Best Cities for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanicss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanicss 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	1.30	$55,120	$62,212	23%
2	AlaskaState	1.21	$60,190	$57,709	27%
3	IdahoState	1.20	$55,320	$57,326	26%
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.20	$56,980	$57,266	31%
5	MinnesotaState	1.19	$55,990	$57,133	27%
6	NevadaState	1.18	$56,750	$56,637	31%
7	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.15	$51,140	$55,108	30%
8	New HampshireState	1.14	$57,610	$54,349	33%
9	North DakotaState	1.14	$50,540	$54,579	23%
10	NebraskaState	1.13	$49,710	$54,328	25%
11	DelawareState	1.12	$54,230	$53,693	30%
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.12	$55,450	$53,575	35%
13	MassachusettsState	1.11	$57,830	$53,300	47%
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.11	$48,500	$53,180	30%
15	ConnecticutState	1.10	$56,680	$52,677	33%
16	HawaiiState	1.10	$58,110	$52,827	49%
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.10	$59,880	$52,758	51%
18	IndianaState	1.09	$47,260	$52,221	27%
19	WisconsinState	1.09	$48,140	$52,156	27%
20	Columbus, OHMetro	1.09	$48,920	$52,321	32%
21	KansasState	1.08	$46,540	$51,711	27%
22	Rhode IslandState	1.08	$52,160	$51,900	35%
23	South CarolinaState	1.08	$47,510	$51,641	32%
24	IowaState	1.07	$45,830	$51,379	25%
25	OhioState	1.07	$46,110	$51,007	27%
26	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.07	$47,250	$51,081	30%
27	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$58,520	$51,199	45%
28	GeorgiaState	1.06	$47,360	$50,707	36%
29	MichiganState	1.06	$46,730	$50,628	29%
30	UtahState	1.06	$50,840	$50,739	35%
31	North CarolinaState	1.05	$47,370	$50,180	33%
32	TennesseeState	1.05	$46,060	$50,339	33%
33	WashingtonState	1.05	$53,990	$50,317	42%
34	ColoradoState	1.04	$52,620	$49,924	42%
35	MontanaState	1.04	$47,880	$49,668	28%
36	VermontState	1.04	$51,250	$50,000	33%
37	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$47,840	$49,937	38%
38	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$47,830	$49,719	39%
39	AlabamaState	1.03	$43,110	$49,495	27%
40	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.03	$47,780	$49,360	41%
41	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$47,810	$49,187	40%
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.03	$53,400	$49,536	40%
43	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.03	$48,790	$49,533	42%
44	KentuckyState	1.02	$43,110	$48,712	27%
45	OklahomaState	1.01	$42,630	$48,169	27%
46	OregonState	1.01	$50,020	$48,563	38%
47	LouisianaState	1.00	$43,200	$47,947	29%
48	MaineState	1.00	$47,960	$48,056	32%
49	New JerseyState	1.00	$52,000	$47,794	41%
50	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$46,270	$47,701	34%
51	TexasState	1.00	$45,720	$47,824	36%
52	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.00	$43,830	$47,641	36%
53	IllinoisState	0.99	$46,190	$47,423	34%
54	FloridaState	0.98	$47,840	$47,133	43%
55	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.98	$56,570	$47,063	67%
56	New MexicoState	0.97	$42,520	$46,217	30%
57	West VirginiaState	0.97	$39,210	$46,568	26%
58	ArizonaState	0.96	$46,580	$46,165	39%
59	CaliforniaState	0.96	$50,790	$45,881	54%
60	South DakotaState	0.96	$41,580	$45,793	28%
61	VirginiaState	0.96	$47,480	$45,874	40%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$51,970	$46,073	46%
63	New YorkState	0.94	$50,640	$45,013	44%
64	MississippiState	0.93	$37,900	$44,693	28%
65	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$51,680	$44,361	53%
66	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$48,060	$44,295	51%
67	ArkansasState	0.91	$37,610	$43,581	28%
68	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.89	$45,300	$42,817	44%
69	MarylandState	0.87	$45,630	$41,786	44%

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