Where can I afford to live on $60,000?

317 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $60,000 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 $70,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$1,568	$760	15%	Yes
2	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$1,531	$885	18%	Yes
3	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$1,498	$740	15%	Yes
4	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,495	$721	14%	Yes
5	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,493	$817	16%	Yes
6	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,487	$742	15%	Yes
7	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$1,487	$788	16%	Yes
8	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$1,483	$806	16%	Yes
9	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,483	$864	17%	Yes
10	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,477	$863	17%	Yes
11	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$1,472	$924	18%	Yes
12	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,470	$832	17%	Yes
13	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$1,463	$911	18%	Yes
14	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,461	$754	15%	Yes
15	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,450	$854	17%	Yes
16	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,433	$877	18%	Yes
17	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,424	$594	12%	Yes
18	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$1,422	$803	16%	Yes
19	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,404	$932	19%	Yes
20	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,401	$546	11%	Yes
21	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,401	$901	18%	Yes
22	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$1,396	$904	18%	Yes
23	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,390	$879	18%	Yes
24	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,387	$959	19%	Yes
25	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,379	$684	14%	Yes
26	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,379	$865	17%	Yes
27	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,374	$928	19%	Yes
28	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,372	$776	16%	Yes
29	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$1,370	$1,010	20%	Yes
30	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,362	$1,008	20%	Yes
31	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,359	$811	16%	Yes
32	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$1,355	$748	15%	Yes
33	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,353	$949	19%	Yes
34	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$1,347	$982	20%	Yes
35	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,343	$811	16%	Yes
36	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,342	$979	20%	Yes
37	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$1,342	$860	17%	Yes
38	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,341	$932	19%	Yes
39	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,339	$741	15%	Yes
40	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,338	$1,016	20%	Yes
41	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,333	$855	17%	Yes
42	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,333	$972	19%	Yes
43	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,327	$716	14%	Yes
44	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,324	$969	19%	Yes
45	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,318	$1,014	20%	Yes
46	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,317	$837	17%	Yes
47	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,313	$792	16%	Yes
48	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,311	$906	18%	Yes
49	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,310	$815	16%	Yes
50	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$1,306	$1,084	22%	Yes
51	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,306	$699	14%	Yes
52	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,304	$1,024	20%	Yes
53	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,294	$693	14%	Yes
54	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,287	$984	20%	Yes
55	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,283	$832	17%	Yes
56	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,274	$1,045	21%	Yes
57	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$1,273	$749	15%	Yes
58	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,270	$934	19%	Yes
59	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,270	$744	15%	Yes
60	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,269	$906	18%	Yes
61	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$1,263	$1,138	23%	Yes
62	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$1,256	$730	15%	Yes
63	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,255	$692	14%	Yes
64	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,253	$857	17%	Yes
65	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,251	$829	17%	Yes
66	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$1,242	$993	20%	Yes
67	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$1,241	$759	15%	Yes
68	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,239	$1,020	20%	Yes
69	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,234	$830	17%	Yes
70	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$1,233	$766	15%	Yes
71	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,231	$1,072	21%	Yes
72	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,226	$897	18%	Yes
73	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$1,226	$894	18%	Yes
74	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,225	$986	20%	Yes
75	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,224	$862	17%	Yes
76	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,221	$904	18%	Yes
77	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$1,221	$868	17%	Yes
78	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,220	$975	20%	Yes
79	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$1,219	$722	14%	Yes
80	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$1,215	$991	20%	Yes
81	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,215	$1,108	22%	Yes
82	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,210	$1,070	21%	Yes
83	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,209	$1,049	21%	Yes
84	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,207	$986	20%	Yes
85	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,206	$741	15%	Yes
86	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$1,204	$997	20%	Yes
87	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$1,199	$911	18%	Yes
88	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,197	$801	16%	Yes
89	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,197	$967	19%	Yes
90	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,195	$904	18%	Yes
91	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$1,194	$882	18%	Yes
92	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,194	$869	17%	Yes
93	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,184	$960	19%	Yes
94	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$1,178	$916	18%	Yes
95	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,175	$772	15%	Yes
96	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,174	$1,009	20%	Yes
97	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,166	$883	18%	Yes
98	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$1,163	$1,052	21%	Yes
