Where can I afford to live on $50,000?

110 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $50,000 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.

$40,000 $60,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$930	$760	18%	Yes
2	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$864	$721	17%	Yes
3	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$862	$885	21%	Yes
4	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$860	$740	18%	Yes
5	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$856	$742	18%	Yes
6	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$849	$788	19%	Yes
7	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$845	$806	19%	Yes
8	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$830	$754	18%	Yes
9	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$825	$911	22%	Yes
10	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$824	$817	20%	Yes
11	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$814	$864	21%	Yes
12	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$808	$863	21%	Yes
13	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$803	$924	22%	Yes
14	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$801	$832	20%	Yes
15	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$792	$594	14%	Yes
16	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$782	$546	13%	Yes
17	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$781	$854	20%	Yes
18	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$777	$803	19%	Yes
19	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$764	$877	21%	Yes
20	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$758	$904	22%	Yes
21	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$749	$684	16%	Yes
22	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$748	$865	21%	Yes
23	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$735	$776	19%	Yes
24	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$735	$932	22%	Yes
25	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$732	$901	22%	Yes
26	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$729	$811	19%	Yes
27	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$729	$748	18%	Yes
28	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$721	$879	21%	Yes
29	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$718	$959	23%	Yes
30	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$710	$855	21%	Yes
31	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$709	$741	18%	Yes
32	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$706	$811	19%	Yes
33	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$705	$928	22%	Yes
34	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$701	$1,010	24%	Yes
35	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$697	$860	21%	Yes
36	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$693	$1,008	24%	Yes
37	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$693	$716	17%	Yes
38	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$684	$949	23%	Yes
39	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$683	$792	19%	Yes
40	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$680	$815	20%	Yes
41	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$680	$837	20%	Yes
42	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$680	$906	22%	Yes
43	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$678	$699	17%	Yes
44	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$678	$982	24%	Yes
45	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$673	$979	23%	Yes
46	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$672	$932	22%	Yes
47	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$669	$1,016	24%	Yes
48	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$664	$972	23%	Yes
49	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$662	$693	17%	Yes
50	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$657	$934	22%	Yes
51	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$655	$969	23%	Yes
52	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$649	$1,014	24%	Yes
53	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$641	$749	18%	Yes
54	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$638	$744	18%	Yes
55	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$637	$1,084	26%	Yes
56	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$636	$692	17%	Yes
57	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$635	$1,024	25%	Yes
58	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$634	$832	20%	Yes
59	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$632	$906	22%	Yes
60	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$630	$857	21%	Yes
61	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$629	$730	18%	Yes
62	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$621	$829	20%	Yes
63	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$618	$984	24%	Yes
64	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$615	$993	24%	Yes
65	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$609	$759	18%	Yes
66	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$608	$1,020	24%	Yes
67	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$605	$1,045	25%	Yes
68	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$604	$830	20%	Yes
69	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$602	$986	24%	Yes
70	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$601	$766	18%	Yes
71	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$600	$894	21%	Yes
72	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$598	$897	22%	Yes
73	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$595	$868	21%	Yes
74	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$594	$1,138	27%	Yes
75	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$594	$986	24%	Yes
76	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$593	$862	21%	Yes
77	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$591	$904	22%	Yes
78	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$587	$741	18%	Yes
79	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$583	$722	17%	Yes
80	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$577	$991	24%	Yes
81	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$573	$911	22%	Yes
82	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$568	$882	21%	Yes
83	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$567	$904	22%	Yes
84	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$567	$967	23%	Yes
85	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$565	$801	19%	Yes
86	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$562	$1,072	26%	Yes
87	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$562	$869	21%	Yes
88	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$559	$997	24%	Yes
89	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$556	$772	19%	Yes
90	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$554	$960	23%	Yes
91	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$552	$916	22%	Yes
92	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$551	$975	23%	Yes
93	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$546	$1,108	27%	Yes
94	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$541	$1,070	26%	Yes
95	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$540	$1,049	25%	Yes
96	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$535	$883	21%	Yes
97	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$534	$1,049	25%	Yes
