |
| 565 | Minot, NDND • Affordable | Midwest | 93.4 | $880 | $1,110 | $19.20/hr | $35,200 | Inspect City |
| 566 | Levy County, FLFL • Affordable | South | 93.4 | $824 | $954 | $20.65/hr | $32,960 | Inspect City |
| 567 | Dubuque, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 93.3 | $891 | $1,131 | $20.64/hr | $35,640 | Inspect City |
| 568 | Jasper County, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 93.3 | $787 | $989 | $20.64/hr | $31,480 | Inspect City |
| 569 | Terre Haute, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 93.3 | $896 | $1,164 | $20.64/hr | $35,840 | Inspect City |
| 570 | Carlisle County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 93.3 | $798 | $932 | $20.63/hr | $31,920 | Inspect City |
| 571 | Lima, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 93.2 | $901 | $1,179 | $20.62/hr | $36,040 | Inspect City |
| 572 | Carter County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 93.2 | $749 | $909 | $20.62/hr | $29,960 | Inspect City |
| 573 | Laurens County, SCSC • Affordable | South | 93.1 | $924 | $1,119 | $20.60/hr | $36,960 | Inspect City |
| 574 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPA • Moderate | Northeast | 93.1 | $1,106 | $1,363 | $20.60/hr | $44,240 | Inspect City |
| 575 | Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 93.1 | $704 | $921 | $20.59/hr | $28,160 | Inspect City |
| 576 | Stewart County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 93.0 | $812 | $995 | $20.57/hr | $32,480 | Inspect City |
| 577 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALAL • Affordable | South | 93.0 | $834 | $1,085 | $20.56/hr | $33,360 | Inspect City |
| 578 | Morehouse Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 92.9 | $710 | $892 | $20.55/hr | $28,400 | Inspect City |
| 579 | Fort Smith, AR-OKAR • Affordable | South | 92.9 | $748 | $979 | $20.54/hr | $29,920 | Inspect City |
| 580 | Little River County, ARAR • Affordable | South | 92.9 | $695 | $909 | $20.54/hr | $27,800 | Inspect City |
| 581 | Battle Creek, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 92.8 | $1,032 | $1,233 | $20.53/hr | $41,280 | Inspect City |
| 582 | Sandusky, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 92.8 | $890 | $1,120 | $19.10/hr | $35,600 | Inspect City |
| 583 | Wichita, KSKS • Affordable | Midwest | 92.7 | $823 | $1,043 | $20.51/hr | $32,920 | Inspect City |
| 584 | Rockingham County, NCNC • Affordable | South | 92.7 | $774 | $1,012 | $20.49/hr | $30,960 | Inspect City |
| 585 | Cedar Rapids, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 92.4 | $806 | $1,054 | $20.44/hr | $32,240 | Inspect City |
| 586 | Kokomo, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 92.3 | $915 | $1,179 | $20.42/hr | $36,600 | Inspect City |
| 587 | Cooper County, MOMO • Affordable | Midwest | 92.3 | $735 | $962 | $20.42/hr | $29,400 | Inspect City |
| 588 | Jonesboro, ARAR • Affordable | South | 92.3 | $895 | $1,079 | $20.41/hr | $35,800 | Inspect City |
| 589 | Wells County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 92.2 | $842 | $1,102 | $20.40/hr | $33,680 | Inspect City |
| 590 | Washington County, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 92.2 | $766 | $1,002 | $20.39/hr | $30,640 | Inspect City |
| 591 | Lynn County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 92.2 | $784 | $1,025 | $20.38/hr | $31,360 | Inspect City |
| 592 | Acadia Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 92.1 | $690 | $902 | $20.37/hr | $27,600 | Inspect City |
| 593 | Brown County, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 92.0 | $849 | $1,030 | $20.34/hr | $33,960 | Inspect City |
| 594 | San Jacinto County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 91.9 | $1,068 | $1,163 | $20.33/hr | $42,720 | Inspect City |
| 595 | Gadsden, ALAL • Affordable | South | 91.9 | $830 | $975 | $20.32/hr | $33,200 | Inspect City |