99	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,162	$1,137	23%	Yes
100	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,159	$1,128	23%	Yes
101	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$1,156	$1,021	20%	Yes
102	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$1,154	$845	17%	Yes
103	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$1,152	$937	19%	Yes
104	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$1,150	$842	17%	Yes
105	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,149	$821	16%	Yes
106	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$1,148	$856	17%	Yes
107	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,147	$1,049	21%	Yes
108	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,146	$875	18%	Yes
109	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$1,145	$1,089	22%	Yes
110	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$1,142	$804	16%	Yes
111	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,141	$1,089	22%	Yes
112	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$1,139	$1,065	21%	Yes
113	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,139	$904	18%	Yes
114	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,137	$853	17%	Yes
115	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,132	$1,155	23%	Yes
116	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$1,130	$1,068	21%	Yes
117	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,127	$953	19%	Yes
118	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$1,125	$1,077	22%	Yes
119	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,124	$1,178	24%	Yes
120	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,124	$951	19%	Yes
121	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,122	$825	17%	Yes
122	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$1,120	$887	18%	Yes
123	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$1,119	$893	18%	Yes
124	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$1,115	$884	18%	Yes
125	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$1,115	$893	18%	Yes
126	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$1,111	$988	20%	Yes
127	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$1,110	$980	20%	Yes
128	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,110	$913	18%	Yes
129	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,110	$1,131	23%	Yes
130	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$1,107	$964	19%	Yes
131	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,107	$1,022	20%	Yes
132	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$1,105	$1,082	22%	Yes
133	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$1,102	$897	18%	Yes
134	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$1,094	$981	20%	Yes
135	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,093	$1,018	20%	Yes
136	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$1,086	$1,107	22%	Yes
137	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,086	$977	20%	Yes
138	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,085	$1,065	21%	Yes
139	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$1,085	$1,187	24%	Yes
140	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$1,081	$854	17%	Yes
141	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$1,072	$947	19%	Yes
142	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,068	$940	19%	Yes
143	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$1,065	$847	17%	Yes
144	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$1,062	$976	20%	Yes
145	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$1,061	$1,062	21%	Yes
146	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$1,055	$940	19%	Yes
147	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,054	$1,039	21%	Yes
148	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,049	$1,188	24%	Yes
149	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$1,049	$1,149	23%	Yes
150	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$1,049	$948	19%	Yes
151	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,048	$1,254	25%	Yes
152	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$1,046	$1,005	20%	Yes
153	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$1,044	$970	19%	Yes
154	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,044	$917	18%	Yes
155	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,043	$942	19%	Yes
156	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$1,043	$1,223	24%	Yes
157	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$1,042	$897	18%	Yes
158	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,038	$1,002	20%	Yes
159	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,037	$984	20%	Yes
160	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,036	$898	18%	Yes
161	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$1,033	$1,089	22%	Yes
162	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$1,030	$979	20%	Yes
163	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$1,028	$1,000	20%	Yes
164	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,026	$1,042	21%	Yes
165	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,023	$984	20%	Yes
166	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,022	$948	19%	Yes
167	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,018	$1,145	23%	Yes
168	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,017	$930	19%	Yes
169	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,016	$1,011	20%	Yes
170	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,015	$1,119	22%	Yes
171	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,011	$1,047	21%	Yes
172	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,010	$1,050	21%	Yes
173	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,009	$1,044	21%	Yes
174	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$1,009	$1,236	25%	Yes
175	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,003	$1,296	26%	Yes
176	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,001	$1,013	20%	Yes
177	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$992	$1,278	26%	Yes
178	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$987	$1,010	20%	Yes
179	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$985	$1,055	21%	Yes
180	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$983	$1,067	21%	Yes
181	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$978	$1,226	25%	Yes
182	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$977	$1,010	20%	Yes
183	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$976	$1,060	21%	Yes
184	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$976	$1,149	23%	Yes
185	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$976	$1,007	20%	Yes
186	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$973	$981	20%	Yes
187	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$971	$1,101	22%	Yes
188	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$971	$1,297	26%	Yes
189	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$968	$1,009	20%	Yes
190	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$967	$984	20%	Yes
191	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$966	$1,305	26%	Yes
192	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$966	$1,042	21%	Yes
193	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$964	$991	20%	Yes
194	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$963	$1,138	23%	Yes
195	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$962	$1,060	21%	Yes
