Where can I afford to live on $170,000?

387 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $170,000 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.

$160,000 $180,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,885	$817	6%	Yes
2	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,875	$864	6%	Yes
3	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,869	$863	6%	Yes
4	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,862	$832	6%	Yes
5	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,842	$854	6%	Yes
6	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,825	$877	6%	Yes
7	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,796	$932	7%	Yes
8	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,793	$901	6%	Yes
9	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,782	$879	6%	Yes
10	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,779	$959	7%	Yes
11	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,766	$928	7%	Yes
12	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,754	$1,008	7%	Yes
13	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$7,749	$885	6%	Yes
14	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,745	$949	7%	Yes
15	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$7,739	$982	7%	Yes
16	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,734	$979	7%	Yes
17	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,733	$932	7%	Yes
18	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,730	$1,016	7%	Yes
19	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,725	$972	7%	Yes
20	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,716	$969	7%	Yes
21	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,710	$1,014	7%	Yes
22	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,696	$1,024	7%	Yes
23	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$7,690	$924	7%	Yes
24	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,679	$984	7%	Yes
25	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,666	$1,045	7%	Yes
26	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$7,655	$1,138	8%	Yes
27	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,623	$1,072	8%	Yes
28	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,612	$975	7%	Yes
29	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$7,611	$760	5%	Yes
30	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,607	$1,108	8%	Yes
31	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,602	$1,070	8%	Yes
32	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,601	$1,049	7%	Yes
33	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$7,588	$1,010	7%	Yes
34	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,554	$1,137	8%	Yes
35	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,551	$1,128	8%	Yes
36	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$7,548	$1,021	7%	Yes
37	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$7,541	$740	5%	Yes
38	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$7,538	$803	6%	Yes
39	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,533	$1,089	8%	Yes
40	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$7,530	$788	6%	Yes
41	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$7,526	$806	6%	Yes
42	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$7,524	$1,084	8%	Yes
43	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,524	$1,155	8%	Yes
44	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,516	$1,178	8%	Yes
45	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$7,506	$911	6%	Yes
46	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,502	$1,131	8%	Yes
47	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$7,478	$1,107	8%	Yes
48	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$7,477	$1,187	8%	Yes
49	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$7,458	$860	6%	Yes
50	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$7,455	$721	5%	Yes
51	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$7,447	$742	5%	Yes
52	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$7,445	$832	6%	Yes
53	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,441	$1,188	8%	Yes
54	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,440	$1,254	9%	Yes
55	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$7,439	$904	6%	Yes
56	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$7,421	$754	5%	Yes
57	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$7,406	$776	5%	Yes
58	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,395	$1,296	9%	Yes
59	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,384	$1,278	9%	Yes
60	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$7,377	$811	6%	Yes
61	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$7,374	$594	4%	Yes
62	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,370	$1,226	9%	Yes
63	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,363	$1,297	9%	Yes
64	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,358	$1,305	9%	Yes
65	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$7,356	$991	7%	Yes
66	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$7,351	$837	6%	Yes
67	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,342	$1,221	9%	Yes
68	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$7,339	$865	6%	Yes
69	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$7,336	$1,009	7%	Yes
70	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$7,329	$716	5%	Yes
71	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$7,320	$1,293	9%	Yes
72	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,320	$1,258	9%	Yes
73	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$7,320	$997	7%	Yes
74	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,315	$1,324	9%	Yes
75	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$7,315	$811	6%	Yes
76	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,315	$1,337	9%	Yes
77	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$7,314	$1,150	8%	Yes
78	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$7,303	$906	6%	Yes
79	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$7,291	$1,421	10%	Yes
80	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,291	$684	5%	Yes
81	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$7,286	$951	7%	Yes
82	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,281	$1,333	9%	Yes
83	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$7,279	$1,052	7%	Yes
84	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$7,271	$906	6%	Yes
85	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$7,270	$1,267	9%	Yes
86	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$7,266	$815	6%	Yes
87	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,262	$1,328	9%	Yes
88	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$7,261	$748	5%	Yes
89	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$7,258	$991	7%	Yes
90	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$7,255	$1,065	8%	Yes
91	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$7,255	$1,100	8%	Yes
92	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$7,252	$749	5%	Yes
93	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,251	$741	5%	Yes
94	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,248	$1,398	10%	Yes
95	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$7,246	$1,068	8%	Yes
96	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$7,244	$699	5%	Yes
97	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$7,244	$693	5%	Yes
98	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$7,243	$546	4%	Yes