| 596 | McCracken County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 91.8 | $924 | $1,131 | $20.31/hr | $36,960 | Inspect City |
| 597 | Grainger County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 91.8 | $761 | $995 | $20.31/hr | $30,440 | Inspect City |
| 598 | Washington County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 91.7 | $775 | $1,014 | $20.28/hr | $31,000 | Inspect City |
| 599 | Perry County, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 91.7 | $859 | $1,006 | $20.28/hr | $34,360 | Inspect City |
| 600 | Tipton County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 91.7 | $947 | $1,239 | $20.27/hr | $37,880 | Inspect City |
| 601 | Hocking County, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 91.6 | $848 | $1,018 | $20.27/hr | $33,920 | Inspect City |
| 602 | Anderson, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 91.6 | $1,017 | $1,331 | $20.26/hr | $40,680 | Inspect City |
| 603 | Ottawa County, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 91.4 | $924 | $1,209 | $20.21/hr | $36,960 | Inspect City |
| 604 | Vermilion Parish, LALA • Affordable | South | 91.4 | $826 | $899 | $20.21/hr | $33,040 | Inspect City |
| 605 | Grand Island, NENE • Affordable | Midwest | 91.2 | $860 | $1,080 | $18.90/hr | $34,400 | Inspect City |
| 606 | Sullivan County, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 91.2 | $816 | $1,067 | $20.16/hr | $32,640 | Inspect City |
| 607 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIN • Affordable | Midwest | 90.9 | $1,093 | $1,276 | $20.10/hr | $43,720 | Inspect City |
| 608 | Macon County, ALAL • Affordable | South | 90.9 | $750 | $981 | $20.10/hr | $30,000 | Inspect City |
| 609 | Armstrong County, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 90.8 | $816 | $1,043 | $20.07/hr | $32,640 | Inspect City |
| 610 | Johnstown, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 90.5 | $837 | $1,014 | $20.02/hr | $33,480 | Inspect City |
| 611 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VATN • Affordable | South | 90.5 | $845 | $1,091 | $20.01/hr | $33,800 | Inspect City |
| 612 | Ward County, NDND • Affordable | Midwest | 90.4 | $864 | $1,049 | $20.00/hr | $34,560 | Inspect City |
| 613 | Bay City, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 90.4 | $835 | $1,055 | $19.98/hr | $33,400 | Inspect City |
| 614 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 90.3 | $1,008 | $1,248 | $19.96/hr | $40,320 | Inspect City |
| 615 | Erie, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 90.2 | $851 | $1,091 | $19.94/hr | $34,040 | Inspect City |
| 616 | Michigan City-La Porte, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 90.2 | $1,031 | $1,245 | $19.94/hr | $41,240 | Inspect City |
| 617 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 90.1 | $838 | $1,096 | $19.94/hr | $33,520 | Inspect City |
| 618 | Grand Forks, ND-MNND • Affordable | Midwest | 90.0 | $821 | $1,014 | $19.91/hr | $32,840 | Inspect City |
| 619 | Campbell County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 89.9 | $761 | $995 | $19.89/hr | $30,440 | Inspect City |
| 620 | Bosque County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 89.9 | $804 | $1,014 | $19.88/hr | $32,160 | Inspect City |
| 621 | Gibson County, TNTN • Affordable | South | 89.6 | $761 | $995 | $19.82/hr | $30,440 | Inspect City |
| 622 | Paducah, KY-ILKY • Affordable | South | 89.6 | $820 | $1,020 | $18.20/hr | $32,800 | Inspect City |
| 623 | Jones County, IAIA • Affordable | Midwest | 89.6 | $734 | $927 | $19.81/hr | $29,360 | Inspect City |
| 624 | El Paso, TXTX • Affordable | South | 89.5 | $969 | $1,146 | $19.80/hr | $38,760 | Inspect City |
| 625 | Walker County, ALAL • Affordable | South | 89.5 | $776 | $949 | $19.80/hr | $31,040 | Inspect City |
| 626 | Union County, SCSC • Affordable | South | 89.4 | $767 | $1,003 | $19.78/hr | $30,680 | Inspect City |
| 627 | Toledo, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 89.4 | $875 | $1,145 | $19.77/hr | $35,000 | Inspect City |