196	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$962	$1,047	21%	Yes
197	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$961	$1,168	23%	Yes
198	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$961	$1,084	22%	Yes
199	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$959	$1,063	21%	Yes
200	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$950	$1,221	24%	Yes
201	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$934	$1,176	24%	Yes
202	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$929	$1,169	23%	Yes
203	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$928	$1,293	26%	Yes
204	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$928	$1,258	25%	Yes
205	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$925	$1,106	22%	Yes
206	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$925	$1,051	21%	Yes
207	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$923	$1,324	26%	Yes
208	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$923	$1,337	27%	Yes
209	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$922	$1,162	23%	Yes
210	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$922	$1,150	23%	Yes
211	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$921	$1,103	22%	Yes
212	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$917	$1,101	22%	Yes
213	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$914	$1,157	23%	Yes
214	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$914	$1,167	23%	Yes
215	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$914	$1,090	22%	Yes
216	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$911	$1,274	25%	Yes
217	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$902	$1,330	27%	Yes
218	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$901	$1,055	21%	Yes
219	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$899	$1,421	28%	Yes
220	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$896	$1,204	24%	Yes
221	York, PASalary needed Costs	$896	$1,048	21%	Yes
222	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$890	$1,163	23%	Yes
223	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$889	$1,333	27%	Yes
224	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$888	$1,115	22%	Yes
225	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$888	$1,210	24%	Yes
226	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$884	$1,082	22%	Yes
227	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$880	$1,208	24%	Yes
228	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$879	$1,142	23%	Yes
229	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$879	$1,135	23%	Yes
230	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$878	$1,267	25%	Yes
231	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$877	$1,134	23%	Yes
232	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$875	$1,141	23%	Yes
233	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$874	$1,252	25%	Yes
234	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$873	$1,070	21%	Yes
235	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$871	$1,189	24%	Yes
236	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$870	$1,328	27%	Yes
237	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$865	$1,129	23%	Yes
238	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$863	$1,100	22%	Yes
239	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$858	$1,261	25%	Yes
240	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$856	$1,398	28%	Yes
241	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$852	$1,124	22%	Yes
242	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$848	$1,107	22%	Yes
243	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$845	$1,399	28%	Yes
244	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$843	$1,111	22%	Yes
245	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$838	$1,252	25%	Yes
246	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$830	$1,203	24%	Yes
247	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$829	$1,392	28%	Yes
248	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$828	$1,203	24%	Yes
249	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$826	$1,121	22%	Yes
250	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$819	$1,148	23%	Yes
251	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$813	$1,205	24%	Yes
252	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$810	$1,263	25%	Yes
253	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$810	$1,280	26%	Yes
254	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$808	$1,252	25%	Yes
255	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$808	$1,139	23%	Yes
256	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$807	$1,257	25%	Yes
257	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$801	$1,296	26%	Yes
258	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$800	$1,167	23%	Yes
259	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$799	$1,009	20%	Yes
260	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$794	$1,277	26%	Yes
261	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$788	$1,208	24%	Yes
262	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$781	$1,185	24%	Yes
263	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$770	$1,303	26%	Yes
264	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$769	$1,330	27%	Yes
265	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$763	$1,171	23%	Yes
266	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$759	$1,297	26%	Yes
267	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$758	$1,224	24%	Yes
268	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$752	$1,217	24%	Yes
269	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$746	$1,236	25%	Yes
270	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$744	$1,358	27%	Yes
271	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$740	$1,265	25%	Yes
272	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$738	$1,322	26%	Yes
273	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$735	$1,406	28%	Yes
274	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$734	$1,319	26%	Yes
275	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$733	$1,490	30%	Yes
276	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$726	$1,252	25%	Yes
277	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$726	$1,342	27%	Yes
278	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$717	$1,298	26%	Yes
279	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$713	$1,105	22%	Yes
280	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$705	$1,318	26%	Yes
281	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$705	$1,559	31%	No
282	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$694	$1,174	23%	Yes
283	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$690	$1,492	30%	Yes
284	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$683	$1,551	31%	No
285	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$679	$1,473	29%	Yes
286	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$677	$1,488	30%	Yes
287	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$676	$1,359	27%	Yes
288	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$672	$1,215	24%	Yes
289	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$671	$1,310	26%	Yes
290	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$666	$1,312	26%	Yes
291	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$662	$1,167	23%	Yes
292	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$662	$1,331	27%	Yes
