You'd need to annual earnings of $111,901 to live comfortably in California in 2025, making it the third-most expensive state ...

Florida's minimum wage is $13. MIT has a calculator for the living wage needed for different areas across the country. Port St. Lucie has the second-highest percentage of cost-burdened renter ...

In 2024, New Jersey had the fourth-highest hidden homeownership costs in the country, ... "Where you live can really change how much these hidden homeownership costs hit your wallet," Bell said.

A single adult in Illinois needs to make $98,010 per year to live comfortably, SmartAsset reports, while a family of four ...