| 628 | Mansfield, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 88.8 | $822 | $1,035 | $19.64/hr | $32,880 | Inspect City |
| 629 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTX • Affordable | South | 88.8 | $806 | $1,017 | $19.63/hr | $32,240 | Inspect City |
| 630 | Canton-Massillon, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 88.6 | $827 | $1,049 | $19.60/hr | $33,080 | Inspect City |
| 631 | Springfield, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 88.6 | $887 | $1,160 | $19.60/hr | $35,480 | Inspect City |
| 632 | Beckley, WVWV • Affordable | South | 88.5 | $780 | $960 | $17.80/hr | $31,200 | Inspect City |
| 633 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIA • Affordable | Midwest | 88.5 | $965 | $1,194 | $19.56/hr | $38,600 | Inspect City |
| 634 | Muncie, ININ • Affordable | Midwest | 88.5 | $913 | $1,145 | $19.56/hr | $36,520 | Inspect City |
| 635 | Ashtabula County, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 88.4 | $810 | $1,003 | $19.54/hr | $32,400 | Inspect City |
| 636 | Saginaw, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 88.3 | $893 | $1,141 | $19.52/hr | $35,720 | Inspect City |
| 637 | Eagle Pass, TXTX • Affordable | South | 88.1 | $931 | $1,014 | $19.49/hr | $37,240 | Inspect City |
| 638 | Falls County, TXTX • Affordable | South | 87.7 | $775 | $1,014 | $19.40/hr | $31,000 | Inspect City |
| 639 | Altoona, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 87.7 | $959 | $1,151 | $19.40/hr | $38,360 | Inspect City |
| 640 | Lawrence County, KYKY • Affordable | South | 87.6 | $799 | $971 | $19.38/hr | $31,960 | Inspect City |
| 641 | Poinsett County, ARAR • Affordable | South | 87.3 | $695 | $909 | $19.31/hr | $27,800 | Inspect City |
| 642 | Lawrence County, PAPA • Affordable | Northeast | 86.9 | $844 | $1,095 | $19.22/hr | $33,760 | Inspect City |
| 643 | Youngstown-Warren, OHOH • Affordable | Midwest | 86.4 | $801 | $1,003 | $19.10/hr | $32,040 | Inspect City |
| 644 | Fargo, ND-MNND • Affordable | Midwest | 86.2 | $903 | $1,104 | $19.07/hr | $36,120 | Inspect City |
| 645 | Flint, MIMI • Affordable | Midwest | 85.5 | $939 | $1,133 | $18.90/hr | $37,560 | Inspect City |
| 646 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TXTX • Affordable | South | 82.5 | $884 | $1,042 | $18.25/hr | $35,360 | Inspect City |
Econometric Guide & Methodology
Understanding U.S. Cost of Living & Rent Affordability Metrics
1. HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR)
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents each year for every U.S. metropolitan and non-metropolitan area. A Fair Market Rent is generally the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus utilities) for standard-quality units, published for studio through four-bedroom units. MetroBasis uses the fiscal year 2027 schedule.
2. The 30% Housing Cost Burden Standard vs. The 40x Salary Rule
According to long-standing federal guidelines, housing is considered affordable if a household spends no more than 30 percent of its gross income on shelter and utilities. Renters paying between 30% and 50% are officially classified as 'rent-burdened,' leaving inadequate disposable capital for healthcare, retirement savings, and emergency reserves. The commercial landlord '40x rule'—which requires that an applicant's annual gross salary equal forty times the monthly rent—is mathematically identical to the 30% rent burden limit.
3. Living Wage vs. Federal Poverty Thresholds
The federal poverty line is a decades-old multiple of food costs and understates what a household needs today. The living wage MetroBasis shows is the hourly pay a full-time worker (2,080 hours a year) needs to cover the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) Family Budget Calculator budget for the area: housing, food, transportation, health care, child care, other necessities and taxes.
