Where can I afford to live on $80,000?

370 of 387 metros keep rent within 30% of $80,000 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.

$70,000 $90,000 All salaries

#	Metro	Left each month	Rent	Rent share	Comfortable
1	Ames, IASalary needed Costs	$2,706	$760	11%	Yes
2	Fargo, NDSalary needed Costs	$2,705	$885	13%	Yes
3	Lubbock, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,695	$817	12%	Yes
4	Wichita Falls, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,685	$864	13%	Yes
5	McAllen, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,679	$863	13%	Yes
6	Longview, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,672	$832	12%	Yes
7	Amarillo, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,652	$854	13%	Yes
8	Grand Forks, NDSalary needed Costs	$2,646	$924	14%	Yes
9	Davenport, IASalary needed Costs	$2,636	$740	11%	Yes
10	Texarkana, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,635	$877	13%	Yes
11	Waterloo, IASalary needed Costs	$2,625	$788	12%	Yes
12	Dubuque, IASalary needed Costs	$2,621	$806	12%	Yes
13	Cape Girardeau, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,618	$721	11%	Yes
14	Jefferson City, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,610	$742	11%	Yes
15	Killeen, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,606	$932	14%	Yes
16	Laredo, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,603	$901	14%	Yes
17	Iowa City, IASalary needed Costs	$2,601	$911	14%	Yes
18	Morristown, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,592	$879	13%	Yes
19	Sherman, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,589	$959	14%	Yes
20	St. Joseph, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,584	$754	11%	Yes
21	Eagle Pass, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,576	$928	14%	Yes
22	Alexandria, LASalary needed Costs	$2,573	$803	12%	Yes
23	El Paso, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,564	$1,008	15%	Yes
24	Beaumont, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,555	$949	14%	Yes
25	Sioux Falls, SDSalary needed Costs	$2,549	$982	15%	Yes
26	Weirton, WVSalary needed Costs	$2,545	$594	9%	Yes
27	Brownsville, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,544	$979	15%	Yes
28	Minot, NDSalary needed Costs	$2,544	$1,010	15%	Yes
29	Kingsport, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,543	$932	14%	Yes
30	College Station, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,540	$1,016	15%	Yes
31	Victoria, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,535	$972	15%	Yes
32	Cedar Rapids, IASalary needed Costs	$2,534	$904	14%	Yes
33	Johnson City, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,526	$969	15%	Yes
34	San Angelo, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,520	$1,014	15%	Yes
35	Fort Smith, ARSalary needed Costs	$2,509	$776	12%	Yes
36	Tyler, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,506	$1,024	15%	Yes
37	Gadsden, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,503	$546	8%	Yes
38	Springfield, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,502	$865	13%	Yes
39	Mansfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,501	$684	10%	Yes
40	Monroe, LASalary needed Costs	$2,493	$860	13%	Yes
41	Clarksville, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,489	$984	15%	Yes
42	Lawton, OKSalary needed Costs	$2,481	$811	12%	Yes
43	Bismarck, NDSalary needed Costs	$2,480	$1,084	16%	Yes
44	Hot Springs, ARSalary needed Costs	$2,480	$811	12%	Yes
45	Memphis, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,476	$1,045	16%	Yes
46	Wausau, WISalary needed Costs	$2,468	$748	11%	Yes
47	Rapid City, SDSalary needed Costs	$2,465	$1,138	17%	Yes
48	Youngstown, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,461	$741	11%	Yes
49	Rocky Mount, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,458	$716	11%	Yes
