Where can I afford to live on $70,000?

358 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $70,000 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.

$60,000 $80,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$2,151	$760	13%	Yes
2	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$2,135	$885	15%	Yes
3	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,109	$817	14%	Yes
4	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,099	$864	15%	Yes
5	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,093	$863	15%	Yes
6	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,086	$832	14%	Yes
7	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$2,081	$740	13%	Yes
8	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$2,076	$924	16%	Yes
9	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,071	$721	12%	Yes
10	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$2,070	$788	14%	Yes
11	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,066	$854	15%	Yes
12	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$2,066	$806	14%	Yes
13	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,063	$742	13%	Yes
14	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,049	$877	15%	Yes
15	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$2,046	$911	16%	Yes
16	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,037	$754	13%	Yes
17	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,020	$932	16%	Yes
18	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,017	$901	15%	Yes
19	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$2,012	$803	14%	Yes
20	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,006	$879	15%	Yes
21	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,003	$959	16%	Yes
22	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,999	$594	10%	Yes
23	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,990	$928	16%	Yes
24	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$1,979	$904	15%	Yes
25	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,978	$1,008	17%	Yes
26	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$1,974	$1,010	17%	Yes
27	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,969	$949	16%	Yes
28	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,966	$546	9%	Yes
29	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$1,963	$982	17%	Yes
30	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,958	$979	17%	Yes
31	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,957	$932	16%	Yes
32	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,955	$776	13%	Yes
33	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,955	$865	15%	Yes
34	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,954	$1,016	17%	Yes
35	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,954	$684	12%	Yes
36	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,949	$972	17%	Yes
37	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,940	$969	17%	Yes
38	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,934	$811	14%	Yes
39	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,934	$1,014	17%	Yes
40	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$1,932	$860	15%	Yes
41	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,926	$811	14%	Yes
42	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$1,926	$748	13%	Yes
43	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,920	$1,024	18%	Yes
44	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,914	$741	13%	Yes
45	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$1,910	$1,084	19%	Yes
46	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,907	$716	12%	Yes
47	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,903	$984	17%	Yes
48	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,902	$855	15%	Yes
49	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,900	$837	14%	Yes
50	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,890	$1,045	18%	Yes
51	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,888	$792	14%	Yes
52	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,887	$906	16%	Yes
53	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,885	$815	14%	Yes
54	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,880	$699	12%	Yes
55	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$1,879	$1,138	20%	Yes
56	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,877	$832	14%	Yes
57	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,869	$693	12%	Yes
58	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,852	$906	16%	Yes
59	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$1,851	$749	13%	Yes
60	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,847	$1,072	18%	Yes
61	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,845	$744	13%	Yes
62	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,836	$975	17%	Yes
63	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,831	$1,108	19%	Yes
64	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,829	$934	16%	Yes
65	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$1,828	$730	13%	Yes
66	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,826	$1,070	18%	Yes
67	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,826	$829	14%	Yes
68	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,825	$1,049	18%	Yes
69	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,822	$857	15%	Yes
70	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,820	$692	12%	Yes
71	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$1,819	$759	13%	Yes
72	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,815	$1,020	17%	Yes
73	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$1,814	$993	17%	Yes
74	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$1,811	$766	13%	Yes
75	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,809	$830	14%	Yes
76	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,800	$897	15%	Yes
77	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$1,800	$722	12%	Yes
78	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,800	$862	15%	Yes
79	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$1,798	$991	17%	Yes
80	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$1,797	$894	15%	Yes
81	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,796	$904	15%	Yes
82	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$1,794	$997	17%	Yes
83	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,794	$986	17%	Yes
84	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$1,792	$868	15%	Yes
85	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,778	$1,137	19%	Yes
86	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,775	$1,128	19%	Yes
87	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$1,772	$1,021	18%	Yes
88	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,772	$801	14%	Yes
89	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,772	$967	17%	Yes
90	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,771	$741	13%	Yes
91	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$1,770	$911	16%	Yes
92	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,769	$904	15%	Yes
93	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,769	$869	15%	Yes
94	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,768	$1,009	17%	Yes
95	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,766	$986	17%	Yes
96	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$1,765	$882	15%	Yes
97	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$1,759	$960	16%	Yes
98	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,757	$1,089	19%	Yes