4. The Cost-of-Living Index and Geographic Arbitrage
The MetroBasis cost-of-living index compares each metro’s EPI single-adult budget with a national reference budget (100 = national reference). Comparing the index across metros shows how far the same salary goes in different places, which is useful when weighing remote-work pay, relocation or competing job offers.
Cost of Living & Housing Affordability FAQs
How is the 2026 U.S. Cost of Living Index calculated?
MetroBasis compares each of its 657 metro areas with a national reference of 100. The index is the area's Economic Policy Institute (EPI) Family Budget Calculator single-adult annual budget (housing, food, transportation, health care, other necessities and taxes) divided by a $46,000 national reference budget, with a floor of 75. HUD Fair Market Rents are shown alongside it. See the methodology page for details.
What are the most expensive metropolitan areas to live in 2026?
Based on 2026 EPI single-adult family budgets, the highest-cost U.S. metropolitan areas are Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (COL Index 230.4), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (198.6), Salinas, CA (192.6), Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (189.7), Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA (181.4). HUD 1-bedroom Fair Market Rents across these markets range from $2,009 to $3,390/month.
Which U.S. cities have the lowest cost of living and highest affordability in 2026?
Based on 2026 EPI single-adult family budgets, the lowest-cost U.S. metropolitan areas include Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (COL Index 82.5), Flint, MI (85.5), Fargo, ND-MN (86.2), Youngstown-Warren, OH (86.4), with HUD 1-bedroom Fair Market Rents up to $939/month.
What is the 30% housing rule and how does it determine rent affordability?
The 30% rule is the federal standard set by HUD, stating that a household should spend no more than 30% of its gross monthly income on housing expenses (rent and essential utilities). Spending more than 30% classifies a tenant as 'rent-burdened,' while spending over 50% constitutes 'severe rent burden.' At the national average 1-bedroom HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,152/month across tracked metros, a tenant needs an annual gross salary of at least $46,080 to stay within the 30% threshold.
What is the 40x rent rule vs. the 30% rule?
The 40x rule is a landlord qualification metric commonly enforced in competitive rental markets (such as New York City and Boston), requiring a tenant's annual gross salary to equal at least 40 times the monthly rent. Mathematically, 40 times monthly rent corresponds exactly to allocating 30% of gross income toward rent (Annual Rent = Rent × 12; Rent × 12 / (Rent × 40) = 12/40 = 30.0%).
How does the EPI Living Wage differ from the federal poverty guideline?
The federal poverty guideline is a uniform national threshold based on a 1960s food-budget multiple adjusted for inflation. In contrast, the EPI Living Wage is a localized, market-basket standard estimating the exact hourly wage a full-time worker (2,080 hours/year) must earn to afford food, housing, healthcare, transportation, and basic taxes in a specific county or MSA without relying on public safety-net programs.
U.S. Cost of Living & Rent Affordability Index (2026) Overview
2026 cost of living index and HUD rent affordability benchmarks across 657 U.S. metropolitan areas. Compare living wages, median rents, and regional parity. Official 2026 economic data for U.S. Cost of Living & Rent Affordability Index (2026) compiled from Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS surveys, HUD Fair Market Rents, and statutory tax codes.
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How is the 2026 U.S. Cost of Living Index calculated?
MetroBasis compares each of its 657 metro areas with a national reference of 100. The index is the area's Economic Policy Institute (EPI) Family Budget Calculator single-adult annual budget (housing, food, transportation, health care, other necessities and taxes) divided by a $46,000 national reference budget, with a floor of 75. HUD Fair Market Rents are shown alongside it. See the methodology page for details.
What are the most expensive metropolitan areas to live in 2026?
Based on 2026 EPI single-adult family budgets, the highest-cost U.S. metropolitan areas are Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (COL Index 230.4), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (198.6), Salinas, CA (192.6), Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (189.7), Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA (181.4). HUD 1-bedroom Fair Market Rents across these markets range from $2,009 to $3,390/month.