50	Jonesboro, ARSalary needed Costs	$2,454	$837	13%	Yes
51	Sierra Vista, AZSalary needed Costs	$2,443	$832	12%	Yes
52	Manhattan, KSSalary needed Costs	$2,442	$855	13%	Yes
53	Canton, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,435	$792	12%	Yes
54	Joplin, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,434	$906	14%	Yes
55	Corpus Christi, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,433	$1,072	16%	Yes
56	Enid, OKSalary needed Costs	$2,432	$815	12%	Yes
57	Decatur, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,425	$699	10%	Yes
58	Sebring, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,422	$975	15%	Yes
59	Waco, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,417	$1,108	17%	Yes
60	Wheeling, WVSalary needed Costs	$2,415	$693	10%	Yes
61	Cleveland, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,412	$1,070	16%	Yes
62	San Antonio, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,411	$1,049	16%	Yes
63	Little Rock, ARSalary needed Costs	$2,406	$906	14%	Yes
64	Muncie, INSalary needed Costs	$2,399	$749	11%	Yes
65	Parkersburg, WVSalary needed Costs	$2,391	$744	11%	Yes
66	Springfield, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,373	$829	12%	Yes
67	Albany, GASalary needed Costs	$2,371	$730	11%	Yes
68	Terre Haute, INSalary needed Costs	$2,367	$759	11%	Yes
69	Chattanooga, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,364	$1,137	17%	Yes
70	Columbia, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,362	$1,020	15%	Yes
71	Wichita, KSSalary needed Costs	$2,362	$857	13%	Yes
72	Jackson, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,361	$1,128	17%	Yes
73	Kokomo, INSalary needed Costs	$2,359	$766	11%	Yes
74	Cheyenne, WYSalary needed Costs	$2,358	$1,021	15%	Yes
75	Mankato, MNSalary needed Costs	$2,358	$934	14%	Yes
76	Anniston, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,357	$692	10%	Yes
77	Lincoln, NESalary needed Costs	$2,356	$993	15%	Yes
78	Sandusky, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,356	$830	12%	Yes
79	Hammond, LASalary needed Costs	$2,355	$997	15%	Yes
80	Des Moines, IASalary needed Costs	$2,353	$991	15%	Yes
81	Johnstown, PASalary needed Costs	$2,353	$722	11%	Yes
82	Las Cruces, NMSalary needed Costs	$2,347	$862	13%	Yes
83	Champaign, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,345	$897	13%	Yes
84	Akron, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,343	$904	14%	Yes
85	Homosassa Springs, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,343	$1,089	16%	Yes
86	La Crosse, WISalary needed Costs	$2,339	$894	13%	Yes
87	Green Bay, WISalary needed Costs	$2,334	$868	13%	Yes
88	Lawrence, KSSalary needed Costs	$2,334	$986	15%	Yes
89	Tucson, AZSalary needed Costs	$2,334	$1,009	15%	Yes
90	Wildwood, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,334	$1,155	17%	Yes
91	Odessa, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,326	$1,178	18%	Yes
92	Tulsa, OKSalary needed Costs	$2,319	$967	15%	Yes
93	Huntington, WVSalary needed Costs	$2,318	$801	12%	Yes
94	Morgantown, WVSalary needed Costs	$2,315	$869	13%	Yes
95	Bloomington, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,314	$904	14%	Yes
96	Lafayette, LASalary needed Costs	$2,314	$1,052	16%	Yes
97	Eau Claire, WISalary needed Costs	$2,312	$911	14%	Yes
98	Tallahassee, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,312	$1,131	17%	Yes
99	Florence, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,308	$741	11%	Yes
100	Fond du Lac, WISalary needed Costs	$2,307	$882	13%	Yes
101	Oklahoma City, OKSalary needed Costs	$2,306	$960	14%	Yes
102	St. Cloud, MNSalary needed Costs	$2,295	$986	15%	Yes
103	Appleton, WISalary needed Costs	$2,291	$916	14%	Yes
104	Baton Rouge, LASalary needed Costs	$2,290	$1,065	16%	Yes
105	Farmington, NMSalary needed Costs	$2,289	$883	13%	Yes
