Best Cities for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where property, real estate, and community association managerss 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	WashingtonState	1.59	$119,320	$111,202	19%
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.47	$117,990	$103,228	22%
3	ColoradoState	1.36	$100,080	$94,953	22%
4	MassachusettsState	1.36	$103,410	$95,309	26%
5	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.33	$106,050	$93,436	29%
6	New YorkState	1.26	$99,390	$88,347	22%
7	WisconsinState	1.20	$77,730	$84,215	17%
8	District of ColumbiaState	1.18	$94,080	$82,310	27%
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.17	$92,750	$82,225	26%
10	GeorgiaState	1.15	$75,380	$80,707	23%
11	Rhode IslandState	1.14	$80,260	$79,861	23%
12	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.13	$76,700	$79,236	25%
13	IllinoisState	1.10	$74,980	$76,982	21%
14	VirginiaState	1.10	$79,810	$77,111	24%
15	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.10	$81,670	$77,193	25%
16	New JerseyState	1.09	$82,850	$76,149	26%
17	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.09	$72,900	$76,096	25%
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.09	$82,180	$76,234	26%
19	OregonState	1.08	$78,060	$75,786	24%
20	MarylandState	1.07	$81,900	$75,000	25%
21	AlaskaState	1.05	$76,800	$73,634	21%
22	OklahomaState	1.04	$64,640	$73,040	18%
23	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.04	$71,510	$72,599	29%
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$74,280	$71,768	26%
25	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.03	$86,840	$72,246	43%
26	New HampshireState	1.02	$75,500	$71,226	25%
27	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.02	$68,590	$71,299	27%
28	TennesseeState	1.01	$64,870	$70,896	23%
29	FloridaState	1.00	$70,810	$69,764	29%
30	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.00	$69,540	$69,889	26%
31	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$64,800	$70,054	22%
32	CaliforniaState	0.99	$77,030	$69,584	35%
33	MissouriState	0.99	$61,640	$69,571	20%
34	ConnecticutState	0.98	$73,940	$68,717	25%
35	South CarolinaState	0.98	$62,810	$68,272	24%
36	New MexicoState	0.97	$62,230	$67,641	20%
37	PennsylvaniaState	0.97	$65,680	$67,711	24%
38	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.97	$73,450	$67,696	33%
39	AlabamaState	0.96	$58,240	$66,866	20%
40	DelawareState	0.96	$67,600	$66,931	24%
41	IndianaState	0.96	$60,600	$66,961	21%
42	NebraskaState	0.96	$61,610	$67,333	20%
43	MinnesotaState	0.95	$64,890	$66,214	24%
44	Columbus, OHMetro	0.95	$61,880	$66,182	25%
45	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.95	$60,910	$66,787	24%
46	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.95	$61,910	$66,713	25%
47	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.95	$77,230	$66,292	35%
48	IowaState	0.93	$57,980	$65,000	20%
49	KansasState	0.93	$58,510	$65,011	21%
50	MichiganState	0.93	$60,350	$65,385	22%
51	North CarolinaState	0.93	$61,430	$65,074	25%
52	OhioState	0.93	$59,050	$65,321	21%
53	West VirginiaState	0.93	$54,860	$65,154	18%
54	TexasState	0.92	$61,320	$64,142	27%
55	UtahState	0.92	$64,290	$64,162	28%
56	WyomingState	0.92	$60,060	$64,581	20%
57	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.92	$62,920	$64,733	30%
58	HawaiiState	0.91	$70,190	$63,809	41%
59	ArizonaState	0.90	$63,740	$63,171	28%
60	MississippiState	0.90	$53,620	$63,231	20%
61	North DakotaState	0.90	$58,500	$63,175	20%
62	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.89	$57,010	$61,967	27%
63	VermontState	0.88	$62,810	$61,278	27%
64	MaineState	0.87	$60,930	$61,052	26%
65	MontanaState	0.86	$58,050	$60,218	23%
66	KentuckyState	0.85	$52,790	$59,650	22%
67	ArkansasState	0.79	$47,760	$55,342	22%
68	LouisianaState	0.79	$49,990	$55,483	25%
69	NevadaState	0.79	$55,670	$55,559	31%
70	South DakotaState	0.78	$49,490	$54,504	23%
71	IdahoState	0.76	$51,370	$53,233	28%

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