Best Cities for Family Medicine Physicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where family medicine physicianss 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	Rhode IslandState	1.90	$467,160	$464,836	4%
2	OklahomaState	1.67	$361,350	$408,305	3%
3	IdahoState	1.47	$347,160	$359,751	4%
4	MontanaState	1.41	$330,760	$343,112	4%
5	West VirginiaState	1.33	$272,680	$323,848	4%
6	PennsylvaniaState	1.29	$306,030	$315,495	5%
7	WisconsinState	1.29	$290,640	$314,886	4%
8	AlaskaState	1.27	$323,490	$310,153	5%
9	North DakotaState	1.24	$280,100	$302,484	4%
10	IowaState	1.22	$265,200	$297,309	4%
11	UtahState	1.22	$297,510	$296,916	6%
12	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.22	$275,930	$298,303	5%
13	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.20	$351,760	$292,646	11%
14	ArizonaState	1.19	$292,760	$290,149	6%
15	IndianaState	1.19	$261,940	$289,436	5%
16	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.19	$307,400	$290,548	7%
17	MinnesotaState	1.17	$280,030	$285,745	5%
18	OregonState	1.17	$293,240	$284,699	7%
19	WyomingState	1.17	$264,580	$284,495	4%
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.17	$283,060	$284,482	6%
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.17	$294,430	$284,473	7%
22	LouisianaState	1.16	$255,330	$283,385	5%
23	KentuckyState	1.15	$248,730	$281,051	5%
24	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.15	$269,270	$281,075	7%
25	GeorgiaState	1.14	$259,320	$277,645	7%
26	MississippiState	1.14	$235,630	$277,866	5%
27	WashingtonState	1.12	$292,900	$272,973	8%
28	New JerseyState	1.10	$292,170	$268,539	7%
29	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.10	$259,320	$267,893	7%
30	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$306,190	$267,883	9%
31	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$259,310	$266,780	7%
32	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.09	$286,170	$265,464	8%
33	South DakotaState	1.08	$239,970	$264,284	5%
34	MarylandState	1.07	$285,730	$261,658	7%
35	South CarolinaState	1.06	$239,200	$260,000	6%
36	MassachusettsState	1.05	$277,490	$255,751	10%
37	KansasState	1.04	$229,390	$254,878	5%
38	New HampshireState	1.04	$268,650	$253,443	7%
39	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.04	$233,780	$254,109	7%
40	ColoradoState	1.03	$265,560	$251,954	8%
41	IllinoisState	1.03	$245,120	$251,663	6%
42	NevadaState	1.03	$251,550	$251,048	7%
43	ArkansasState	1.02	$215,820	$250,081	5%
44	NebraskaState	1.02	$228,590	$249,825	5%
45	New MexicoState	1.02	$228,040	$247,870	6%
46	TennesseeState	1.02	$226,830	$247,902	7%
47	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$284,010	$250,229	11%
48	OhioState	1.01	$223,700	$247,456	6%
49	TexasState	1.01	$235,710	$246,559	7%
50	MaineState	0.98	$239,870	$240,351	6%
51	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$233,210	$236,761	9%
52	VermontState	0.96	$239,340	$233,502	7%
53	MichiganState	0.95	$214,070	$231,928	6%
54	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.94	$213,950	$230,550	7%
55	CaliforniaState	0.93	$252,010	$227,651	11%
56	North CarolinaState	0.93	$215,230	$227,998	7%
57	DelawareState	0.92	$228,000	$225,743	7%
58	FloridaState	0.92	$227,700	$224,335	9%
59	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.90	$211,370	$219,719	9%
60	VirginiaState	0.88	$222,630	$215,101	8%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$227,700	$209,862	11%
62	District of ColumbiaState	0.84	$233,390	$204,191	11%
63	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.82	$181,990	$199,550	8%
64	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.82	$225,140	$199,592	11%
65	HawaiiState	0.81	$218,210	$198,373	13%
66	MissouriState	0.79	$171,180	$193,205	7%
67	New YorkState	0.77	$210,920	$187,484	11%
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.66	$186,700	$160,258	15%
69	AlabamaState	0.63	$134,550	$154,478	9%
70	ConnecticutState	0.62	$163,930	$152,351	11%
71	Columbus, OHMetro	0.49	$111,400	$119,144	14%

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