106	Casper, WYSalary needed Costs	$2,288	$1,107	17%	Yes
107	Spokane, WASalary needed Costs	$2,287	$1,187	18%	Yes
108	Yuma, AZSalary needed Costs	$2,284	$951	14%	Yes
109	Sioux City, IASalary needed Costs	$2,283	$1,089	16%	Yes
110	Houma, LASalary needed Costs	$2,281	$1,068	16%	Yes
111	Michigan City, INSalary needed Costs	$2,280	$845	13%	Yes
112	Decatur, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,277	$772	12%	Yes
113	Erie, PASalary needed Costs	$2,276	$804	12%	Yes
114	Shreveport, LASalary needed Costs	$2,276	$1,077	16%	Yes
115	Sheboygan, WISalary needed Costs	$2,265	$937	14%	Yes
116	Bay City, MISalary needed Costs	$2,264	$842	13%	Yes
117	Saginaw, MISalary needed Costs	$2,262	$856	13%	Yes
118	Paducah, KYSalary needed Costs	$2,259	$821	12%	Yes
119	Beckley, WVSalary needed Costs	$2,258	$853	13%	Yes
120	Springfield, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,258	$904	14%	Yes
121	Pocatello, IDSalary needed Costs	$2,252	$875	13%	Yes
122	Houston, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,251	$1,188	18%	Yes
123	Midland, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,250	$1,254	19%	Yes
124	Toledo, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,249	$953	14%	Yes
125	Evansville, INSalary needed Costs	$2,245	$893	13%	Yes
126	Elkhart, INSalary needed Costs	$2,241	$884	13%	Yes
127	Duluth, MNSalary needed Costs	$2,235	$1,049	16%	Yes
128	Flint, MISalary needed Costs	$2,234	$887	13%	Yes
129	Jackson, MISalary needed Costs	$2,229	$893	13%	Yes
130	Peoria, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,229	$913	14%	Yes
131	Dothan, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,224	$825	12%	Yes
132	Lansing, MISalary needed Costs	$2,224	$980	15%	Yes
133	Oshkosh, WISalary needed Costs	$2,224	$988	15%	Yes
134	Janesville, WISalary needed Costs	$2,220	$964	14%	Yes
135	Lafayette, INSalary needed Costs	$2,220	$981	15%	Yes
136	Grand Island, NESalary needed Costs	$2,219	$1,082	16%	Yes
137	Battle Creek, MISalary needed Costs	$2,216	$897	13%	Yes
138	Topeka, KSSalary needed Costs	$2,216	$1,022	15%	Yes
139	Dayton, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,215	$1,018	15%	Yes
140	Williamsport, PASalary needed Costs	$2,215	$854	13%	Yes
141	Lake Havasu City, AZSalary needed Costs	$2,214	$1,039	16%	Yes
142	Lima, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,208	$977	15%	Yes
143	Knoxville, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,205	$1,296	19%	Yes
144	Lake Charles, LASalary needed Costs	$2,200	$1,149	17%	Yes
145	Altoona, PASalary needed Costs	$2,199	$847	13%	Yes
146	Cleveland, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,199	$1,065	16%	Yes
147	Jacksonville, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,194	$1,278	19%	Yes
148	New Orleans, LASalary needed Costs	$2,194	$1,223	18%	Yes
149	Bloomington, INSalary needed Costs	$2,187	$1,062	16%	Yes
150	Rockford, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,187	$940	14%	Yes
151	Midland, MISalary needed Costs	$2,186	$947	14%	Yes
152	Ocala, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,180	$1,226	18%	Yes
153	Chambersburg, PASalary needed Costs	$2,176	$897	13%	Yes
154	Kalamazoo, MISalary needed Costs	$2,176	$976	15%	Yes
155	Punta Gorda, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,173	$1,297	19%	Yes
156	South Bend, INSalary needed Costs	$2,172	$1,005	15%	Yes
157	Fort Wayne, INSalary needed Costs	$2,170	$970	15%	Yes
158	Burlington, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,169	$1,002	15%	Yes
159	Monroe, MISalary needed Costs	$2,169	$940	14%	Yes
160	Gainesville, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,168	$1,305	20%	Yes
161	Goldsboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,168	$984	15%	Yes
162	Yakima, WASalary needed Costs	$2,166	$991	15%	Yes