98	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$526	$821	20%	Yes
99	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$526	$937	22%	Yes
100	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$525	$1,009	24%	Yes
101	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$524	$842	20%	Yes
102	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$524	$875	21%	Yes
103	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$522	$845	20%	Yes
104	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$522	$856	21%	Yes
105	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$518	$1,052	25%	Yes
106	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$511	$904	22%	Yes
107	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$507	$1,089	26%	Yes
108	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$506	$804	19%	Yes
109	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$505	$853	20%	Yes
110	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$503	$825	20%	Yes
111	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$497	$953	23%	No
112	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$494	$1,065	26%	No
113	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$494	$887	21%	No
114	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$493	$1,137	27%	No
115	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$490	$1,128	27%	No
116	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$489	$893	21%	No
117	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$487	$1,021	25%	No
118	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$487	$893	21%	No
119	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$485	$1,068	26%	No
120	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$485	$988	24%	No
121	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$484	$980	24%	No
122	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$484	$1,022	25%	No
123	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$483	$884	21%	No
124	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$482	$913	22%	No
125	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$481	$964	23%	No
126	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$480	$1,077	26%	No
127	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$478	$1,082	26%	No
128	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$476	$897	22%	No
129	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$475	$951	23%	No
130	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$472	$1,089	26%	No
131	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$463	$1,018	24%	No
132	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$463	$1,155	28%	No
133	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$462	$981	24%	No
134	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$459	$1,065	26%	No
135	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$456	$977	23%	No
136	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$455	$1,178	28%	No
137	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$446	$947	23%	No
138	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$445	$854	20%	No
139	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$441	$1,131	27%	No
140	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$440	$940	23%	No
141	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$436	$976	23%	No
142	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$429	$847	20%	No
143	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$429	$1,062	25%	No
144	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$429	$940	23%	No
145	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$427	$948	23%	No
146	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$421	$917	22%	No
147	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$420	$942	23%	No
148	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$417	$1,107	27%	No
149	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$416	$1,187	28%	No
150	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$414	$1,005	24%	No
151	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$412	$898	22%	No
152	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$412	$970	23%	No
153	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$406	$897	22%	No
154	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$406	$1,089	26%	No
155	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$405	$1,039	25%	No
156	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$404	$1,002	24%	No
157	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$404	$1,149	28%	No
158	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$403	$984	24%	No
159	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$402	$1,000	24%	No
160	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$401	$984	24%	No
161	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$399	$948	23%	No
162	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$398	$1,223	29%	No
163	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$398	$930	22%	No
164	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$397	$979	23%	No
165	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$392	$1,042	25%	No
166	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$384	$1,119	27%	No
167	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$384	$1,011	24%	No
168	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$383	$1,013	24%	No
169	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$382	$1,050	25%	No
170	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$381	$1,145	27%	No
171	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$380	$1,188	29%	No
172	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$379	$1,254	30%	No
173	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$377	$1,047	25%	No
174	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$375	$1,044	25%	No
175	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$364	$1,236	30%	No
176	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$360	$1,010	24%	No
177	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$352	$1,055	25%	No
178	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$351	$1,067	26%	No
179	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$350	$1,007	24%	No
180	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$350	$1,010	24%	No
181	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$348	$984	24%	No
182	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$346	$1,042	25%	No
183	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$346	$1,009	24%	No
184	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$344	$1,047	25%	No
185	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$343	$1,060	25%	No
186	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$342	$1,149	28%	No
187	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$341	$1,138	27%	No
188	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$337	$981	24%	No
189	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$337	$1,101	26%	No
190	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$334	$1,060	25%	No
191	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$334	$1,296	31%	No
192	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$332	$1,063	26%	No
193	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$331	$1,168	28%	No
194	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$329	$1,084	26%	No
195	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$323	$1,278	31%	No
196	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$309	$1,226	29%	No
