Where can I afford to live on $40,000?

0 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $40,000 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.

$50,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$292	$760	23%	No
2	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$234	$721	22%	No
3	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$226	$742	22%	No
4	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$222	$740	22%	No
5	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$211	$788	24%	No
6	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$207	$806	24%	No
7	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$200	$754	23%	No
8	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$192	$885	27%	No
9	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$187	$911	27%	No
10	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$162	$546	16%	No
11	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$159	$594	18%	No
12	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$154	$817	25%	No
13	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$144	$864	26%	No
14	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$138	$863	26%	No
15	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$133	$924	28%	No
16	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$132	$803	24%	No
17	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$131	$832	25%	No
18	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$120	$904	27%	No
19	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$119	$684	21%	No
20	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$118	$865	26%	No
21	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$111	$854	26%	No
22	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$102	$748	22%	No
23	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$99	$811	24%	No
24	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$98	$776	23%	No
25	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$94	$877	26%	No
26	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$87	$855	26%	No
27	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$79	$741	22%	No
28	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$69	$811	24%	No
29	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$65	$932	28%	No
30	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$62	$901	27%	No
31	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$59	$716	21%	No
32	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$53	$792	24%	No
33	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$52	$860	26%	No
34	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$51	$879	26%	No
35	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$50	$699	21%	No
36	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$50	$815	24%	No
37	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$50	$906	27%	No
38	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$48	$959	29%	No
39	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$43	$837	25%	No
40	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$36	$934	28%	No
41	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$35	$928	28%	No
42	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$31	$1,010	30%	No
43	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$29	$693	21%	No
44	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$23	$1,008	30%	No
45	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$16	$692	21%	No
46	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$14	$949	28%	No
47	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$9	$749	22%	No
48	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$8	$982	29%	No
49	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$7	$857	26%	No
50	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$5	$744	22%	No
51	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$3	$730	22%	No
52	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$3	$979	29%	No
53	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$2	$932	28%	No
54	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	-$1	$1,016	30%	No
55	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	-$5	$906	27%	No
56	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	-$6	$972	29%	No
57	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	-$9	$829	25%	No
58	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	-$12	$993	30%	No
59	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	-$15	$969	29%	No
60	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	-$15	$832	25%	No
61	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	-$21	$986	30%	No
62	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	-$21	$1,014	30%	No
63	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	-$22	$1,020	31%	No
64	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	-$23	$759	23%	No
65	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	-$26	$830	25%	No
66	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	-$27	$894	27%	No
67	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	-$27	$986	30%	No
68	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	-$30	$897	27%	No
69	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	-$31	$766	23%	No
70	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	-$32	$868	26%	No
71	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	-$33	$1,084	33%	No
72	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	-$33	$741	22%	No
73	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	-$35	$1,024	31%	No
74	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	-$39	$904	27%	No
75	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	-$40	$862	26%	No
76	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	-$52	$984	30%	No
77	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	-$52	$722	22%	No
78	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	-$54	$911	27%	No
79	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	-$59	$882	26%	No
80	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	-$61	$904	27%	No
81	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	-$61	$991	30%	No
82	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	-$63	$967	29%	No
83	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	-$64	$772	23%	No
84	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	-$65	$1,045	31%	No
85	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	-$68	$801	24%	No
86	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	-$71	$869	26%	No
87	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	-$75	$916	27%	No
88	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	-$76	$960	29%	No
89	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	-$76	$1,138	34%	No
90	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	-$86	$997	30%	No
91	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	-$87	$1,049	31%	No
92	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	-$98	$883	26%	No
93	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	-$98	$821	25%	No
94	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	-$98	$875	26%	No
95	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	-$101	$937	28%	No
96	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	-$102	$842	25%	No
97	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	-$104	$856	26%	No
98	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	-$108	$1,072	32%	No
99	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	-$110	$845	25%	No
100	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	-$117	$825	25%	No