163	Slidell, LASalary needed Costs	$2,160	$1,236	19%	Yes
164	Pueblo, COSalary needed Costs	$2,158	$979	15%	Yes
165	Greensboro, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,157	$1,042	16%	Yes
166	Fayetteville, ARSalary needed Costs	$2,155	$1,145	17%	Yes
167	Lynchburg, VASalary needed Costs	$2,155	$948	14%	Yes
168	Owensboro, KYSalary needed Costs	$2,154	$917	14%	Yes
169	Elizabethtown, KYSalary needed Costs	$2,153	$942	14%	Yes
170	Austin, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,152	$1,221	18%	Yes
171	Omaha, NESalary needed Costs	$2,147	$1,089	16%	Yes
172	Elmira, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,146	$898	13%	Yes
173	Niles, MISalary needed Costs	$2,142	$1,000	15%	Yes
174	Winston-Salem, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,142	$1,047	16%	Yes
175	Fayetteville, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,140	$1,044	16%	Yes
176	Albuquerque, NMSalary needed Costs	$2,138	$1,119	17%	Yes
177	Charleston, WVSalary needed Costs	$2,137	$1,011	15%	Yes
178	Bowling Green, KYSalary needed Costs	$2,132	$948	14%	Yes
179	Carson City, NVSalary needed Costs	$2,130	$1,293	19%	Yes
180	Dallas, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,130	$1,258	19%	Yes
181	Idaho Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$2,129	$984	15%	Yes
182	Huntsville, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,128	$1,050	16%	Yes
183	Deltona, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,125	$1,324	20%	Yes
184	Pensacola, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,125	$1,337	20%	Yes
185	Walla Walla, WASalary needed Costs	$2,124	$1,150	17%	Yes
186	Tuscaloosa, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,119	$930	14%	Yes
187	Hattiesburg, MSSalary needed Costs	$2,113	$1,055	16%	Yes
188	Logan, UTSalary needed Costs	$2,109	$1,067	16%	Yes
189	Gettysburg, PASalary needed Costs	$2,107	$981	15%	Yes
190	Jacksonville, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,107	$1,149	17%	Yes
191	Gulfport, MSSalary needed Costs	$2,104	$1,060	16%	Yes
192	Greenville, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,102	$1,101	17%	Yes
193	Macon, GASalary needed Costs	$2,102	$1,010	15%	Yes
194	Abilene, TXSalary needed Costs	$2,101	$1,421	21%	Yes
195	Sumter, SCSalary needed Costs	$2,099	$1,013	15%	Yes
196	Rome, GASalary needed Costs	$2,092	$1,010	15%	Yes
197	Lakeland, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,091	$1,333	20%	Yes
198	Muskegon, MISalary needed Costs	$2,090	$1,007	15%	Yes
199	Columbus, INSalary needed Costs	$2,087	$1,084	16%	Yes
200	Cincinnati, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,083	$1,168	18%	Yes
201	Kankakee, ILSalary needed Costs	$2,081	$1,060	16%	Yes
202	Las Vegas, NVSalary needed Costs	$2,080	$1,267	19%	Yes
203	Columbus, GASalary needed Costs	$2,074	$1,063	16%	Yes
204	Lewiston, IDSalary needed Costs	$2,074	$1,009	15%	Yes
205	Panama City, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,072	$1,328	20%	Yes
206	Great Falls, MTSalary needed Costs	$2,069	$1,042	16%	Yes
207	Mobile, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,069	$984	15%	Yes
208	St. Louis, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,069	$1,138	17%	Yes
209	Longview, WASalary needed Costs	$2,065	$1,100	17%	Yes
210	Louisville, KYSalary needed Costs	$2,060	$1,047	16%	Yes
211	Cape Coral, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,058	$1,398	21%	Yes
212	Columbus, OHSalary needed Costs	$2,048	$1,176	18%	Yes
213	Palm Bay, FLSalary needed Costs	$2,047	$1,399	21%	Yes
214	Durham, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,042	$1,274	19%	Yes
215	Valdosta, GASalary needed Costs	$2,040	$1,051	16%	Yes
216	Buffalo, NYSalary needed Costs	$2,039	$1,169	18%	Yes
217	Racine, WISalary needed Costs	$2,035	$1,162	17%	Yes
218	Nashville, TNSalary needed Costs	$2,031	$1,392	21%	Yes
