Where can I afford to live on $100,000?

382 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $100,000 and leave at least $500 a month. One adult, one bedroom, the same gross pay everywhere. Ranked by what is left after tax and rent.

$90,000 $110,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,867	$817	10%	Yes
2	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,857	$864	10%	Yes
3	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,851	$863	10%	Yes
4	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$3,845	$885	11%	Yes
5	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,844	$832	10%	Yes
6	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,824	$854	10%	Yes
7	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$3,815	$760	9%	Yes
8	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,807	$877	11%	Yes
9	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$3,786	$924	11%	Yes
10	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,778	$932	11%	Yes
11	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,775	$901	11%	Yes
12	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,764	$879	11%	Yes
13	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,761	$959	12%	Yes
14	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,748	$928	11%	Yes
15	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$3,745	$740	9%	Yes
16	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,736	$1,008	12%	Yes
17	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$3,734	$788	9%	Yes
18	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$3,730	$806	10%	Yes
19	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,727	$949	11%	Yes
20	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$3,721	$982	12%	Yes
21	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,716	$979	12%	Yes
22	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,715	$932	11%	Yes
23	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,712	$721	9%	Yes
24	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,712	$1,016	12%	Yes
25	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$3,710	$911	11%	Yes
26	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,707	$972	12%	Yes
27	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,704	$742	9%	Yes
28	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,698	$969	12%	Yes
29	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$3,696	$803	10%	Yes
30	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,692	$1,014	12%	Yes
31	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$3,684	$1,010	12%	Yes
32	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,678	$754	9%	Yes
33	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,678	$1,024	12%	Yes
34	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,661	$984	12%	Yes
35	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,648	$1,045	13%	Yes
36	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$3,643	$904	11%	Yes
37	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$3,638	$594	7%	Yes
38	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$3,637	$1,138	14%	Yes
39	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$3,620	$1,084	13%	Yes
40	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$3,616	$776	9%	Yes
41	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$3,616	$860	10%	Yes
42	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,605	$1,072	13%	Yes
43	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,596	$865	10%	Yes
44	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,594	$684	8%	Yes
45	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,594	$975	12%	Yes
46	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,589	$1,108	13%	Yes
47	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$3,587	$811	10%	Yes
48	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,584	$1,070	13%	Yes
49	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,583	$1,049	13%	Yes
50	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,575	$546	7%	Yes
51	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$3,574	$811	10%	Yes
52	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$3,573	$832	10%	Yes
53	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$3,561	$837	10%	Yes
54	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,559	$716	9%	Yes
55	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,554	$741	9%	Yes
56	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$3,552	$748	9%	Yes
57	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,536	$1,137	14%	Yes
58	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,533	$1,128	14%	Yes
59	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$3,530	$1,021	12%	Yes
60	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,528	$792	10%	Yes
61	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,528	$906	11%	Yes
62	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$3,525	$815	10%	Yes
63	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$3,521	$855	10%	Yes
64	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$3,515	$699	8%	Yes
65	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,515	$1,089	13%	Yes
66	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$3,513	$906	11%	Yes
67	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$3,508	$693	8%	Yes
68	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,506	$1,155	14%	Yes
69	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,498	$1,178	14%	Yes
70	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$3,497	$749	9%	Yes
71	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$3,484	$744	9%	Yes
72	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,484	$1,131	14%	Yes
73	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$3,478	$997	12%	Yes
74	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,466	$829	10%	Yes
75	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$3,465	$759	9%	Yes
76	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$3,464	$1,009	12%	Yes
77	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$3,462	$991	12%	Yes
78	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$3,460	$1,107	13%	Yes
79	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$3,459	$1,187	14%	Yes
80	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$3,457	$730	9%	Yes
81	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$3,457	$722	9%	Yes
82	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$3,457	$766	9%	Yes
83	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,456	$1,020	12%	Yes
84	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,449	$830	10%	Yes
85	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$3,442	$993	12%	Yes
86	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$3,441	$857	10%	Yes
87	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$3,438	$862	10%	Yes
88	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$3,437	$1,052	13%	Yes
89	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,436	$904	11%	Yes
90	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$3,435	$897	11%	Yes
91	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,429	$692	8%	Yes
92	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,423	$1,188	14%	Yes
93	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$3,423	$894	11%	Yes
94	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,422	$1,254	15%	Yes
95	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$3,418	$868	10%	Yes
96	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$3,418	$934	11%	Yes
97	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$3,414	$951	11%	Yes
98	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$3,413	$1,065	13%	Yes
