Best Cities for Coaches and Scoutss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where coaches and scoutss 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	New JerseyState	1.49	$76,700	$70,496	28%
2	LouisianaState	1.43	$60,960	$67,658	21%
3	West VirginiaState	1.31	$52,050	$61,817	19%
4	VermontState	1.24	$59,990	$58,527	29%
5	District of ColumbiaState	1.21	$65,360	$57,183	39%
6	IowaState	1.17	$49,350	$55,325	23%
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.16	$56,770	$54,850	34%
8	New MexicoState	1.15	$49,980	$54,326	25%
9	New YorkState	1.13	$59,920	$53,262	37%
10	Rhode IslandState	1.13	$53,630	$53,363	34%
11	WyomingState	1.12	$49,420	$53,140	24%
12	ArizonaState	1.11	$53,130	$52,656	34%
13	NebraskaState	1.10	$47,810	$52,251	26%
14	Columbus, OHMetro	1.10	$48,490	$51,861	32%
15	GeorgiaState	1.09	$48,210	$51,617	35%
16	OhioState	1.09	$46,530	$51,471	27%
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.09	$49,750	$51,395	39%
18	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$46,970	$51,502	31%
19	ConnecticutState	1.08	$54,790	$50,920	34%
20	MichiganState	1.08	$47,050	$50,975	29%
21	NevadaState	1.08	$51,020	$50,918	34%
22	HawaiiState	1.07	$55,860	$50,782	51%
23	IllinoisState	1.07	$49,120	$50,431	32%
24	MassachusettsState	1.07	$55,130	$50,811	49%
25	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.07	$47,050	$50,865	30%
26	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$48,730	$50,237	32%
27	MontanaState	1.05	$48,020	$49,813	28%
28	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.05	$56,220	$49,533	55%
29	IndianaState	1.04	$44,480	$49,149	28%
30	MinnesotaState	1.04	$48,050	$49,031	32%
31	New HampshireState	1.03	$51,490	$48,575	37%
32	WisconsinState	1.03	$44,800	$48,537	29%
33	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.03	$45,100	$48,599	34%
34	IdahoState	1.02	$46,600	$48,290	31%
35	MissouriState	1.02	$42,790	$48,296	29%
36	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.02	$46,440	$48,476	39%
37	KansasState	1.01	$42,900	$47,667	29%
38	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.01	$57,250	$47,629	66%
39	OregonState	1.00	$48,960	$47,534	39%
40	South CarolinaState	0.99	$42,950	$46,685	35%
41	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.99	$46,620	$46,854	38%
42	MarylandState	0.98	$50,590	$46,328	40%
43	North CarolinaState	0.98	$43,840	$46,441	36%
44	OklahomaState	0.98	$41,160	$46,508	28%
45	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.97	$48,440	$45,784	42%
46	UtahState	0.96	$45,680	$45,589	39%
47	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.96	$48,970	$45,427	44%
48	ArkansasState	0.95	$38,930	$45,110	27%
49	DelawareState	0.95	$45,200	$44,752	36%
50	VirginiaState	0.95	$46,290	$44,725	41%
51	WashingtonState	0.95	$48,030	$44,762	47%
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.95	$50,680	$44,929	47%
53	ColoradoState	0.94	$47,110	$44,696	47%
54	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.94	$43,600	$44,264	47%
55	MaineState	0.92	$43,640	$43,727	36%
56	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.92	$49,640	$43,430	53%
57	CaliforniaState	0.91	$47,660	$43,053	57%
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$46,710	$43,051	52%
59	TennesseeState	0.87	$37,780	$41,290	40%
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.86	$47,450	$40,730	57%
61	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.86	$39,170	$40,717	48%
62	KentuckyState	0.85	$35,570	$40,192	32%
63	North DakotaState	0.85	$37,100	$40,065	32%
64	South DakotaState	0.85	$36,360	$40,044	32%
65	AlaskaState	0.83	$41,170	$39,473	40%
66	FloridaState	0.82	$39,370	$38,788	52%
67	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.82	$35,890	$39,011	44%
68	TexasState	0.81	$36,510	$38,190	46%
69	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.81	$37,320	$38,395	51%

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