99	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$1,753	$1,052	18%	Yes
100	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$1,749	$916	16%	Yes
101	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,748	$1,155	20%	Yes
102	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,742	$883	15%	Yes
103	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,740	$772	13%	Yes
104	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,740	$1,178	20%	Yes
105	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$1,732	$845	14%	Yes
106	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$1,729	$1,065	18%	Yes
107	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$1,728	$1,089	19%	Yes
108	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,726	$1,131	19%	Yes
109	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$1,723	$804	14%	Yes
110	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$1,723	$937	16%	Yes
111	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$1,721	$842	14%	Yes
112	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$1,720	$1,068	18%	Yes
113	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,719	$821	14%	Yes
114	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$1,719	$856	15%	Yes
115	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,718	$951	16%	Yes
116	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$1,715	$1,077	18%	Yes
117	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,714	$875	15%	Yes
118	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,713	$904	15%	Yes
119	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,712	$853	15%	Yes
120	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,706	$1,049	18%	Yes
121	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$1,702	$1,107	19%	Yes
122	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,702	$953	16%	Yes
123	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$1,701	$1,187	20%	Yes
124	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$1,697	$893	15%	Yes
125	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$1,693	$884	15%	Yes
126	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$1,691	$887	15%	Yes
127	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,687	$825	14%	Yes
128	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$1,686	$893	15%	Yes
129	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,684	$913	16%	Yes
130	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$1,682	$988	17%	Yes
131	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$1,681	$980	17%	Yes
132	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$1,678	$964	17%	Yes
133	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$1,677	$1,082	19%	Yes
134	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$1,676	$1,022	18%	Yes
135	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$1,673	$897	15%	Yes
136	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$1,672	$981	17%	Yes
137	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,668	$1,018	17%	Yes
138	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,665	$1,188	20%	Yes
139	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,664	$1,254	21%	Yes
140	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$1,662	$854	15%	Yes
141	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,661	$977	17%	Yes
142	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,656	$1,065	18%	Yes
143	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,648	$1,039	18%	Yes
144	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$1,646	$847	15%	Yes
145	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$1,643	$947	16%	Yes
146	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,642	$940	16%	Yes
147	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$1,639	$1,062	18%	Yes
148	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$1,639	$1,149	20%	Yes
149	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$1,633	$976	17%	Yes
150	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$1,633	$1,223	21%	Yes
151	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$1,626	$940	16%	Yes
152	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$1,624	$1,005	17%	Yes
153	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$1,623	$897	15%	Yes
154	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$1,622	$970	17%	Yes
155	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,619	$1,296	22%	Yes
156	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,618	$1,002	17%	Yes
157	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,617	$984	17%	Yes
158	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$1,616	$948	16%	Yes
159	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,614	$917	16%	Yes
160	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,613	$942	16%	Yes
161	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,608	$1,278	22%	Yes
162	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$1,608	$979	17%	Yes
163	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,606	$1,042	18%	Yes
164	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,605	$898	15%	Yes
165	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$1,605	$1,089	19%	Yes
166	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$1,601	$1,145	20%	Yes
167	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$1,599	$1,000	17%	Yes
168	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$1,599	$1,236	21%	Yes
169	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,594	$1,226	21%	Yes
170	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,592	$948	16%	Yes
171	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,591	$1,119	19%	Yes
172	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$1,591	$1,011	17%	Yes
173	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,591	$984	17%	Yes
174	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,591	$1,047	18%	Yes
175	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,589	$1,044	18%	Yes
176	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,587	$1,297	22%	Yes
177	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,584	$1,050	18%	Yes
178	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,582	$1,305	22%	Yes
179	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,582	$930	16%	Yes
180	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$1,580	$991	17%	Yes
181	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,566	$1,221	21%	Yes
182	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,565	$1,013	17%	Yes
183	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$1,563	$1,055	18%	Yes
184	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,560	$1,067	18%	Yes
185	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$1,559	$1,010	17%	Yes
186	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,556	$1,149	20%	Yes
187	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$1,554	$981	17%	Yes
188	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$1,554	$1,060	18%	Yes
189	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,551	$1,101	19%	Yes
190	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$1,549	$1,010	17%	Yes
191	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$1,547	$1,007	17%	Yes
192	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$1,544	$1,293	22%	Yes
193	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,544	$1,258	22%	Yes
194	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$1,539	$1,084	19%	Yes
195	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,539	$1,324	23%	Yes
196	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,539	$1,337	23%	Yes
