Family Income Needed to Live Comfortably
(Annual Income Required for a Family of Four)
1. San Francisco, CA - $408K
2. San Jose, CA - $403K
3. Oakland, CA - $371K
4. Boston, MA - $369K
5. Arlington, VA - $368K
6. New York, NY - $338K
7. Seattle, WA - $334K
8. Irvine, CA - $327K
9. Honolulu, HI - $321K
10. Washington, DC - $319K
11. Portland, OR - $314K
12. San Diego, CA - $313K
13. Denver, CO - $304K
14. Jersey City, NJ - $298K
15. Minneapolis, MN - $289K
16. Anchorage, AK - $285K
17. Los Angeles, CA - $281K
18. Sacramento, CA - $280K
19. Newark, NJ - $278K
20. St. Paul, MN - $278K
21. Riverside, CA - $271K
22. Colorado Springs, CO - $271K
23. Tacoma, WA - $265K
24. Madison, WI - $263K
25. Philadelphia, PA - $253K
26. Reno, NV - $251K
27. Boise, ID - $251K
28. Raleigh, NC - $249K
29. Buffalo, NY - $248K
30. Indianapolis, IN - $247K
31. Phoenix, AZ - $246K
32. Chicago, IL - $242K
33. Charlotte, NC - $241K
34. Pittsburgh, PA - $239K
35. Columbus, OH - $239K
36. Durham, NC - $238K
37. Virginia Beach, VA - $238K
38. Atlanta, GA - $232K
39. Omaha, NE - $232K
40. Miami, FL - $231K
41. Kansas City, MO - $230K
42. Plano, TX - $230K
43. Austin, TX - $229K
44. Tampa, FL - $227K
45. Baltimore, MD - $224K
46. Richmond, VA - $224K
47. Fort Worth, TX - $217K
48. Tulsa, OK - $215K
49. Dallas, TX - $214K
50. Orlando, FL - $214K
51. Nashville, TN - $213K
52. Jacksonville, FL - $212K
53. Houston, TX - $205K
54. New Orleans, LA - $198K
55. Memphis, TN - $194K
56. San Antonio, TX - $193K
Note: Estimates represent the annual household income needed for a family of four to live comfortably in 56 major U.S. cities, based on SmartAsset's analysis using the MIT Living Wage Calculator.
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