99	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$7,241	$1,077	8%	Yes
100	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$7,237	$722	5%	Yes
101	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,237	$1,399	10%	Yes
102	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,225	$792	6%	Yes
103	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$7,221	$1,392	10%	Yes
104	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$7,220	$744	5%	Yes
105	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$7,220	$759	5%	Yes
106	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$7,216	$1,039	7%	Yes
107	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$7,214	$855	6%	Yes
108	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$7,212	$766	5%	Yes
109	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$7,199	$1,020	7%	Yes
110	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$7,188	$1,089	8%	Yes
111	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$7,172	$730	5%	Yes
112	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$7,170	$862	6%	Yes
113	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$7,165	$1,149	8%	Yes
114	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$7,164	$897	6%	Yes
115	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,163	$829	6%	Yes
116	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$7,160	$804	6%	Yes
117	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$7,159	$1,223	9%	Yes
118	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$7,157	$993	7%	Yes
119	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$7,153	$967	7%	Yes
120	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$7,147	$801	6%	Yes
121	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,146	$830	6%	Yes
122	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$7,144	$869	6%	Yes
123	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$7,140	$960	7%	Yes
124	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$7,134	$857	6%	Yes
125	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,133	$904	6%	Yes
126	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$7,133	$904	6%	Yes
127	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$7,133	$845	6%	Yes
128	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$7,132	$894	6%	Yes
129	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$7,127	$868	6%	Yes
130	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,125	$1,490	11%	Yes
131	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$7,125	$1,236	9%	Yes
132	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$7,112	$883	6%	Yes
133	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$7,106	$986	7%	Yes
134	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$7,105	$911	6%	Yes
135	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$7,100	$882	6%	Yes
136	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$7,099	$854	6%	Yes
137	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$7,098	$893	6%	Yes
138	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$7,097	$692	5%	Yes
139	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,097	$1,559	11%	Yes
140	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$7,094	$884	6%	Yes
141	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$7,087	$853	6%	Yes
142	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$7,084	$916	6%	Yes
143	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$7,083	$847	6%	Yes
144	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$7,077	$904	6%	Yes
145	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,075	$1,551	11%	Yes
146	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$7,073	$981	7%	Yes
147	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,069	$1,488	11%	Yes
148	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$7,060	$842	6%	Yes
149	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$7,060	$897	6%	Yes
150	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$7,058	$856	6%	Yes
151	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$7,058	$937	7%	Yes
152	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$7,054	$1,331	9%	Yes
153	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$7,052	$1,145	8%	Yes
154	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$7,048	$741	5%	Yes
155	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$7,048	$913	6%	Yes
156	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$7,040	$1,062	7%	Yes
157	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$7,040	$1,002	7%	Yes
158	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$7,039	$984	7%	Yes
159	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,039	$953	7%	Yes
160	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$7,037	$821	6%	Yes
161	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$7,034	$1,386	10%	Yes
162	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$7,031	$1,506	11%	Yes
163	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$7,030	$887	6%	Yes
164	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$7,028	$1,042	7%	Yes
165	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$7,025	$893	6%	Yes
166	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$7,025	$1,005	7%	Yes
167	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$7,023	$970	7%	Yes
168	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$7,020	$1,082	8%	Yes
169	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$7,020	$980	7%	Yes
170	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$7,018	$979	7%	Yes
171	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$7,017	$772	5%	Yes
172	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$7,017	$988	7%	Yes
173	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$7,015	$875	6%	Yes
174	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$7,013	$964	7%	Yes
175	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$7,013	$1,047	7%	Yes
176	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$7,012	$897	6%	Yes
177	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$7,011	$1,044	7%	Yes
178	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$7,007	$1,556	11%	Yes
179	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$7,006	$940	7%	Yes
180	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$7,005	$1,018	7%	Yes
181	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$7,001	$1,471	10%	Yes
182	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,998	$977	7%	Yes
183	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,996	$934	7%	Yes
184	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$6,991	$981	7%	Yes
185	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$6,988	$1,022	7%	Yes
186	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$6,982	$947	7%	Yes
187	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,978	$1,149	8%	Yes
188	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,973	$1,101	8%	Yes
189	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$6,973	$1,055	7%	Yes
190	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$6,972	$976	7%	Yes
191	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$6,966	$1,011	7%	Yes
192	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$6,965	$940	7%	Yes
193	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,964	$825	6%	Yes
194	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$6,964	$1,060	7%	Yes
195	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,961	$1,119	8%	Yes
196	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,957	$1,067	8%	Yes
