Best Cities for Animal Breederss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where animal breederss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	OhioState	1.49	$68,980	$76,305	18%
2	AlabamaState	1.19	$53,200	$61,079	22%
3	WisconsinState	1.08	$51,130	$55,395	25%
4	CaliforniaState	1.05	$59,280	$53,550	46%
5	TexasState	0.99	$48,410	$50,638	34%
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.98	$58,440	$50,163	47%
7	South DakotaState	0.97	$44,850	$49,394	26%
8	MinnesotaState	0.96	$47,900	$48,878	32%
9	NebraskaState	0.86	$40,220	$43,956	31%
10	New YorkState	0.84	$48,350	$42,978	46%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).