219	York, PASalary needed Costs	$2,030	$1,048	16%	Yes
220	Birmingham, ALSalary needed Costs	$2,027	$1,106	17%	Yes
221	Blacksburg, VASalary needed Costs	$2,027	$1,103	17%	Yes
222	Harrisburg, PASalary needed Costs	$2,022	$1,115	17%	Yes
223	Billings, MTSalary needed Costs	$2,020	$1,101	17%	Yes
224	Kansas City, MOSalary needed Costs	$2,020	$1,167	18%	Yes
225	Roanoke, VASalary needed Costs	$2,020	$1,090	16%	Yes
226	Columbia, SCSalary needed Costs	$2,012	$1,157	17%	Yes
227	Hickory, NCSalary needed Costs	$2,010	$1,142	17%	Yes
228	Scranton, PASalary needed Costs	$2,007	$1,070	16%	Yes
229	Staunton, VASalary needed Costs	$2,007	$1,055	16%	Yes
230	Grand Rapids, MISalary needed Costs	$2,004	$1,252	19%	Yes
231	Binghamton, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,994	$1,082	16%	Yes
232	Greenville, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,994	$1,204	18%	Yes
233	Augusta, GASalary needed Costs	$1,992	$1,134	17%	Yes
234	Missoula, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,991	$1,210	18%	Yes
235	Pittsburgh, PASalary needed Costs	$1,990	$1,163	17%	Yes
236	Rochester, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,990	$1,330	20%	Yes
237	Rochester, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,990	$1,208	18%	Yes
238	Indianapolis, INSalary needed Costs	$1,989	$1,189	18%	Yes
239	Lexington, KYSalary needed Costs	$1,989	$1,135	17%	Yes
240	Warner Robins, GASalary needed Costs	$1,980	$1,129	17%	Yes
241	Lebanon, PASalary needed Costs	$1,977	$1,111	17%	Yes
242	Spartanburg, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,973	$1,141	17%	Yes
243	Milwaukee, WISalary needed Costs	$1,971	$1,261	19%	Yes
244	Dalton, GASalary needed Costs	$1,967	$1,124	17%	Yes
245	Grand Junction, COSalary needed Costs	$1,966	$1,252	19%	Yes
246	Jackson, MSSalary needed Costs	$1,958	$1,203	18%	Yes
247	Utica, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,958	$1,107	17%	Yes
248	Ogden, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,954	$1,203	18%	Yes
249	Phoenix, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,954	$1,277	19%	Yes
250	Pinehurst, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,941	$1,280	19%	Yes
251	Raleigh, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,939	$1,252	19%	Yes
252	Crestview, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,935	$1,490	22%	Yes
253	Greeley, COSalary needed Costs	$1,935	$1,257	19%	Yes
254	Reading, PASalary needed Costs	$1,934	$1,167	18%	Yes
255	Asheville, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,932	$1,296	19%	Yes
256	Montgomery, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,928	$1,121	17%	Yes
257	Twin Falls, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,925	$1,148	17%	Yes
258	Watertown, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,918	$1,139	17%	Yes
259	Helena, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,913	$1,263	19%	Yes
260	Florence, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,911	$1,205	18%	Yes
261	North Port, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,907	$1,559	23%	Yes
262	Brunswick, GASalary needed Costs	$1,903	$1,208	18%	Yes
263	Provo, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,896	$1,303	20%	Yes
264	Prescott Valley, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,895	$1,406	21%	Yes
265	Lancaster, PASalary needed Costs	$1,886	$1,217	18%	Yes
266	Sebastian, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,885	$1,551	23%	Yes
267	Madison, WISalary needed Costs	$1,882	$1,330	20%	Yes
268	Orlando, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,879	$1,488	22%	Yes
269	Wilmington, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,875	$1,358	20%	Yes
270	Athens, GASalary needed Costs	$1,874	$1,297	19%	Yes
271	Glens Falls, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,873	$1,171	18%	Yes