197	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,956	$1,277	9%	Yes
198	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,951	$1,065	8%	Yes
199	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$6,948	$1,089	8%	Yes
200	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,944	$1,050	7%	Yes
201	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$6,940	$1,084	8%	Yes
202	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$6,938	$1,000	7%	Yes
203	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,933	$986	7%	Yes
204	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,932	$917	6%	Yes
205	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,931	$942	7%	Yes
206	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$6,929	$1,552	11%	Yes
207	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$6,921	$1,596	11%	Yes
208	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$6,914	$948	7%	Yes
209	York, PASalary needed Costs	$6,914	$1,048	7%	Yes
210	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,913	$1,274	9%	Yes
211	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,910	$948	7%	Yes
212	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$6,906	$1,115	8%	Yes
213	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$6,903	$1,010	7%	Yes
214	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,900	$1,060	7%	Yes
215	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,897	$1,406	10%	Yes
216	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$6,895	$1,392	10%	Yes
217	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$6,893	$1,010	7%	Yes
218	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,892	$984	7%	Yes
219	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$6,891	$1,070	8%	Yes
220	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,889	$898	6%	Yes
221	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$6,889	$1,378	10%	Yes
222	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$6,886	$1,007	7%	Yes
223	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,881	$1,142	8%	Yes
224	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$6,876	$1,252	9%	Yes
225	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$6,875	$1,063	8%	Yes
226	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,873	$1,168	8%	Yes
227	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,873	$1,049	7%	Yes
228	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,873	$1,744	12%	Yes
229	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$6,861	$1,111	8%	Yes
230	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,859	$930	7%	Yes
231	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$6,841	$1,051	7%	Yes
232	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,837	$1,009	7%	Yes
233	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,832	$1,138	8%	Yes
234	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$6,828	$1,162	8%	Yes
235	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$6,826	$1,252	9%	Yes
236	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,825	$1,013	7%	Yes
237	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$6,818	$1,203	8%	Yes
238	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$6,818	$1,167	8%	Yes
239	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,817	$1,042	7%	Yes
240	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,812	$1,280	9%	Yes
241	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,810	$1,252	9%	Yes
242	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,809	$984	7%	Yes
243	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,803	$1,296	9%	Yes
244	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$6,802	$1,189	8%	Yes
245	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,802	$1,848	13%	Yes
246	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,802	$1,203	8%	Yes
247	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$6,800	$1,176	8%	Yes
248	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$6,795	$1,257	9%	Yes
249	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$6,793	$1,134	8%	Yes
250	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$6,786	$1,103	8%	Yes
251	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,786	$1,047	7%	Yes
252	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$6,783	$1,167	8%	Yes
253	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,782	$1,169	8%	Yes
254	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$6,781	$1,129	8%	Yes
255	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$6,779	$1,090	8%	Yes
256	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$6,770	$1,217	9%	Yes
257	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,768	$1,101	8%	Yes
258	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$6,768	$1,124	8%	Yes
259	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,767	$1,106	8%	Yes
260	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$6,767	$1,135	8%	Yes
261	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$6,766	$1,055	7%	Yes
262	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$6,764	$1,261	9%	Yes
263	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$6,748	$1,652	12%	Yes
264	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,746	$1,358	10%	Yes
265	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,744	$1,303	9%	Yes
266	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$6,744	$1,342	9%	Yes
267	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$6,740	$1,322	9%	Yes
268	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,739	$1,210	9%	Yes
269	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,738	$1,157	8%	Yes
270	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,737	$1,082	8%	Yes
271	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,733	$1,208	9%	Yes
272	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$6,729	$1,796	13%	Yes
273	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$6,725	$1,163	8%	Yes
274	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,720	$1,204	8%	Yes
275	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,714	$1,265	9%	Yes
276	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$6,712	$1,643	12%	Yes
277	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$6,705	$1,298	9%	Yes
278	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$6,704	$1,208	9%	Yes
279	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,701	$1,107	8%	Yes
280	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,699	$1,141	8%	Yes
281	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$6,690	$1,758	12%	Yes
282	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,688	$1,148	8%	Yes
283	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$6,675	$1,297	9%	Yes
284	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$6,675	$1,330	9%	Yes
285	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,668	$1,121	8%	Yes
286	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$6,667	$1,473	10%	Yes
287	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,661	$1,263	9%	Yes
288	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,661	$1,139	8%	Yes
289	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,637	$1,205	9%	Yes
290	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,628	$1,330	9%	Yes
291	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$6,621	$1,318	9%	Yes
292	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,616	$1,171	8%	Yes
293	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$6,613	$1,375	10%	Yes
294	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$6,609	$1,647	12%	Yes