101	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	-$117	$904	27%	No
102	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	-$119	$975	29%	No
103	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	-$124	$1,009	30%	No
104	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	-$124	$1,108	33%	No
105	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	-$127	$1,052	32%	No
106	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	-$128	$853	26%	No
107	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	-$129	$1,070	32%	No
108	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	-$129	$804	24%	No
109	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	-$130	$1,049	31%	No
110	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	-$131	$1,089	33%	No
111	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	-$132	$887	27%	No
112	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	-$133	$953	29%	No
113	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	-$137	$893	27%	No
114	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	-$139	$1,022	31%	No
115	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	-$142	$980	29%	No
116	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	-$142	$988	30%	No
117	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	-$145	$893	27%	No
118	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	-$146	$964	29%	No
119	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	-$146	$913	27%	No
120	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	-$149	$884	27%	No
121	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	-$149	$1,082	32%	No
122	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	-$150	$897	27%	No
123	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	-$151	$1,065	32%	No
124	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	-$160	$1,068	32%	No
125	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	-$165	$1,077	32%	No
126	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	-$167	$1,065	32%	No
127	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	-$167	$1,018	31%	No
128	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	-$170	$981	29%	No
129	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	-$174	$977	29%	No
130	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	-$174	$951	29%	No
131	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	-$177	$1,137	34%	No
132	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	-$180	$1,128	34%	No
133	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	-$180	$947	28%	No
134	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	-$183	$1,021	31%	No
135	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	-$188	$940	28%	No
136	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	-$190	$976	29%	No
137	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	-$190	$854	26%	No
138	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	-$194	$948	28%	No
139	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	-$197	$940	28%	No
140	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	-$198	$1,089	33%	No
141	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	-$203	$1,062	32%	No
142	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	-$203	$917	28%	No
143	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	-$204	$942	28%	No
144	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	-$206	$847	25%	No
145	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	-$207	$1,155	35%	No
146	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	-$212	$898	27%	No
147	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	-$215	$1,178	35%	No
148	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	-$218	$1,005	30%	No
149	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	-$220	$970	29%	No
150	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	-$221	$984	30%	No
151	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	-$221	$1,089	33%	No
152	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	-$222	$930	28%	No
153	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	-$224	$1,000	30%	No
154	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	-$225	$948	28%	No
155	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	-$229	$897	27%	No
156	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	-$229	$1,131	34%	No
157	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	-$230	$1,002	30%	No
158	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	-$231	$984	30%	No
159	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	-$235	$1,013	30%	No
160	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	-$236	$979	29%	No
161	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	-$241	$1,149	34%	No
162	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	-$242	$1,042	31%	No
163	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	-$244	$1,039	31%	No
164	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	-$246	$1,050	32%	No
165	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	-$247	$1,223	37%	No
166	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	-$249	$1,119	34%	No
167	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	-$249	$1,011	30%	No
168	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	-$253	$1,107	33%	No
169	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	-$254	$1,187	36%	No
170	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	-$256	$1,145	34%	No
171	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	-$257	$1,047	31%	No
172	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	-$259	$1,044	31%	No
173	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	-$266	$1,010	30%	No
174	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	-$272	$984	30%	No
175	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	-$274	$1,047	31%	No
176	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	-$275	$1,042	31%	No
177	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	-$276	$1,009	30%	No
178	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	-$276	$1,007	30%	No
179	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	-$276	$1,010	30%	No
180	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	-$280	$1,067	32%	No
181	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	-$281	$1,055	32%	No
182	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	-$281	$1,236	37%	No
183	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	-$282	$1,138	34%	No
184	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	-$290	$1,060	32%	No
185	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	-$290	$1,188	36%	No
186	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	-$291	$1,254	38%	No
187	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	-$292	$1,149	34%	No
188	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	-$294	$1,063	32%	No
189	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	-$294	$1,060	32%	No
190	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	-$297	$1,101	33%	No
191	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	-$298	$981	29%	No
192	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	-$299	$1,168	35%	No
193	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	-$303	$1,084	33%	No
194	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	-$314	$1,106	33%	No
195	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	-$318	$1,176	35%	No
196	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	-$319	$1,169	35%	No
197	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	-$322	$1,103	33%	No