99	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$3,413	$986	12%	Yes
100	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$3,412	$967	12%	Yes
101	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$3,411	$801	10%	Yes
102	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$3,408	$869	10%	Yes
103	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$3,404	$904	11%	Yes
104	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$3,404	$1,068	13%	Yes
105	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$3,399	$960	12%	Yes
106	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$3,399	$1,077	13%	Yes
107	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$3,396	$911	11%	Yes
108	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$3,392	$1,089	13%	Yes
109	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$3,391	$882	11%	Yes
110	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$3,380	$804	10%	Yes
111	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$3,380	$883	11%	Yes
112	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,380	$741	9%	Yes
113	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$3,378	$845	10%	Yes
114	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,377	$1,296	16%	Yes
115	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$3,375	$916	11%	Yes
116	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,366	$1,278	15%	Yes
117	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$3,355	$986	12%	Yes
118	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,352	$1,226	15%	Yes
119	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$3,351	$853	10%	Yes
120	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$3,349	$842	10%	Yes
121	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,349	$772	9%	Yes
122	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$3,349	$937	11%	Yes
123	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$3,348	$904	11%	Yes
124	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$3,347	$856	10%	Yes
125	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,345	$1,297	16%	Yes
126	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$3,344	$1,039	12%	Yes
127	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$3,343	$893	11%	Yes
128	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,342	$953	11%	Yes
129	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,340	$1,305	16%	Yes
130	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$3,340	$821	10%	Yes
131	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$3,339	$884	11%	Yes
132	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$3,338	$991	12%	Yes
133	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$3,330	$875	11%	Yes
134	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,324	$1,221	15%	Yes
135	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$3,323	$1,149	14%	Yes
136	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$3,319	$887	11%	Yes
137	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$3,319	$913	11%	Yes
138	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$3,319	$854	10%	Yes
139	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$3,318	$981	12%	Yes
140	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$3,317	$1,223	15%	Yes
141	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$3,314	$893	11%	Yes
142	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$3,309	$980	12%	Yes
143	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,308	$1,018	12%	Yes
144	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$3,308	$988	12%	Yes
145	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$3,305	$1,082	13%	Yes
146	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$3,304	$964	12%	Yes
147	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$3,303	$847	10%	Yes
148	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$3,302	$1,293	16%	Yes
149	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,302	$1,258	15%	Yes
150	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$3,301	$897	11%	Yes
151	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,301	$977	12%	Yes
152	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,297	$1,324	16%	Yes
153	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,297	$1,337	16%	Yes
154	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,296	$825	10%	Yes
155	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$3,296	$1,150	14%	Yes
156	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$3,295	$1,049	13%	Yes
157	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$3,295	$1,022	12%	Yes
158	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$3,285	$1,062	13%	Yes
159	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,284	$1,065	13%	Yes
160	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$3,283	$1,236	15%	Yes
161	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$3,280	$897	11%	Yes
162	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$3,277	$940	11%	Yes
163	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$3,273	$1,421	17%	Yes
164	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$3,271	$947	11%	Yes
165	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,270	$1,002	12%	Yes
166	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$3,270	$1,005	12%	Yes
167	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,269	$984	12%	Yes
168	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$3,268	$970	12%	Yes
169	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,263	$1,333	16%	Yes
170	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$3,262	$1,145	14%	Yes
171	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$3,261	$976	12%	Yes
172	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,258	$1,042	13%	Yes
173	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$3,257	$979	12%	Yes
174	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$3,254	$940	11%	Yes
175	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$3,252	$1,267	15%	Yes
176	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,244	$1,328	16%	Yes
177	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,243	$1,047	13%	Yes
178	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,241	$1,044	13%	Yes
179	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$3,237	$1,100	13%	Yes
180	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$3,235	$917	11%	Yes
181	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$3,234	$942	11%	Yes
182	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$3,233	$1,089	13%	Yes
183	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$3,231	$948	11%	Yes
184	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,230	$1,398	17%	Yes
185	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$3,230	$1,011	12%	Yes
186	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$3,229	$1,119	13%	Yes
187	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$3,227	$1,000	12%	Yes
188	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$3,222	$898	11%	Yes
189	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,219	$1,399	17%	Yes
190	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,218	$1,050	13%	Yes
191	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$3,213	$948	11%	Yes
192	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$3,212	$1,055	13%	Yes
193	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$3,211	$981	12%	Yes
194	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,208	$1,149	14%	Yes
195	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$3,207	$984	12%	Yes
196	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$3,205	$1,067	13%	Yes
197	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,203	$1,101	13%	Yes