272	Detroit, MISalary needed Costs	$1,871	$1,185	18%	Yes
273	Charlotte, NCSalary needed Costs	$1,869	$1,322	20%	Yes
274	Salt Lake City, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,866	$1,265	19%	Yes
275	El Centro, CASalary needed Costs	$1,865	$1,009	15%	Yes
276	Kennewick, WASalary needed Costs	$1,864	$1,331	20%	Yes
277	Auburn, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,860	$1,224	18%	Yes
278	State College, PASalary needed Costs	$1,860	$1,342	20%	Yes
279	Syracuse, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,856	$1,236	19%	Yes
280	Colorado Springs, COSalary needed Costs	$1,845	$1,298	19%	Yes
281	Wenatchee, WASalary needed Costs	$1,844	$1,386	21%	Yes
282	Tampa, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,841	$1,506	23%	Yes
283	Myrtle Beach, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,832	$1,319	20%	Yes
284	Daphne, ALSalary needed Costs	$1,828	$1,252	19%	Yes
285	Gainesville, GASalary needed Costs	$1,820	$1,318	20%	Yes
286	Reno, NVSalary needed Costs	$1,817	$1,556	23%	Yes
287	Bellingham, WASalary needed Costs	$1,811	$1,471	22%	Yes
288	Fort Collins, COSalary needed Costs	$1,807	$1,473	22%	Yes
289	Ann Arbor, MISalary needed Costs	$1,804	$1,492	22%	Yes
290	Hinesville, GASalary needed Costs	$1,786	$1,310	20%	Yes
291	Pittsfield, MASalary needed Costs	$1,784	$1,312	20%	Yes
292	Coeur d'Alene, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,782	$1,359	20%	Yes
293	Santa Fe, NMSalary needed Costs	$1,781	$1,503	23%	Yes
294	Redding, CASalary needed Costs	$1,779	$1,105	17%	Yes
295	Traverse City, MISalary needed Costs	$1,767	$1,399	21%	Yes
296	Boise, IDSalary needed Costs	$1,765	$1,383	21%	Yes
297	St. George, UTSalary needed Costs	$1,765	$1,375	21%	Yes
298	Winchester, VASalary needed Costs	$1,765	$1,332	20%	Yes
299	Bangor, MESalary needed Costs	$1,761	$1,215	18%	Yes
300	Richmond, VASalary needed Costs	$1,761	$1,362	20%	Yes
301	Chico, CASalary needed Costs	$1,760	$1,174	18%	Yes
302	Savannah, GASalary needed Costs	$1,755	$1,379	21%	Yes
303	Albany, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,751	$1,367	21%	Yes
304	Boulder, COSalary needed Costs	$1,749	$1,647	25%	Yes
305	Olympia, WASalary needed Costs	$1,739	$1,552	23%	Yes
306	Minneapolis, MNSalary needed Costs	$1,737	$1,366	20%	Yes
307	Vineland, NJSalary needed Costs	$1,736	$1,341	20%	Yes
308	Hagerstown, MDSalary needed Costs	$1,735	$1,167	18%	Yes
309	Bremerton, WASalary needed Costs	$1,731	$1,596	24%	Yes
310	Dover, DESalary needed Costs	$1,730	$1,336	20%	Yes
311	Hanford, CASalary needed Costs	$1,724	$1,125	17%	Yes
312	Amherst Town, MASalary needed Costs	$1,715	$1,453	22%	Yes
313	Flagstaff, AZSalary needed Costs	$1,710	$1,643	25%	Yes
314	Anchorage, AKSalary needed Costs	$1,705	$1,392	21%	Yes
315	Ithaca, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,705	$1,571	24%	Yes
316	Harrisonburg, VASalary needed Costs	$1,704	$1,395	21%	Yes
317	Charlottesville, VASalary needed Costs	$1,701	$1,517	23%	Yes
318	Fairbanks, AKSalary needed Costs	$1,699	$1,378	21%	Yes
319	Yuba City, CASalary needed Costs	$1,698	$1,165	17%	Yes
320	Kenosha, WISalary needed Costs	$1,697	$1,189	18%	Yes
321	Atlanta, GASalary needed Costs	$1,695	$1,399	21%	Yes
322	Lewiston, MESalary needed Costs	$1,692	$1,289	19%	Yes
323	Port St. Lucie, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,683	$1,744	26%	Yes
324	Hilton Head Island, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,676	$1,483	22%	Yes
325	Allentown, PASalary needed Costs	$1,673	$1,431	21%	Yes
326	Virginia Beach, VASalary needed Costs	$1,662	$1,454	22%	Yes
327	Waterbury, CTSalary needed Costs	$1,662	$1,362	20%	Yes
328	Bakersfield, CASalary needed Costs	$1,631	$1,218	18%	Yes
329	Merced, CASalary needed Costs	$1,617	$1,271	19%	Yes
