Best Cities for Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where manufactured building and mobile home installerss 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	MissouriState	1.36	$55,390	$62,517	22%
2	North CarolinaState	1.19	$51,460	$54,513	30%
3	CaliforniaState	1.17	$59,450	$53,704	46%
4	GeorgiaState	1.17	$50,060	$53,597	34%
5	North DakotaState	1.17	$49,820	$53,801	24%
6	WashingtonState	1.15	$56,690	$52,833	40%
7	New MexicoState	1.13	$47,960	$52,130	26%
8	OhioState	1.12	$46,730	$51,692	27%
9	South DakotaState	1.12	$46,890	$51,641	25%
10	IndianaState	1.11	$46,050	$50,884	27%
11	TennesseeState	1.09	$45,990	$50,262	33%
12	VirginiaState	1.06	$50,500	$48,792	37%
13	South CarolinaState	1.04	$44,120	$47,957	34%
14	MontanaState	0.98	$43,310	$44,927	31%
15	New YorkState	0.91	$47,280	$42,027	47%
16	PennsylvaniaState	0.89	$39,920	$41,155	39%
17	AlabamaState	0.87	$34,670	$39,805	33%
18	KentuckyState	0.85	$34,770	$39,288	33%
19	FloridaState	0.84	$39,140	$38,562	53%
20	TexasState	0.79	$34,910	$36,517	48%
21	West VirginiaState	0.69	$26,690	$31,698	38%

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