198	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$3,203	$1,060	13%	Yes
199	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$3,203	$1,392	17%	Yes
200	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,191	$930	11%	Yes
201	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$3,188	$1,010	12%	Yes
202	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$3,185	$1,084	13%	Yes
203	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$3,178	$1,010	12%	Yes
204	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,176	$1,168	14%	Yes
205	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$3,175	$1,007	12%	Yes
206	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$3,171	$1,060	13%	Yes
207	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$3,169	$1,013	12%	Yes
208	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$3,160	$1,063	13%	Yes
209	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$3,152	$1,009	12%	Yes
210	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,147	$1,138	14%	Yes
211	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$3,144	$1,042	13%	Yes
212	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,143	$1,274	15%	Yes
213	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,141	$984	12%	Yes
214	York, PASalary needed Costs	$3,134	$1,048	13%	Yes
215	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$3,133	$1,176	14%	Yes
216	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$3,130	$1,047	13%	Yes
217	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$3,126	$1,115	13%	Yes
218	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$3,126	$1,051	13%	Yes
219	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$3,119	$1,162	14%	Yes
220	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$3,115	$1,169	14%	Yes
221	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,111	$1,142	14%	Yes
222	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$3,111	$1,070	13%	Yes
223	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,107	$1,490	18%	Yes
224	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$3,106	$1,252	15%	Yes
225	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$3,103	$1,103	13%	Yes
226	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,099	$1,106	13%	Yes
227	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$3,098	$1,167	14%	Yes
228	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$3,096	$1,090	13%	Yes
229	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$3,095	$1,101	13%	Yes
230	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$3,084	$1,277	15%	Yes
231	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$3,083	$1,055	13%	Yes
232	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$3,082	$1,157	14%	Yes
233	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$3,081	$1,111	13%	Yes
234	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,079	$1,559	19%	Yes
235	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$3,078	$1,134	14%	Yes
236	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$3,078	$1,189	14%	Yes
237	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$3,070	$1,082	13%	Yes
238	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$3,070	$1,135	14%	Yes
239	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$3,066	$1,210	15%	Yes
240	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$3,066	$1,208	14%	Yes
241	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$3,066	$1,129	14%	Yes
242	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$3,065	$1,252	15%	Yes
243	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$3,064	$1,204	14%	Yes
244	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$3,062	$1,163	14%	Yes
245	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$3,057	$1,203	14%	Yes
246	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,057	$1,551	19%	Yes
247	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$3,055	$1,261	15%	Yes
248	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$3,053	$1,124	13%	Yes
249	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,051	$1,488	18%	Yes
250	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$3,050	$1,203	14%	Yes
251	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$3,050	$1,330	16%	Yes
252	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$3,043	$1,141	14%	Yes
253	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,042	$1,280	15%	Yes
254	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,040	$1,252	15%	Yes
255	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$3,038	$1,167	14%	Yes
256	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$3,036	$1,331	16%	Yes
257	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$3,034	$1,257	15%	Yes
258	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$3,034	$1,107	13%	Yes
259	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$3,033	$1,296	16%	Yes
260	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$3,025	$1,406	17%	Yes
261	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$3,016	$1,386	17%	Yes
262	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$3,013	$1,506	18%	Yes
263	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$3,003	$1,148	14%	Yes
264	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$3,000	$1,121	13%	Yes
265	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,994	$1,139	14%	Yes
266	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$2,992	$1,303	16%	Yes
267	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$2,990	$1,217	15%	Yes
268	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$2,989	$1,208	14%	Yes
269	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$2,989	$1,556	19%	Yes
270	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$2,988	$1,263	15%	Yes
271	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$2,983	$1,471	18%	Yes
272	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$2,981	$1,205	14%	Yes
273	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,976	$1,358	16%	Yes
274	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,970	$1,322	16%	Yes
275	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$2,966	$1,330	16%	Yes
276	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$2,964	$1,342	16%	Yes
277	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$2,962	$1,265	15%	Yes
278	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$2,960	$1,297	16%	Yes
279	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,949	$1,171	14%	Yes
280	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$2,944	$1,298	16%	Yes
281	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$2,933	$1,185	14%	Yes
282	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,932	$1,224	15%	Yes
283	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,932	$1,236	15%	Yes
284	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$2,911	$1,552	19%	Yes
285	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$2,906	$1,473	18%	Yes
286	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$2,906	$1,318	16%	Yes
287	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$2,903	$1,596	19%	Yes
288	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$2,902	$1,319	16%	Yes
289	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,900	$1,252	15%	Yes
290	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$2,889	$1,492	18%	Yes
291	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$2,882	$1,009	12%	Yes
292	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$2,877	$1,392	17%	Yes
293	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$2,873	$1,312	16%	Yes
294	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$2,872	$1,310	16%	Yes
