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But many states pay higher than this.
San Francisco
9.
Fontana, California
8.
Irvine, California
7.
Thousand Oaks, California
6.
San Mateo, California
5.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
4.
New York City
3.
Boston
2.
Carlsbad, California
1.
The average single family home value was sourced from Zillow Home Value Index.
The average rental cost was sourced from Zillow Observed Rental Index for February 2025.
Using a 40-hour work week, and 52 weeks per year, the estimated annual income can be calculated.
The cities were sorted to show the largest deficit first.
All data was collected on and is up to date as of April 7, 2025.
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