198	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	-$322	$1,157	35%	No
199	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	-$324	$1,101	33%	No
200	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	-$328	$1,051	32%	No
201	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	-$329	$1,090	33%	No
202	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	-$331	$1,167	35%	No
203	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	-$331	$1,162	35%	No
204	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	-$332	$1,330	40%	No
205	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	-$336	$1,296	39%	No
206	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	-$340	$1,204	36%	No
207	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	-$342	$1,055	32%	No
208	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	-$347	$1,278	38%	No
209	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	-$348	$1,163	35%	No
210	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	-$353	$1,210	36%	No
211	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	-$357	$1,274	38%	No
212	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	-$361	$1,226	37%	No
213	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	-$361	$1,141	34%	No
214	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	-$364	$1,082	32%	No
215	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	-$368	$1,135	34%	No
216	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	-$368	$1,297	39%	No
217	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	-$368	$1,208	36%	No
218	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	-$373	$1,305	39%	No
219	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	-$375	$991	30%	No
220	York, PASalary needed Costs	-$375	$1,048	31%	No
221	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	-$376	$1,134	34%	No
222	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	-$383	$1,115	33%	No
223	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	-$385	$1,189	36%	No
224	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	-$388	$1,129	34%	No
225	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	-$389	$1,221	37%	No
226	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	-$389	$1,142	34%	No
227	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	-$395	$1,252	38%	No
228	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	-$395	$1,261	38%	No
229	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	-$398	$1,070	32%	No
230	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	-$400	$1,107	33%	No
231	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	-$401	$1,124	34%	No
232	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	-$411	$1,293	39%	No
233	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	-$411	$1,258	38%	No
234	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	-$413	$1,121	34%	No
235	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	-$416	$1,324	40%	No
236	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	-$416	$1,337	40%	No
237	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	-$417	$1,150	35%	No
238	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	-$423	$1,205	36%	No
239	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	-$425	$1,148	34%	No
240	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	-$428	$1,252	38%	No
241	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	-$428	$1,111	33%	No
242	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	-$431	$1,263	38%	No
243	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	-$435	$1,203	36%	No
244	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	-$436	$1,203	36%	No
245	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	-$440	$1,421	43%	No
246	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	-$440	$1,139	34%	No
247	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	-$448	$1,185	36%	No
248	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	-$450	$1,009	30%	No
249	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	-$450	$1,333	40%	No
250	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	-$458	$1,280	38%	No
251	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	-$459	$1,257	38%	No
252	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	-$460	$1,252	38%	No
253	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	-$461	$1,267	38%	No
254	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	-$465	$1,208	36%	No
255	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	-$467	$1,296	39%	No
256	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	-$469	$1,328	40%	No
257	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	-$471	$1,167	35%	No
258	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	-$476	$1,100	33%	No
259	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	-$481	$1,224	37%	No
260	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	-$483	$1,398	42%	No
261	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	-$484	$1,330	40%	No
262	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	-$485	$1,171	35%	No
263	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	-$493	$1,303	39%	No
264	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	-$494	$1,297	39%	No
265	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	-$494	$1,399	42%	No
266	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	-$502	$1,319	40%	No
267	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	-$502	$1,236	37%	No
268	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	-$504	$1,277	38%	No
269	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	-$510	$1,392	42%	No
270	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	-$513	$1,252	38%	No
271	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	-$519	$1,217	37%	No
272	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	-$523	$1,265	38%	No
273	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	-$524	$1,358	41%	No
274	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	-$530	$1,322	40%	No
275	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	-$536	$1,105	33%	No
276	State College, PASalary needed Costs	-$545	$1,342	40%	No
277	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	-$548	$1,318	40%	No
278	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	-$548	$1,167	35%	No
279	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	-$549	$1,298	39%	No
280	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	-$555	$1,174	35%	No
281	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	-$556	$1,215	36%	No
282	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	-$562	$1,492	45%	No
283	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	-$563	$1,406	42%	No
284	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	-$568	$1,359	41%	No
285	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	-$582	$1,310	39%	No
286	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	-$584	$1,332	40%	No
287	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	-$585	$1,383	41%	No
288	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	-$585	$1,366	41%	No
289	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	-$587	$1,473	44%	No
290	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	-$588	$1,362	41%	No
291	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	-$590	$1,312	39%	No
292	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	-$591	$1,125	34%	No
293	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	-$599	$1,399	42%	No