295	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$2,872	$1,503	18%	Yes
296	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$2,871	$1,378	17%	Yes
297	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$2,861	$1,375	17%	Yes
298	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$2,860	$1,359	16%	Yes
299	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,855	$1,744	21%	Yes
300	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$2,852	$1,399	17%	Yes
301	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$2,848	$1,647	20%	Yes
302	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$2,843	$1,383	17%	Yes
303	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$2,841	$1,379	17%	Yes
304	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$2,841	$1,332	16%	Yes
305	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$2,840	$1,643	20%	Yes
306	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$2,837	$1,362	16%	Yes
307	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,827	$1,367	16%	Yes
308	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$2,814	$1,215	15%	Yes
309	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$2,804	$1,453	17%	Yes
310	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$2,802	$1,341	16%	Yes
311	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$2,797	$1,366	16%	Yes
312	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$2,796	$1,105	13%	Yes
313	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$2,792	$1,336	16%	Yes
314	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,784	$1,848	22%	Yes
315	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$2,781	$1,399	17%	Yes
316	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,781	$1,571	19%	Yes
317	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$2,781	$1,189	14%	Yes
318	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$2,780	$1,395	17%	Yes
319	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$2,778	$1,167	14%	Yes
320	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$2,777	$1,431	17%	Yes
321	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$2,777	$1,517	18%	Yes
322	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$2,777	$1,174	14%	Yes
323	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$2,746	$1,483	18%	Yes
324	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$2,745	$1,289	15%	Yes
325	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$2,743	$1,362	16%	Yes
326	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$2,741	$1,125	14%	Yes
327	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$2,738	$1,454	17%	Yes
328	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$2,730	$1,652	20%	Yes
329	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$2,715	$1,165	14%	Yes
330	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$2,711	$1,796	22%	Yes
331	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$2,686	$1,489	18%	Yes
332	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$2,672	$1,758	21%	Yes
333	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,667	$1,541	18%	Yes
334	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$2,662	$1,588	19%	Yes
335	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$2,648	$1,218	15%	Yes
336	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$2,634	$1,271	15%	Yes
337	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$2,628	$1,238	15%	Yes
338	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$2,612	$1,684	20%	Yes
339	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$2,604	$1,528	18%	Yes
340	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$2,569	$1,654	20%	Yes
341	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$2,566	$1,530	18%	Yes
342	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,558	$1,128	14%	Yes
343	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$2,557	$1,356	16%	Yes
344	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$2,535	$1,740	21%	Yes
345	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$2,529	$1,625	20%	Yes
346	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,507	$1,782	21%	Yes
347	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$2,507	$1,655	20%	Yes
348	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$2,501	$1,433	17%	Yes
349	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,495	$1,362	16%	Yes
350	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$2,491	$1,618	19%	Yes
351	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,482	$1,227	15%	Yes
352	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$2,443	$1,509	18%	Yes
353	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$2,443	$1,745	21%	Yes
354	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,441	$1,270	15%	Yes
355	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$2,432	$1,795	22%	Yes
356	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$2,413	$1,463	18%	Yes
357	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,407	$1,416	17%	Yes
358	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,402	$1,271	15%	Yes
359	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,366	$1,403	17%	Yes
360	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$2,344	$1,986	24%	Yes
361	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$2,317	$1,663	20%	Yes
362	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$2,315	$1,593	19%	Yes
363	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,279	$2,073	25%	Yes
364	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$2,238	$1,938	23%	Yes
365	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$2,231	$1,867	22%	Yes
366	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$2,227	$1,674	20%	Yes
367	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$2,190	$1,576	19%	Yes
368	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,079	$1,692	20%	Yes
369	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	$2,072	$1,916	23%	Yes
370	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	$2,039	$1,890	23%	Yes
371	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	$1,996	$1,940	23%	Yes
372	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	$1,978	$2,013	24%	Yes
373	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	$1,952	$2,023	24%	Yes
374	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	$1,915	$2,313	28%	Yes
375	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	$1,873	$2,100	25%	Yes
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	$1,801	$2,165	26%	Yes
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	$1,679	$2,323	28%	Yes
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	$1,672	$2,281	27%	Yes
379	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	$1,487	$2,549	31%	No
380	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	$1,478	$2,292	28%	Yes
381	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	$1,445	$2,273	27%	Yes
382	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	$1,421	$2,207	26%	Yes
383	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	$1,420	$2,638	32%	No
384	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	$1,388	$2,116	25%	Yes
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	$1,068	$2,635	32%	No
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	$663	$3,018	36%	No
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	$533	$3,011	36%	No

Questions

Lubbock, TX keeps the most: about $3,867 a month after tax and rent on $100,000. 382 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $100,000 mean the same paycheck in every city?

Yes. The salary does not change with local wages. Tax and rent do. If you want the pay a local job in one city has to reach, use the salary-needed page for that city.