293	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$659	$1,383	28%	Yes
294	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$659	$1,332	27%	Yes
295	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$658	$1,125	23%	Yes
296	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$658	$1,503	30%	No
297	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$655	$1,362	27%	Yes
298	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$653	$1,399	28%	Yes
299	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$649	$1,366	27%	Yes
300	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$642	$1,386	28%	Yes
301	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$641	$1,367	27%	Yes
302	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$640	$1,379	28%	Yes
303	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$639	$1,375	28%	Yes
304	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$639	$1,506	30%	No
305	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$635	$1,336	27%	Yes
306	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$632	$1,165	23%	Yes
307	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$629	$1,341	27%	Yes
308	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$621	$1,647	33%	No
309	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$615	$1,556	31%	No
310	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$609	$1,471	29%	Yes
311	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$603	$1,289	26%	Yes
312	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$598	$1,395	28%	Yes
313	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$597	$1,453	29%	Yes
314	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$595	$1,517	30%	No
315	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$595	$1,571	31%	No
316	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$584	$1,189	24%	Yes
317	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$580	$1,399	28%	Yes
318	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$578	$1,483	30%	Yes
319	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$565	$1,218	24%	Yes
320	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$556	$1,454	29%	Yes
321	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$552	$1,362	27%	Yes
322	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$551	$1,271	25%	Yes
323	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$550	$1,643	33%	No
324	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$545	$1,238	25%	Yes
325	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$539	$1,431	29%	Yes
326	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$537	$1,552	31%	No
327	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$529	$1,596	32%	No
328	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$503	$1,392	28%	Yes
329	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$497	$1,378	28%	No
330	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$494	$1,588	32%	No
331	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$481	$1,541	31%	No
332	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$481	$1,744	35%	No
333	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$476	$1,128	23%	No
334	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$474	$1,356	27%	No
335	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$459	$1,489	30%	No
336	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$434	$1,684	34%	No
337	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$419	$1,530	31%	No
338	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$413	$1,362	27%	No
339	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$410	$1,848	37%	No
340	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$400	$1,227	25%	No
341	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$397	$1,528	31%	No
342	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$396	$1,654	33%	No
343	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$385	$1,433	29%	No
344	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$359	$1,270	25%	No
345	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$356	$1,652	33%	No
346	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$338	$1,625	33%	No
347	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$337	$1,796	36%	No
348	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$334	$1,509	30%	No
349	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$330	$1,463	29%	No
350	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$325	$1,416	28%	No
351	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$320	$1,271	25%	No
352	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$316	$1,655	33%	No
353	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$300	$1,618	32%	No
354	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$298	$1,782	36%	No
355	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$298	$1,758	35%	No
356	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$294	$1,740	35%	No
357	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$284	$1,403	28%	No
358	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$278	$1,795	36%	No
359	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$236	$1,745	35%	No
360	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$234	$1,663	33%	No
361	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$199	$1,593	32%	No
362	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$171	$1,986	40%	No
363	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$144	$1,674	33%	No
364	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$108	$1,576	32%	No
365	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$89	$1,867	37%	No
366	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$31	$1,938	39%	No
367	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	-$43	$1,916	38%	No
368	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	-$44	$1,890	38%	No
369	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	-$87	$1,940	39%	No
370	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	-$95	$2,073	41%	No
371	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	-$105	$2,013	40%	No
372	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	-$107	$1,692	34%	No
373	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	-$131	$2,023	40%	No
374	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	-$210	$2,100	42%	No
375	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	-$276	$2,313	46%	No
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	-$282	$2,165	43%	No
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	-$404	$2,323	46%	No
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	-$411	$2,281	46%	No
379	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	-$605	$2,292	46%	No
380	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	-$638	$2,273	45%	No
381	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	-$663	$2,638	53%	No
382	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	-$677	$2,207	44%	No
383	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	-$710	$2,116	42%	No
384	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	-$720	$2,549	51%	No
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,015	$2,635	53%	No
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	-$1,394	$3,018	60%	No
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,550	$3,011	60%	No

Questions

Ames, IA keeps the most: about $1,568 a month after tax and rent on $60,000. 317 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $60,000 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.