294	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	-$606	$1,490	45%	No
295	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	-$606	$1,503	45%	No
296	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	-$607	$1,367	41%	No
297	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	-$611	$1,336	40%	No
298	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	-$613	$1,379	41%	No
299	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	-$617	$1,165	35%	No
300	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	-$620	$1,341	40%	No
301	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	-$624	$1,375	41%	No
302	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	-$625	$1,289	39%	No
303	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	-$634	$1,559	47%	No
304	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	-$645	$1,647	49%	No
305	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	-$645	$1,395	42%	No
306	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	-$648	$1,517	46%	No
307	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	-$653	$1,571	47%	No
308	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	-$656	$1,551	47%	No
309	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	-$658	$1,483	44%	No
310	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	-$659	$1,453	44%	No
311	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	-$662	$1,488	45%	No
312	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	-$669	$1,189	36%	No
313	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	-$673	$1,399	42%	No
314	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	-$677	$1,331	40%	No
315	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	-$684	$1,218	37%	No
316	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	-$687	$1,454	44%	No
317	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	-$697	$1,386	42%	No
318	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	-$698	$1,271	38%	No
319	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	-$700	$1,506	45%	No
320	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	-$704	$1,238	37%	No
321	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	-$704	$1,362	41%	No
322	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	-$717	$1,128	34%	No
323	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	-$724	$1,556	47%	No
324	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	-$730	$1,471	44%	No
325	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	-$732	$1,431	43%	No
326	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	-$742	$1,588	48%	No
327	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	-$748	$1,643	49%	No
328	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	-$767	$1,541	46%	No
329	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	-$775	$1,356	41%	No
330	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	-$780	$1,362	41%	No
331	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	-$793	$1,227	37%	No
332	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	-$802	$1,552	47%	No
333	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	-$806	$1,530	46%	No
334	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	-$807	$1,684	51%	No
335	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	-$807	$1,489	45%	No
336	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	-$810	$1,596	48%	No
337	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	-$825	$1,433	43%	No
338	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	-$834	$1,270	38%	No
339	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	-$836	$1,392	42%	No
340	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	-$842	$1,378	41%	No
341	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	-$853	$1,654	50%	No
342	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	-$858	$1,744	52%	No
343	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	-$859	$1,528	46%	No
344	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	-$868	$1,416	42%	No
345	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	-$872	$1,509	45%	No
346	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	-$873	$1,271	38%	No
347	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	-$909	$1,403	42%	No
348	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	-$918	$1,625	49%	No
349	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	-$919	$1,463	44%	No
350	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	-$929	$1,848	55%	No
351	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	-$940	$1,655	50%	No
352	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	-$956	$1,618	49%	No
353	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	-$958	$1,782	53%	No
354	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	-$983	$1,652	50%	No
355	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	-$983	$1,740	52%	No
356	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	-$985	$1,795	54%	No
357	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	-$1,002	$1,796	54%	No
358	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	-$1,011	$1,593	48%	No
359	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,015	$1,663	50%	No
360	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	-$1,020	$1,745	52%	No
361	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	-$1,041	$1,758	53%	No
362	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	-$1,078	$1,986	60%	No
363	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	-$1,085	$1,576	47%	No
364	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,105	$1,674	50%	No
365	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	-$1,139	$1,867	56%	No
366	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	-$1,225	$1,938	58%	No
367	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	-$1,280	$1,916	57%	No
368	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,293	$1,890	57%	No
369	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,336	$1,940	58%	No
370	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,354	$2,013	60%	No
371	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	-$1,355	$1,692	51%	No
372	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,380	$2,023	61%	No
373	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	-$1,434	$2,073	62%	No
374	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,459	$2,100	63%	No
375	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,531	$2,165	65%	No
376	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	-$1,532	$2,313	69%	No
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,653	$2,323	70%	No
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,660	$2,281	68%	No
379	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,854	$2,292	69%	No
380	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,887	$2,273	68%	No
381	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	-$1,890	$2,207	66%	No
382	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,912	$2,638	79%	No
383	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	-$1,923	$2,116	63%	No
384	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	-$1,976	$2,549	76%	No
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	-$2,264	$2,635	79%	No
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	-$2,577	$3,018	91%	No
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	-$2,799	$3,011	90%	No

Questions

Ames, IA keeps the most: about $292 a month after tax and rent on $40,000. 0 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $40,000 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.