Where can I afford to live on $160,000?

387 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $160,000 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.

$150,000 $170,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,315	$817	6%	Yes
2	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,305	$864	6%	Yes
3	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,299	$863	6%	Yes
4	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,292	$832	6%	Yes
5	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,272	$854	6%	Yes
6	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,255	$877	7%	Yes
7	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,226	$932	7%	Yes
8	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,223	$901	7%	Yes
9	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,212	$879	7%	Yes
10	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,209	$959	7%	Yes
11	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,196	$928	7%	Yes
12	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$7,196	$885	7%	Yes
13	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,184	$1,008	8%	Yes
14	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,175	$949	7%	Yes
15	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$7,169	$982	7%	Yes
16	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,164	$979	7%	Yes
17	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,163	$932	7%	Yes
18	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,160	$1,016	8%	Yes
19	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,155	$972	7%	Yes
20	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,146	$969	7%	Yes
21	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,140	$1,014	8%	Yes
22	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$7,137	$924	7%	Yes
23	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,126	$1,024	8%	Yes
24	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,109	$984	7%	Yes
25	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,096	$1,045	8%	Yes
26	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$7,085	$1,138	9%	Yes
27	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$7,073	$760	6%	Yes
28	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,053	$1,072	8%	Yes
29	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,042	$975	7%	Yes
30	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,037	$1,108	8%	Yes
31	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$7,035	$1,010	8%	Yes
32	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,032	$1,070	8%	Yes
33	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,031	$1,049	8%	Yes
34	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$7,003	$740	6%	Yes
35	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$6,994	$803	6%	Yes
36	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$6,992	$788	6%	Yes
37	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$6,988	$806	6%	Yes
38	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,984	$1,137	9%	Yes
39	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,981	$1,128	8%	Yes
40	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$6,978	$1,021	8%	Yes
41	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$6,971	$1,084	8%	Yes
42	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$6,968	$911	7%	Yes
43	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,963	$1,089	8%	Yes
44	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,954	$1,155	9%	Yes
45	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,946	$1,178	9%	Yes
46	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,932	$1,131	8%	Yes
47	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,925	$721	5%	Yes
48	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,917	$742	6%	Yes
49	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$6,914	$860	6%	Yes
50	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$6,908	$1,107	8%	Yes
51	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$6,907	$1,187	9%	Yes
52	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$6,901	$904	7%	Yes
53	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,897	$832	6%	Yes
54	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,891	$754	6%	Yes
55	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,871	$1,188	9%	Yes
56	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,870	$1,254	9%	Yes
57	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,869	$776	6%	Yes
58	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,845	$594	4%	Yes
59	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,840	$811	6%	Yes
60	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,825	$1,296	10%	Yes
61	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,814	$1,278	10%	Yes
62	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,814	$837	6%	Yes
63	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,809	$865	6%	Yes
64	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,800	$1,226	9%	Yes
65	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,795	$716	5%	Yes
66	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,793	$1,297	10%	Yes
67	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,788	$1,305	10%	Yes
68	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,788	$1,009	8%	Yes
69	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$6,786	$991	7%	Yes
70	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,785	$811	6%	Yes
71	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$6,776	$997	7%	Yes
72	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,772	$1,221	9%	Yes
73	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,767	$684	5%	Yes
74	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,766	$906	7%	Yes
75	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$6,750	$1,293	10%	Yes
76	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,750	$1,258	9%	Yes
77	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,745	$1,324	10%	Yes
78	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,745	$1,337	10%	Yes
79	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$6,744	$1,150	9%	Yes
80	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,741	$906	7%	Yes
81	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,738	$951	7%	Yes
82	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,736	$815	6%	Yes
83	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$6,735	$1,052	8%	Yes
84	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$6,735	$748	6%	Yes
85	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,727	$741	6%	Yes
86	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,723	$546	4%	Yes
87	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$6,721	$1,421	11%	Yes
88	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$6,720	$991	7%	Yes
89	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$6,720	$749	6%	Yes
90	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,716	$699	5%	Yes
91	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,715	$693	5%	Yes
92	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$6,711	$1,065	8%	Yes
93	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,711	$1,333	10%	Yes
94	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$6,702	$1,068	8%	Yes
95	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$6,702	$722	5%	Yes
96	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,701	$792	6%	Yes
97	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$6,700	$1,267	10%	Yes
98	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$6,697	$1,077	8%	Yes