197	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$1,538	$1,150	20%	Yes
198	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,536	$1,168	20%	Yes
199	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,536	$1,060	18%	Yes
200	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,536	$1,009	17%	Yes
201	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,532	$1,042	18%	Yes
202	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,532	$984	17%	Yes
203	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$1,531	$1,063	18%	Yes
204	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,530	$1,138	20%	Yes
205	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,526	$1,047	18%	Yes
206	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$1,515	$1,421	24%	Yes
207	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$1,505	$1,176	20%	Yes
208	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,505	$1,333	23%	Yes
209	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,498	$1,169	20%	Yes
210	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$1,497	$1,051	18%	Yes
211	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$1,494	$1,267	22%	Yes
212	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$1,493	$1,162	20%	Yes
213	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,491	$1,274	22%	Yes
214	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,490	$1,106	19%	Yes
215	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$1,488	$1,103	19%	Yes
216	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,486	$1,328	23%	Yes
217	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,483	$1,101	19%	Yes
218	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$1,481	$1,167	20%	Yes
219	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$1,481	$1,090	19%	Yes
220	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$1,479	$1,100	19%	Yes
221	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,478	$1,157	20%	Yes
222	York, PASalary needed Costs	$1,477	$1,048	18%	Yes
223	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,472	$1,398	24%	Yes
224	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$1,469	$1,115	19%	Yes
225	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$1,468	$1,055	18%	Yes
226	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,461	$1,399	24%	Yes
227	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,461	$1,330	23%	Yes
228	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,460	$1,204	21%	Yes
229	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,459	$1,142	20%	Yes
230	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$1,455	$1,163	20%	Yes
231	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$1,454	$1,252	21%	Yes
232	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,454	$1,210	21%	Yes
233	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$1,454	$1,070	18%	Yes
234	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,453	$1,082	19%	Yes
235	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$1,449	$1,134	19%	Yes
236	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,449	$1,135	19%	Yes
237	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,449	$1,208	21%	Yes
238	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$1,445	$1,392	24%	Yes
239	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$1,444	$1,189	20%	Yes
240	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,439	$1,141	20%	Yes
241	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$1,437	$1,129	19%	Yes
242	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$1,429	$1,261	22%	Yes
243	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$1,424	$1,124	19%	Yes
244	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$1,424	$1,111	19%	Yes
245	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,417	$1,107	19%	Yes
246	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$1,416	$1,252	21%	Yes
247	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$1,408	$1,203	21%	Yes
248	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,405	$1,203	21%	Yes
249	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,391	$1,121	19%	Yes
250	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,390	$1,280	22%	Yes
251	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,388	$1,277	22%	Yes
252	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,388	$1,252	21%	Yes
253	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,387	$1,148	20%	Yes
254	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$1,385	$1,257	22%	Yes
255	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,381	$1,296	22%	Yes
256	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$1,381	$1,167	20%	Yes
257	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,377	$1,205	21%	Yes
258	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,377	$1,139	20%	Yes
259	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,376	$1,263	22%	Yes
260	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$1,360	$1,208	21%	Yes
261	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,349	$1,490	26%	Yes
262	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$1,349	$1,009	17%	Yes
263	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,347	$1,303	22%	Yes
264	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$1,341	$1,185	20%	Yes
265	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$1,340	$1,330	23%	Yes
266	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$1,333	$1,217	21%	Yes
267	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,332	$1,171	20%	Yes
268	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$1,331	$1,297	22%	Yes
269	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,329	$1,406	24%	Yes
270	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,324	$1,358	23%	Yes
271	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,323	$1,224	21%	Yes
272	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,321	$1,559	27%	Yes
273	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,318	$1,322	23%	Yes
274	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,317	$1,265	22%	Yes
275	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,315	$1,236	21%	Yes
276	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$1,307	$1,342	23%	Yes
277	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,299	$1,551	27%	Yes
278	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,298	$1,319	23%	Yes
279	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$1,295	$1,298	22%	Yes
280	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,293	$1,488	26%	Yes
281	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,291	$1,252	21%	Yes
282	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$1,278	$1,331	23%	Yes
283	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$1,277	$1,318	23%	Yes
284	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$1,263	$1,105	19%	Yes
285	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$1,261	$1,492	26%	Yes
286	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$1,258	$1,386	24%	Yes
287	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$1,257	$1,473	25%	Yes
288	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,255	$1,506	26%	Yes
289	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$1,244	$1,174	20%	Yes
290	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,244	$1,359	23%	Yes
291	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$1,243	$1,310	22%	Yes
292	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$1,239	$1,312	22%	Yes
293	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,234	$1,503	26%	Yes