330	Naples, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,612	$1,848	28%	Yes
331	Visalia, CASalary needed Costs	$1,611	$1,238	19%	Yes
332	Charleston, SCSalary needed Costs	$1,592	$1,588	24%	Yes
333	Kingston, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,591	$1,541	23%	Yes
334	Denver, COSalary needed Costs	$1,587	$1,489	22%	Yes
335	Mount Vernon, WASalary needed Costs	$1,558	$1,652	25%	Yes
336	Fresno, CASalary needed Costs	$1,540	$1,356	20%	Yes
337	Manchester, NHSalary needed Costs	$1,539	$1,796	27%	Yes
338	Bozeman, MTSalary needed Costs	$1,537	$1,684	25%	Yes
339	Grants Pass, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,532	$1,128	17%	Yes
340	Springfield, MASalary needed Costs	$1,515	$1,528	23%	Yes
341	Philadelphia, PASalary needed Costs	$1,507	$1,530	23%	Yes
342	Atlantic City, NJSalary needed Costs	$1,503	$1,654	25%	Yes
343	Seattle, WASalary needed Costs	$1,500	$1,758	26%	Yes
344	Corvallis, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,469	$1,362	20%	Yes
345	Salisbury, MDSalary needed Costs	$1,458	$1,433	21%	Yes
346	Medford, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,456	$1,227	18%	Yes
347	Hartford, CTSalary needed Costs	$1,448	$1,625	24%	Yes
348	Providence, RISalary needed Costs	$1,433	$1,740	26%	Yes
349	New Haven, CTSalary needed Costs	$1,426	$1,655	25%	Yes
350	Chicago, ILSalary needed Costs	$1,417	$1,782	27%	Yes
351	Salem, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,415	$1,270	19%	Yes
352	Norwich, CTSalary needed Costs	$1,410	$1,618	24%	Yes
353	Baltimore, MDSalary needed Costs	$1,403	$1,509	23%	Yes
354	Modesto, CASalary needed Costs	$1,396	$1,463	22%	Yes
355	Portland, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,381	$1,416	21%	Yes
356	Albany, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,376	$1,271	19%	Yes
357	Burlington, VTSalary needed Costs	$1,369	$1,795	27%	Yes
358	Worcester, MASalary needed Costs	$1,354	$1,745	26%	Yes
359	Eugene, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,340	$1,403	21%	Yes
360	Sacramento, CASalary needed Costs	$1,300	$1,663	25%	Yes
361	Trenton, NJSalary needed Costs	$1,278	$1,986	30%	Yes
362	Lexington Park, MDSalary needed Costs	$1,272	$1,593	24%	Yes
363	Stockton, CASalary needed Costs	$1,210	$1,674	25%	Yes
364	Portland, MESalary needed Costs	$1,178	$1,867	28%	Yes
365	Bend, ORSalary needed Costs	$1,164	$1,576	24%	Yes
366	Barnstable Town, MASalary needed Costs	$1,149	$1,938	29%	Yes
367	Miami, FLSalary needed Costs	$1,107	$2,073	31%	No
368	Washington, DCSalary needed Costs	$1,041	$1,916	29%	Yes
369	Vallejo, CASalary needed Costs	$1,022	$1,890	28%	Yes
370	Kiryas Joel, NYSalary needed Costs	$1,003	$1,692	25%	Yes
371	Riverside, CASalary needed Costs	$979	$1,940	29%	Yes
372	San Luis Obispo, CASalary needed Costs	$961	$2,013	30%	No
373	Salinas, CASalary needed Costs	$935	$2,023	30%	No
374	Santa Rosa, CASalary needed Costs	$856	$2,100	32%	No
375	Bridgeport, CTSalary needed Costs	$834	$2,313	35%	No
376	Napa, CASalary needed Costs	$784	$2,165	32%	No
377	Santa Maria, CASalary needed Costs	$662	$2,323	35%	No
378	Oxnard, CASalary needed Costs	$655	$2,281	34%	No
379	San Diego, CASalary needed Costs	$461	$2,292	34%	No
380	Los Angeles, CASalary needed Costs	$428	$2,273	34%	No
381	Santa Cruz, CASalary needed Costs	$403	$2,638	40%	No
382	Boston, MASalary needed Costs	$398	$2,549	38%	No
383	Kahului, HISalary needed Costs	$386	$2,207	33%	No
384	Honolulu, HISalary needed Costs	$353	$2,116	32%	No
385	San Francisco, CASalary needed Costs	$51	$2,635	40%	No
386	New York, NYSalary needed Costs	-$349	$3,018	45%	No
387	San Jose, CASalary needed Costs	-$484	$3,011	45%	No

Questions

Ames, IA keeps the most: about $2,706 a month after tax and rent on $80,000. 370 of 387 metros also keep rent within 30% of gross.

Does $80,000 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.