99	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,692	$1,328	10%	Yes
100	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,691	$744	6%	Yes
101	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,690	$855	6%	Yes
102	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$6,688	$759	6%	Yes
103	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$6,685	$1,100	8%	Yes
104	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$6,680	$766	6%	Yes
105	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,678	$1,398	10%	Yes
106	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,669	$1,020	8%	Yes
107	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,668	$1,039	8%	Yes
108	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,667	$1,399	10%	Yes
109	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$6,651	$1,392	10%	Yes
110	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$6,650	$1,089	8%	Yes
111	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$6,645	$730	5%	Yes
112	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,641	$862	6%	Yes
113	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,639	$829	6%	Yes
114	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,636	$897	7%	Yes
115	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$6,630	$993	7%	Yes
116	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$6,625	$804	6%	Yes
117	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,623	$967	7%	Yes
118	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,622	$830	6%	Yes
119	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$6,621	$1,149	9%	Yes
120	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,618	$801	6%	Yes
121	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,615	$869	7%	Yes
122	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$6,615	$1,223	9%	Yes
123	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$6,610	$960	7%	Yes
124	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,610	$857	6%	Yes
125	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,609	$904	7%	Yes
126	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$6,606	$894	7%	Yes
127	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,605	$904	7%	Yes
128	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$6,601	$868	7%	Yes
129	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$6,601	$845	6%	Yes
130	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,583	$883	7%	Yes
131	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,582	$986	7%	Yes
132	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$6,581	$1,236	9%	Yes
133	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$6,579	$911	7%	Yes
134	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,577	$692	5%	Yes
135	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$6,574	$882	7%	Yes
136	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$6,566	$893	7%	Yes
137	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$6,564	$854	6%	Yes
138	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$6,562	$884	7%	Yes
139	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$6,558	$916	7%	Yes
140	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,558	$853	6%	Yes
141	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,555	$1,490	11%	Yes
142	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,549	$904	7%	Yes
143	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$6,548	$847	6%	Yes
144	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$6,541	$981	7%	Yes
145	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$6,534	$842	6%	Yes
146	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$6,532	$856	6%	Yes
147	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$6,532	$937	7%	Yes
148	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,528	$741	6%	Yes
149	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,527	$1,559	12%	Yes
150	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$6,525	$897	7%	Yes
151	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,520	$913	7%	Yes
152	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$6,515	$1,145	9%	Yes
153	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,515	$953	7%	Yes
154	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,513	$821	6%	Yes
155	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$6,508	$1,062	8%	Yes
156	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,506	$1,002	8%	Yes
157	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,505	$984	7%	Yes
158	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,505	$1,551	12%	Yes
159	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$6,504	$887	7%	Yes
160	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$6,499	$893	7%	Yes
161	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,499	$1,488	11%	Yes
162	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,497	$772	6%	Yes
163	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,494	$1,042	8%	Yes
164	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$6,494	$980	7%	Yes
165	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$6,493	$1,082	8%	Yes
166	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,493	$875	7%	Yes
167	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$6,493	$1,005	8%	Yes
168	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,492	$934	7%	Yes
169	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$6,491	$970	7%	Yes
170	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$6,491	$988	7%	Yes
171	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$6,487	$964	7%	Yes
172	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$6,486	$897	7%	Yes
173	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$6,485	$979	7%	Yes
174	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$6,484	$1,331	10%	Yes
175	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,481	$1,018	8%	Yes
176	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,479	$1,047	8%	Yes
177	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,478	$940	7%	Yes
178	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,477	$1,044	8%	Yes
179	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,474	$977	7%	Yes
180	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,464	$1,022	8%	Yes
181	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$6,464	$1,386	10%	Yes
182	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,461	$1,506	11%	Yes
183	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$6,456	$981	7%	Yes
184	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$6,456	$947	7%	Yes
185	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$6,446	$976	7%	Yes
186	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,444	$825	6%	Yes
187	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,444	$1,149	9%	Yes
188	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$6,440	$1,055	8%	Yes
189	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,439	$1,101	8%	Yes
190	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$6,439	$940	7%	Yes
191	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,437	$1,011	8%	Yes
192	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$6,437	$1,556	12%	Yes
193	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,432	$1,119	8%	Yes
194	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,432	$1,065	8%	Yes
195	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$6,431	$1,471	11%	Yes
196	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$6,431	$1,060	8%	Yes
197	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,429	$986	7%	Yes