197	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$308	$1,176	28%	No
198	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$306	$1,106	27%	No
199	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$305	$1,169	28%	No
200	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$302	$1,297	31%	No
201	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$299	$1,103	26%	No
202	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$298	$1,051	25%	No
203	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$297	$1,101	26%	No
204	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$297	$1,305	31%	No
205	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$296	$1,157	28%	No
206	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$296	$1,162	28%	No
207	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$295	$991	24%	No
208	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$292	$1,167	28%	No
209	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$292	$1,090	26%	No
210	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$289	$1,330	32%	No
211	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$281	$1,221	29%	No
212	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$279	$1,055	25%	No
213	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$278	$1,204	29%	No
214	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$277	$1,274	31%	No
215	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$271	$1,163	28%	No
216	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$268	$1,210	29%	No
217	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$260	$1,082	26%	No
218	York, PASalary needed Costs	$260	$1,048	25%	No
219	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$259	$1,293	31%	No
220	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$259	$1,258	30%	No
221	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$257	$1,141	27%	No
222	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$256	$1,135	27%	No
223	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$256	$1,208	29%	No
224	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$254	$1,324	32%	No
225	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$254	$1,337	32%	No
226	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$253	$1,150	28%	No
227	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$252	$1,115	27%	No
228	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$250	$1,134	27%	No
229	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$245	$1,142	27%	No
230	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$243	$1,189	29%	No
231	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$240	$1,252	30%	No
232	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$238	$1,129	27%	No
233	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$237	$1,070	26%	No
234	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$232	$1,261	30%	No
235	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$230	$1,421	34%	No
236	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$225	$1,124	27%	No
237	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$224	$1,107	27%	No
238	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$220	$1,333	32%	No
239	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$209	$1,267	30%	No
240	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$207	$1,111	27%	No
241	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$207	$1,121	27%	No
242	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$205	$1,252	30%	No
243	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$201	$1,328	32%	No
244	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$197	$1,203	29%	No
245	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$197	$1,148	28%	No
246	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$196	$1,203	29%	No
247	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$195	$1,205	29%	No
248	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$194	$1,100	26%	No
249	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$190	$1,263	30%	No
250	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$187	$1,398	34%	No
251	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$184	$1,139	27%	No
252	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$179	$1,009	24%	No
253	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$176	$1,399	34%	No
254	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$176	$1,280	31%	No
255	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$174	$1,257	30%	No
256	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$174	$1,252	30%	No
257	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$167	$1,296	31%	No
258	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$167	$1,185	28%	No
259	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$164	$1,167	28%	No
260	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$161	$1,208	29%	No
261	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$160	$1,392	33%	No
262	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$145	$1,277	31%	No
263	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$143	$1,330	32%	No
264	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$139	$1,224	29%	No
265	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$139	$1,171	28%	No
266	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$138	$1,303	31%	No
267	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$132	$1,297	31%	No
268	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$122	$1,236	30%	No
269	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$116	$1,217	29%	No
270	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$116	$1,319	32%	No
271	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$110	$1,358	33%	No
272	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$108	$1,265	30%	No
273	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$107	$1,252	30%	No
274	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$104	$1,322	32%	No
275	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$93	$1,105	27%	No
276	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$90	$1,342	32%	No
277	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$86	$1,406	34%	No
278	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$84	$1,298	31%	No
279	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$78	$1,318	32%	No
280	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$74	$1,174	28%	No
281	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$64	$1,492	36%	No
282	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$64	$1,490	36%	No
283	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$59	$1,215	29%	No
284	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$57	$1,167	28%	No
285	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$54	$1,359	33%	No
286	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$46	$1,473	35%	No
287	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$44	$1,310	31%	No
288	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$38	$1,125	27%	No
289	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$38	$1,312	31%	No
290	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$37	$1,383	33%	No
291	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$37	$1,332	32%	No
292	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$36	$1,366	33%	No
293	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$36	$1,559	37%	No
294	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$33	$1,362	33%	No
