Best Cities for Residential Advisorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where residential advisorss 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	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.25	$52,410	$52,673	34%
2	North DakotaState	1.24	$48,590	$52,473	24%
3	NebraskaState	1.19	$45,980	$50,251	27%
4	MinnesotaState	1.18	$48,770	$49,765	31%
5	MontanaState	1.16	$47,230	$48,994	29%
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.12	$54,310	$47,515	49%
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.10	$55,800	$46,423	68%
8	New HampshireState	1.09	$49,010	$46,236	39%
9	OregonState	1.08	$47,160	$45,786	41%
10	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$41,460	$45,461	35%
11	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.08	$44,810	$45,492	46%
12	IllinoisState	1.07	$44,130	$45,308	36%
13	Rhode IslandState	1.07	$45,280	$45,055	40%
14	WashingtonState	1.07	$48,640	$45,331	47%
15	WisconsinState	1.07	$41,690	$45,168	31%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.06	$41,930	$44,845	37%
17	AlaskaState	1.05	$46,180	$44,276	35%
18	ArkansasState	1.05	$38,300	$44,380	28%
19	MassachusettsState	1.05	$48,190	$44,415	56%
20	MaineState	1.04	$43,780	$43,868	35%
21	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$47,160	$43,748	46%
22	VermontState	1.03	$44,710	$43,620	38%
23	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.03	$41,930	$43,316	46%
24	IndianaState	1.02	$38,850	$42,928	33%
25	MarylandState	1.02	$46,950	$42,995	43%
26	MichiganState	1.02	$39,730	$43,044	34%
27	New YorkState	1.02	$48,380	$43,004	46%
28	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.02	$45,400	$42,911	44%
29	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$48,830	$43,022	63%
30	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.02	$39,680	$42,897	36%
31	ColoradoState	1.01	$44,750	$42,457	50%
32	OhioState	1.01	$38,590	$42,688	32%
33	CaliforniaState	1.00	$46,650	$42,141	58%
34	GeorgiaState	1.00	$39,380	$42,163	43%
35	South DakotaState	1.00	$38,420	$42,313	30%
36	KansasState	0.99	$37,680	$41,867	33%
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.99	$47,010	$41,676	51%
38	IowaState	0.98	$36,850	$41,312	31%
39	MissouriState	0.98	$36,510	$41,208	34%
40	North CarolinaState	0.98	$39,130	$41,451	40%
41	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$40,010	$41,247	39%
42	VirginiaState	0.98	$42,890	$41,440	44%
43	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$39,520	$41,253	46%
44	ArizonaState	0.97	$41,480	$41,110	43%
45	New MexicoState	0.97	$37,540	$40,804	34%
46	ConnecticutState	0.96	$43,620	$40,539	43%
47	FloridaState	0.95	$40,660	$40,059	51%
48	New JerseyState	0.95	$43,880	$40,331	49%
49	OklahomaState	0.95	$35,390	$39,989	33%
50	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.94	$38,470	$39,578	49%
51	TexasState	0.93	$37,630	$39,362	44%
52	UtahState	0.93	$39,240	$39,162	46%
53	NevadaState	0.92	$38,790	$38,713	45%
54	South CarolinaState	0.92	$35,780	$38,891	42%
55	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.92	$45,240	$38,833	60%
56	IdahoState	0.91	$37,160	$38,508	39%
57	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$41,540	$38,286	59%
58	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.91	$39,990	$38,638	48%
59	TennesseeState	0.90	$34,700	$37,923	43%
60	West VirginiaState	0.90	$31,840	$37,815	32%
61	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.90	$35,360	$38,103	44%
62	LouisianaState	0.89	$33,800	$37,514	37%
63	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.89	$36,010	$37,432	52%
64	WyomingState	0.88	$34,500	$37,097	34%
65	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.88	$34,110	$37,076	46%
66	MississippiState	0.86	$30,900	$36,439	35%
67	DelawareState	0.81	$34,530	$34,188	47%
68	KentuckyState	0.81	$30,260	$34,192	38%
69	District of ColumbiaState	0.80	$38,480	$33,666	66%
70	HawaiiState	0.79	$36,930	$33,573	77%
71	AlabamaState	0.75	$27,650	$31,745	42%

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