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Where a paycheck goes furthest after rent

Ranked by what the median household has left after the median rent, with every other price set to the US average.

The formula

Score = weighted average of paycheck stretch. Paycheck stretch: Dollars the median household has left after the median rent, with other prices set to the US average (Citytistics measure).

Places outside a metro area have no BEA price parity yet, so they are not ranked here.

Your weights

Top 25 places. Scores reflect your chosen weights.

#PlaceScore
01Los Altos, CA
100
02Saratoga, CA
100
03Hinsdale, IL
100
04Winnetka, IL
100
05Highland Park, TX
100
06Los Altos Hills, CA
100
07Cherry Hills Village, CO
100
08Camino Tassajara, CA
100
09Bellaire, TX
100
10New Albany, OH
100
11Glencoe, IL
100
12Kentfield, CA
100
13Merion Station, PA
100
14Cupertino, CA
100
15Wellesley, MA
100
16West University Place, TX
100
17Wyndham, VA
100
18Difficult Run, VA
100
19Marvin, NC
100
20Upper Montclair, NJ
100
21Town and Country, MO
100
22Riverside, CT
100
23Old Greenwich, CT
100
24Noroton, CT
100
25Palo Alto, CA
100

Factor scores run 0 to 100 across all indexed places (100 is best). A place missing a factor is ranked on the factors it has. How scores work

6,645 places eligible. Data as of 2026-11-14.