295	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$6,604	$1,503	11%	Yes
296	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$6,600	$1,492	11%	Yes
297	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,600	$1,224	9%	Yes
298	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$6,599	$1,312	9%	Yes
299	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,599	$1,236	9%	Yes
300	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$6,587	$1,310	9%	Yes
301	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$6,568	$1,252	9%	Yes
302	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$6,563	$1,185	8%	Yes
303	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$6,563	$1,399	10%	Yes
304	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,558	$1,319	9%	Yes
305	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$6,557	$1,431	10%	Yes
306	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$6,556	$1,379	10%	Yes
307	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,545	$1,359	10%	Yes
308	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$6,530	$1,453	10%	Yes
309	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$6,528	$1,383	10%	Yes
310	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$6,524	$1,332	9%	Yes
311	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$6,520	$1,362	10%	Yes
312	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$6,496	$1,399	10%	Yes
313	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,494	$1,367	10%	Yes
314	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$6,490	$1,189	8%	Yes
315	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$6,463	$1,395	10%	Yes
316	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$6,460	$1,517	11%	Yes
317	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,448	$1,571	11%	Yes
318	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$6,448	$1,341	9%	Yes
319	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$6,447	$1,489	11%	Yes
320	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$6,425	$1,336	9%	Yes
321	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$6,421	$1,454	10%	Yes
322	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$6,414	$1,215	9%	Yes
323	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$6,410	$1,362	10%	Yes
324	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,402	$1,483	10%	Yes
325	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$6,375	$1,366	10%	Yes
326	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$6,358	$1,009	7%	Yes
327	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$6,345	$1,289	9%	Yes
328	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$6,334	$1,541	11%	Yes
329	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$6,330	$1,528	11%	Yes
330	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$6,318	$1,588	11%	Yes
331	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$6,317	$1,167	8%	Yes
332	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	$6,297	$2,073	15%	Yes
333	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$6,285	$1,684	12%	Yes
334	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$6,275	$1,740	12%	Yes
335	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$6,272	$1,105	8%	Yes
336	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$6,253	$1,174	8%	Yes
337	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$6,236	$1,782	13%	Yes
338	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$6,217	$1,125	8%	Yes
339	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$6,215	$1,654	12%	Yes
340	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$6,196	$1,625	11%	Yes
341	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$6,191	$1,165	8%	Yes
342	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$6,186	$1,530	11%	Yes
343	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$6,174	$1,655	12%	Yes
344	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$6,169	$1,745	12%	Yes
345	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$6,158	$1,618	11%	Yes
346	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$6,124	$1,218	9%	Yes
347	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$6,110	$1,271	9%	Yes
348	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$6,104	$1,238	9%	Yes
349	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$6,040	$1,433	10%	Yes
350	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$6,033	$1,356	10%	Yes
351	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$6,025	$1,128	8%	Yes
352	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$6,020	$1,795	13%	Yes
353	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$5,990	$1,986	14%	Yes
354	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,971	$1,509	11%	Yes
355	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$5,964	$1,938	14%	Yes
356	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,962	$1,362	10%	Yes
357	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,949	$1,227	9%	Yes
358	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,908	$1,270	9%	Yes
359	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$5,889	$1,463	10%	Yes
360	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,874	$1,416	10%	Yes
361	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,869	$1,271	9%	Yes
362	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$5,854	$1,593	11%	Yes
363	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,833	$1,403	10%	Yes
364	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$5,831	$1,867	13%	Yes
365	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$5,793	$1,663	12%	Yes
366	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	$5,746	$1,692	12%	Yes
367	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$5,703	$1,674	12%	Yes
368	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$5,657	$1,576	11%	Yes
369	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	$5,594	$1,916	14%	Yes
370	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	$5,582	$2,313	16%	Yes
371	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	$5,515	$1,890	13%	Yes
372	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	$5,472	$1,940	14%	Yes
373	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	$5,454	$2,013	14%	Yes
374	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	$5,428	$2,023	14%	Yes
375	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	$5,349	$2,100	15%	Yes
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	$5,277	$2,165	15%	Yes
377	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	$5,213	$2,549	18%	Yes
378	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	$5,155	$2,323	16%	Yes
379	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	$5,148	$2,281	16%	Yes
380	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	$4,954	$2,292	16%	Yes
381	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	$4,933	$2,207	16%	Yes
382	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	$4,921	$2,273	16%	Yes
383	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	$4,900	$2,116	15%	Yes
384	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	$4,896	$2,638	19%	Yes
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	$4,544	$2,635	19%	Yes
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	$4,104	$3,018	21%	Yes
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	$4,009	$3,011	21%	Yes

Questions

Lubbock, TX keeps the most: about $7,885 a month after tax and rent on $170,000. 387 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $170,000 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.