294	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$1,231	$1,215	21%	Yes
295	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$1,231	$1,556	27%	Yes
296	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,227	$1,383	24%	Yes
297	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$1,226	$1,332	23%	Yes
298	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$1,225	$1,471	25%	Yes
299	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$1,224	$1,399	24%	Yes
300	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$1,222	$1,362	23%	Yes
301	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,216	$1,375	24%	Yes
302	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$1,213	$1,167	20%	Yes
303	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$1,212	$1,379	24%	Yes
304	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,210	$1,367	23%	Yes
305	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$1,208	$1,125	19%	Yes
306	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,208	$1,366	23%	Yes
307	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$1,199	$1,647	28%	Yes
308	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$1,199	$1,336	23%	Yes
309	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$1,198	$1,341	23%	Yes
310	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$1,182	$1,165	20%	Yes
311	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$1,170	$1,453	25%	Yes
312	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$1,165	$1,395	24%	Yes
313	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,164	$1,571	27%	Yes
314	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$1,162	$1,517	26%	Yes
315	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$1,162	$1,289	22%	Yes
316	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$1,155	$1,189	20%	Yes
317	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$1,153	$1,552	27%	Yes
318	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$1,152	$1,399	24%	Yes
319	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$1,145	$1,596	27%	Yes
320	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,144	$1,643	28%	Yes
321	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,142	$1,483	25%	Yes
322	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$1,123	$1,454	25%	Yes
323	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$1,121	$1,362	23%	Yes
324	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$1,120	$1,431	25%	Yes
325	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$1,119	$1,392	24%	Yes
326	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$1,115	$1,218	21%	Yes
327	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$1,113	$1,378	24%	Yes
328	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$1,101	$1,271	22%	Yes
329	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,097	$1,744	30%	Yes
330	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$1,095	$1,238	21%	Yes
331	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,058	$1,588	27%	Yes
332	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,050	$1,541	26%	Yes
333	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$1,037	$1,489	26%	Yes
334	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,026	$1,848	32%	No
335	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$1,024	$1,356	23%	Yes
336	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,018	$1,128	19%	Yes
337	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,000	$1,684	29%	Yes
338	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$978	$1,530	26%	Yes
339	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$972	$1,652	28%	Yes
340	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$970	$1,528	26%	Yes
341	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$965	$1,654	28%	Yes
342	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$955	$1,362	23%	Yes
343	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$953	$1,796	31%	No
344	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$942	$1,227	21%	Yes
345	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$936	$1,433	25%	Yes
346	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$914	$1,758	30%	No
347	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$907	$1,625	28%	Yes
348	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$901	$1,270	22%	Yes
349	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$885	$1,655	28%	Yes
350	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$883	$1,509	26%	Yes
351	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$880	$1,463	25%	Yes
352	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$878	$1,740	30%	Yes
353	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$872	$1,782	31%	No
354	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$869	$1,618	28%	Yes
355	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$867	$1,416	24%	Yes
356	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$862	$1,271	22%	Yes
357	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$838	$1,795	31%	No
358	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$826	$1,403	24%	Yes
359	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$809	$1,745	30%	Yes
360	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$784	$1,663	29%	Yes
361	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$750	$1,593	27%	Yes
362	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$740	$1,986	34%	No
363	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$694	$1,674	29%	Yes
364	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$650	$1,576	27%	Yes
365	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$648	$1,867	32%	No
366	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$604	$1,938	33%	No
367	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	$521	$2,073	36%	No
368	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	$518	$1,916	33%	No
369	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	$506	$1,890	32%	No
370	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	$463	$1,940	33%	No
371	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	$462	$1,692	29%	No
372	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	$445	$2,013	35%	No
373	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	$419	$2,023	35%	No
374	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	$340	$2,100	36%	No
375	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	$293	$2,313	40%	No
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	$268	$2,165	37%	No
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	$146	$2,323	40%	No
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	$139	$2,281	39%	No
379	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	-$55	$2,292	39%	No
380	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	-$88	$2,273	39%	No
381	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	-$113	$2,638	45%	No
382	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	-$131	$2,207	38%	No
383	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	-$147	$2,549	44%	No
384	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	-$164	$2,116	36%	No
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	-$465	$2,635	45%	No
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	-$857	$3,018	52%	No
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	-$1,000	$3,011	52%	No

Questions

Ames, IA keeps the most: about $2,151 a month after tax and rent on $70,000. 358 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $70,000 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.