295	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$27	$1,503	36%	No
296	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$27	$1,399	34%	No
297	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$17	$1,367	33%	No
298	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$14	$1,551	37%	No
299	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$13	$1,379	33%	No
300	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$12	$1,336	32%	No
301	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$12	$1,165	28%	No
302	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$8	$1,488	36%	No
303	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$7	$1,375	33%	No
304	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$6	$1,341	32%	No
305	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	-$7	$1,331	32%	No
306	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	-$10	$1,289	31%	No
307	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	-$12	$1,647	40%	No
308	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	-$24	$1,395	33%	No
309	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	-$27	$1,517	36%	No
310	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	-$27	$1,386	33%	No
311	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	-$29	$1,571	38%	No
312	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	-$30	$1,506	36%	No
313	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	-$31	$1,453	35%	No
314	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	-$40	$1,483	36%	No
315	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	-$42	$1,189	29%	No
316	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	-$47	$1,399	34%	No
317	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	-$54	$1,556	37%	No
318	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	-$55	$1,218	29%	No
319	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	-$60	$1,471	35%	No
320	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	-$66	$1,454	35%	No
321	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	-$69	$1,271	31%	No
322	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	-$72	$1,362	33%	No
323	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	-$75	$1,238	30%	No
324	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	-$97	$1,431	34%	No
325	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	-$99	$1,643	39%	No
326	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	-$121	$1,128	27%	No
327	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	-$124	$1,588	38%	No
328	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	-$132	$1,552	37%	No
329	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	-$140	$1,596	38%	No
330	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	-$143	$1,541	37%	No
331	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	-$146	$1,356	33%	No
332	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	-$166	$1,392	33%	No
333	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	-$172	$1,378	33%	No
334	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	-$174	$1,489	36%	No
335	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	-$184	$1,362	33%	No
336	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	-$186	$1,684	40%	No
337	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	-$188	$1,744	42%	No
338	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	-$193	$1,530	37%	No
339	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	-$197	$1,227	29%	No
340	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	-$220	$1,433	34%	No
341	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	-$227	$1,654	40%	No
342	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	-$231	$1,528	37%	No
343	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	-$238	$1,270	30%	No
344	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	-$259	$1,848	44%	No
345	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	-$269	$1,509	36%	No
346	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	-$272	$1,416	34%	No
347	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	-$277	$1,271	31%	No
348	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	-$286	$1,625	39%	No
349	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	-$290	$1,463	35%	No
350	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	-$308	$1,655	40%	No
351	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	-$313	$1,403	34%	No
352	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	-$313	$1,652	40%	No
353	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	-$324	$1,618	39%	No
354	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	-$330	$1,782	43%	No
355	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	-$332	$1,796	43%	No
356	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	-$343	$1,795	43%	No
357	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	-$344	$1,740	42%	No
358	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	-$371	$1,758	42%	No
359	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	-$386	$1,663	40%	No
360	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	-$392	$1,745	42%	No
361	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	-$406	$1,593	38%	No
362	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	-$452	$1,986	48%	No
363	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	-$476	$1,674	40%	No
364	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	-$489	$1,576	38%	No
365	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	-$524	$1,867	45%	No
366	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	-$597	$1,938	47%	No
367	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	-$661	$1,916	46%	No
368	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	-$664	$1,890	45%	No
369	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	-$707	$1,940	47%	No
370	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	-$725	$2,013	48%	No
371	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	-$731	$1,692	41%	No
372	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	-$751	$2,023	49%	No
373	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	-$764	$2,073	50%	No
374	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	-$830	$2,100	50%	No
375	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	-$900	$2,313	56%	No
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	-$902	$2,165	52%	No
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,024	$2,323	56%	No
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,031	$2,281	55%	No
379	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,225	$2,292	55%	No
380	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,258	$2,273	55%	No
381	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	-$1,280	$2,207	53%	No
382	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,283	$2,638	63%	No
383	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	-$1,313	$2,116	51%	No
384	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	-$1,348	$2,549	61%	No
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,635	$2,635	63%	No
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	-$1,985	$3,018	72%	No
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	-$2,170	$3,011	72%	No

Questions

Ames, IA keeps the most: about $930 a month after tax and rent on $50,000. 110 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $50,000 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.