Best Cities for Social and Community Service Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where social and community service 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	TennesseeState	1.20	$88,240	$96,437	17%
2	South DakotaState	1.19	$86,870	$95,672	13%
3	WashingtonState	1.19	$103,000	$95,993	22%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.18	$86,450	$94,792	17%
5	AlaskaState	1.17	$98,370	$94,314	17%
6	District of ColumbiaState	1.16	$106,700	$93,351	24%
7	North DakotaState	1.16	$86,630	$93,553	14%
8	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.16	$89,840	$93,389	21%
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.16	$106,400	$93,088	25%
10	ColoradoState	1.15	$97,440	$92,448	23%
11	MichiganState	1.15	$85,500	$92,633	16%
12	VirginiaState	1.14	$94,970	$91,758	20%
13	LouisianaState	1.13	$82,090	$91,110	15%
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.13	$89,990	$90,442	20%
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.12	$101,240	$89,752	24%
16	WisconsinState	1.11	$82,130	$88,982	16%
17	KansasState	1.10	$79,260	$88,067	16%
18	New MexicoState	1.10	$81,290	$88,359	15%
19	New JerseyState	1.09	$95,290	$87,583	23%
20	KentuckyState	1.08	$76,960	$86,960	15%
21	MinnesotaState	1.07	$84,220	$85,939	18%
22	New YorkState	1.06	$95,980	$85,316	23%
23	Columbus, OHMetro	1.06	$79,830	$85,380	19%
24	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$78,920	$85,043	20%
25	North CarolinaState	1.05	$79,590	$84,311	20%
26	OregonState	1.05	$87,010	$84,476	22%
27	OklahomaState	1.04	$73,720	$83,299	16%
28	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$79,990	$83,497	23%
29	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.04	$76,920	$83,609	20%
30	AlabamaState	1.03	$72,310	$83,020	16%
31	UtahState	1.03	$83,200	$83,034	22%
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.03	$80,480	$82,798	24%
33	IdahoState	1.02	$79,120	$81,990	18%
34	IndianaState	1.02	$73,940	$81,702	17%
35	OhioState	1.02	$73,890	$81,737	17%
36	MissouriState	1.01	$71,970	$81,230	17%
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$78,870	$81,477	25%
38	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.01	$98,030	$81,556	38%
39	IllinoisState	1.00	$78,380	$80,472	20%
40	MarylandState	1.00	$87,450	$80,082	23%
41	NebraskaState	1.00	$73,790	$80,645	17%
42	TexasState	1.00	$76,520	$80,042	22%
43	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.00	$84,770	$80,123	24%
44	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.00	$74,170	$80,184	19%
45	MississippiState	0.99	$67,330	$79,399	16%
46	South CarolinaState	0.99	$73,410	$79,793	21%
47	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$85,600	$79,406	25%
48	GeorgiaState	0.98	$73,290	$78,469	23%
49	VermontState	0.98	$80,760	$78,790	21%
50	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$77,560	$78,741	27%
51	New HampshireState	0.97	$82,290	$77,632	23%
52	PennsylvaniaState	0.97	$75,280	$77,608	21%
53	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$80,810	$78,077	24%
54	ArizonaState	0.96	$77,550	$76,858	23%
55	Rhode IslandState	0.96	$77,570	$77,184	23%
56	MaineState	0.95	$76,160	$76,313	20%
57	MontanaState	0.95	$73,640	$76,390	18%
58	CaliforniaState	0.94	$83,210	$75,167	33%
59	DelawareState	0.94	$75,950	$75,198	21%
60	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.94	$85,430	$75,269	36%
61	FloridaState	0.93	$76,050	$74,926	27%
62	MassachusettsState	0.93	$81,380	$75,005	33%
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$87,100	$74,764	31%
64	IowaState	0.92	$65,940	$73,924	17%
65	West VirginiaState	0.92	$62,060	$73,705	16%
66	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$79,240	$73,032	31%
67	WyomingState	0.89	$66,330	$71,323	18%
68	ConnecticutState	0.87	$75,520	$70,186	25%
69	HawaiiState	0.86	$76,370	$69,427	37%
70	ArkansasState	0.81	$56,100	$65,006	19%
71	NevadaState	0.81	$65,570	$65,439	27%

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