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| Income a couple would need to pay for the same moderately affluent lifestyle in different cities | ||
| Metro | State | Income needed |
| McAlester | Oklahoma | $63,698 |
| Cookeville | Tennessee | $67,756 |
| Lancaster | South Carolina | $68,209 |
| Clarksville | Tennessee | $68,349 |
| Conway | Arkansas | $68,724 |
| Joplin | Missouri | $68,759 |
| Pryor Creek | Oklahoma | $68,777 |
| Jonesboro | Arkansas | $68,837 |
| McAllen | Texas | $69,009 |
| Laredo | Texas | $69,102 |
| Salina | Kansas | $69,154 |
| Douglas | Georgia | $69,432 |
| Paris | Texas | $69,496 |
| Palestine-Anderson County | Texas | $69,799 |
| Longview | Texas | $70,091 |
| Harlingen | Texas | $70,128 |
| Amarillo | Texas | $70,241 |
| Fort Smith | Arkansas | $70,270 |
| Lubbock | Texas | $70,338 |
| Tupelo | Mississippi | $70,409 |
| Nevada | Missouri | $70,424 |
| Hot Springs | Arkansas | $70,553 |
| Midland | Texas | $70,618 |
| Seguin | Texas | $71,053 |
| Kingsport | Tennessee | $71,132 |
| Florence | Alabama | $71,149 |
| Hopkinsville | Kentucky | $71,207 |
| Conroe | Texas | $71,294 |
| Odessa | Texas | $71,328 |
| Knoxville | Tennessee | $71,329 |
| Jackson-Madison County | Tennessee | $71,434 |
| Weatherford | Texas | $71,438 |
| Jackson | Mississippi | $71,464 |
| Corpus Christi | Texas | $71,659 |
| Murray | Kentucky | $71,793 |
| Martinsville-Henry County | Virginia | $71,852 |
| Abilene | Texas | $71,935 |
| LaGrange-Troup County | Georgia | $72,015 |
| Hutchinson | Kansas | $72,190 |
| San Angelo | Texas | $72,214 |
| Albany | Georgia | $72,219 |
| Morristown | Tennessee | $72,221 |
| Johnson City | Tennessee | $72,231 |
| Springfield | Missouri | $72,233 |
| Houston | Texas | $72,237 |
| Decatur-Hartselle | Alabama | $72,284 |
| Augusta-Aiken | Georgia | $72,325 |
| Marshall County | Alabama | $72,371 |
| Dothan | Alabama | $72,468 |
| Paducah | Kentucky | $72,492 |