198	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,426	$1,067	8%	Yes
199	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$6,421	$1,089	8%	Yes
200	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,416	$1,050	8%	Yes
201	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$6,412	$1,000	8%	Yes
202	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$6,408	$1,084	8%	Yes
203	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,408	$917	7%	Yes
204	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,408	$1,277	10%	Yes
205	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,407	$942	7%	Yes
206	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$6,392	$948	7%	Yes
207	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,386	$948	7%	Yes
208	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,379	$1,274	10%	Yes
209	York, PASalary needed Costs	$6,379	$1,048	8%	Yes
210	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$6,376	$1,010	8%	Yes
211	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,372	$1,060	8%	Yes
212	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$6,371	$1,115	8%	Yes
213	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,370	$898	7%	Yes
214	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,370	$984	7%	Yes
215	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,369	$1,049	8%	Yes
216	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$6,366	$1,010	8%	Yes
217	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$6,360	$1,007	8%	Yes
218	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$6,359	$1,552	12%	Yes
219	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$6,356	$1,070	8%	Yes
220	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$6,351	$1,596	12%	Yes
221	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,349	$1,168	9%	Yes
222	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,349	$1,406	11%	Yes
223	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$6,348	$1,063	8%	Yes
224	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,347	$1,142	9%	Yes
225	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$6,342	$1,252	9%	Yes
226	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,339	$930	7%	Yes
227	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$6,326	$1,111	8%	Yes
228	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$6,325	$1,392	10%	Yes
229	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$6,319	$1,378	10%	Yes
230	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,315	$1,009	8%	Yes
231	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$6,314	$1,051	8%	Yes
232	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,310	$1,138	9%	Yes
233	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,307	$1,013	8%	Yes
234	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,303	$1,744	13%	Yes
235	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$6,302	$1,162	9%	Yes
236	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,297	$1,042	8%	Yes
237	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$6,293	$1,252	9%	Yes
238	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,289	$984	7%	Yes
239	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$6,285	$1,203	9%	Yes
240	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$6,283	$1,167	9%	Yes
241	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,281	$1,176	9%	Yes
242	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,278	$1,280	10%	Yes
243	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,276	$1,252	9%	Yes
244	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$6,275	$1,189	9%	Yes
245	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,271	$1,203	9%	Yes
246	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,269	$1,296	10%	Yes
247	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,268	$1,047	8%	Yes
248	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$6,266	$1,134	9%	Yes
249	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$6,264	$1,103	8%	Yes
250	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,263	$1,169	9%	Yes
251	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$6,262	$1,257	9%	Yes
252	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,261	$1,167	9%	Yes
253	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$6,257	$1,090	8%	Yes
254	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$6,254	$1,129	8%	Yes
255	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,248	$1,101	8%	Yes
256	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,247	$1,106	8%	Yes
257	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$6,244	$1,055	8%	Yes
258	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,243	$1,135	9%	Yes
259	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$6,241	$1,124	8%	Yes
260	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$6,238	$1,261	9%	Yes
261	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$6,235	$1,217	9%	Yes
262	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,232	$1,848	14%	Yes
263	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,220	$1,157	9%	Yes
264	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,219	$1,210	9%	Yes
265	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,218	$1,082	8%	Yes
266	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,214	$1,208	9%	Yes
267	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,213	$1,303	10%	Yes
268	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,212	$1,358	10%	Yes
269	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$6,209	$1,342	10%	Yes
270	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,206	$1,322	10%	Yes
271	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$6,206	$1,163	9%	Yes
272	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,202	$1,204	9%	Yes
273	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,183	$1,265	9%	Yes
274	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,182	$1,107	8%	Yes
275	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,181	$1,141	9%	Yes
276	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$6,178	$1,652	12%	Yes
277	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$6,177	$1,208	9%	Yes
278	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$6,172	$1,298	10%	Yes
279	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,166	$1,148	9%	Yes
280	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,164	$1,643	12%	Yes
281	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$6,159	$1,796	13%	Yes
282	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$6,149	$1,330	10%	Yes
283	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$6,148	$1,297	10%	Yes
284	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,148	$1,121	8%	Yes
285	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,142	$1,139	9%	Yes
286	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,141	$1,263	9%	Yes
287	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$6,134	$1,473	11%	Yes
288	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,124	$1,330	10%	Yes
289	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$6,120	$1,758	13%	Yes
290	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,119	$1,205	9%	Yes
291	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,097	$1,171	9%	Yes
292	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$6,094	$1,318	10%	Yes
293	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,082	$1,375	10%	Yes
294	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,080	$1,224	9%	Yes
295	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,080	$1,236	9%	Yes
296	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$6,076	$1,647	12%	Yes
297	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,075	$1,503	11%	Yes
298	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$6,074	$1,492	11%	Yes
299	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$6,071	$1,312	10%	Yes
300	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$6,060	$1,310	10%	Yes
301	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$6,049	$1,185	9%	Yes
302	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,048	$1,252	9%	Yes
303	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,040	$1,319	10%	Yes
304	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$6,037	$1,399	10%	Yes
305	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$6,029	$1,379	10%	Yes
306	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,023	$1,359	10%	Yes
307	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$6,022	$1,431	11%	Yes
308	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,006	$1,383	10%	Yes
309	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$6,002	$1,453	11%	Yes
310	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$6,002	$1,332	10%	Yes
311	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$5,998	$1,362	10%	Yes
312	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,975	$1,367	10%	Yes
313	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$5,969	$1,399	10%	Yes
314	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$5,964	$1,189	9%	Yes
315	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$5,941	$1,395	10%	Yes
316	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$5,938	$1,517	11%	Yes
317	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$5,932	$1,341	10%	Yes
318	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,929	$1,571	12%	Yes
319	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$5,914	$1,489	11%	Yes
320	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$5,910	$1,336	10%	Yes
321	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$5,904	$1,215	9%	Yes
322	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$5,899	$1,454	11%	Yes
323	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,891	$1,362	10%	Yes
324	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,884	$1,483	11%	Yes
325	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$5,871	$1,366	10%	Yes
326	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$5,865	$1,009	8%	Yes
327	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$5,835	$1,289	10%	Yes
328	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,818	$1,167	9%	Yes
329	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,815	$1,541	12%	Yes
330	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$5,802	$1,528	11%	Yes
331	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$5,800	$1,588	12%	Yes
332	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$5,779	$1,105	8%	Yes
333	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$5,765	$1,684	13%	Yes
334	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$5,760	$1,174	9%	Yes
335	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$5,745	$1,740	13%	Yes
336	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	$5,727	$2,073	16%	Yes
337	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$5,724	$1,125	8%	Yes
338	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$5,708	$1,782	13%	Yes
339	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$5,699	$1,654	12%	Yes
340	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$5,698	$1,165	9%	Yes
341	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,677	$1,625	12%	Yes
342	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$5,673	$1,530	11%	Yes
343	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,655	$1,655	12%	Yes
344	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$5,641	$1,745	13%	Yes
345	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,639	$1,618	12%	Yes
346	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$5,631	$1,218	9%	Yes
347	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$5,617	$1,271	10%	Yes
348	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$5,611	$1,238	9%	Yes
349	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,541	$1,433	11%	Yes
350	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$5,540	$1,356	10%	Yes
351	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,538	$1,128	8%	Yes
352	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$5,514	$1,795	13%	Yes
353	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,475	$1,362	10%	Yes
354	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,474	$1,509	11%	Yes
355	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$5,474	$1,986	15%	Yes
356	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,462	$1,227	9%	Yes
357	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$5,436	$1,938	15%	Yes
358	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,421	$1,270	10%	Yes
359	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$5,396	$1,463	11%	Yes
360	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,387	$1,416	11%	Yes
361	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,382	$1,271	10%	Yes
362	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,355	$1,593	12%	Yes
363	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,346	$1,403	11%	Yes
364	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$5,321	$1,867	14%	Yes
365	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$5,300	$1,663	12%	Yes
366	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,227	$1,692	13%	Yes
367	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$5,210	$1,674	13%	Yes
368	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,170	$1,576	12%	Yes
369	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	$5,095	$1,916	14%	Yes
370	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,063	$2,313	17%	Yes
371	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	$5,022	$1,890	14%	Yes
372	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	$4,979	$1,940	15%	Yes
373	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	$4,961	$2,013	15%	Yes
374	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	$4,935	$2,023	15%	Yes
375	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	$4,856	$2,100	16%	Yes
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	$4,784	$2,165	16%	Yes
377	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	$4,685	$2,549	19%	Yes
378	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	$4,662	$2,323	17%	Yes
379	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	$4,655	$2,281	17%	Yes
380	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	$4,461	$2,292	17%	Yes
381	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	$4,438	$2,207	17%	Yes
382	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	$4,428	$2,273	17%	Yes
383	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	$4,405	$2,116	16%	Yes
384	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	$4,403	$2,638	20%	Yes
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	$4,051	$2,635	20%	Yes
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	$3,617	$3,018	23%	Yes
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	$3,516	$3,011	23%	Yes

Questions

Lubbock, TX keeps the most: about $7,315 a month after tax and rent on $160,000. 387 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $160,000 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.