The 25 US cities where a middle-class American salary goes furthest

Median household income: $58,814

Percent of income spent on housing: 24.4%

Average commute time: 23.6 minutes

Median household income: $54,210

Percent of income spent on housing: 21.2%

Average commute time: 16.8 minutes

Median household income: $54,588

Percent of income spent on housing: 18.5%

Average commute time: 24.6 minutes

Median household income: $58,947

Percent of income spent on housing: 20.9%

Average commute time: 21.7 minutes

Median household income: $56,326

Percent of income spent on housing: 25.8%

Average commute time: 18.9 minutes

Median household income: $58,961

Percent of income spent on housing: 25.2%

Average commute time: 13 minutes

Median household income: $52,355

Percent of income spent on housing: 18.7%

Average commute time: 16 minutes

Median household income: $56,137

Percent of income spent on housing: 20.2%

Average commute time: 20.8 minutes

Median household income: $51,263

Percent of income spent on housing: 19%

Average commute time: 18.3 minutes

Median household income: $57,125

Percent of income spent on housing: 22.1%

Average commute time: 20.4 minutes

Median household income: $50,184

Percent of income spent on housing: 23.6%

Average commute time: 17.8 minutes

Median household income: $51,355

Percent of income spent on housing: 19.8%

Average commute time: 18.7 minutes

Median household income: $56,774

Percent of income spent on housing: 18.6%

Average commute time: 21.8 minutes

Median household income: $53,332

Percent of income spent on housing: 16.3%

Average commute time: 16.5 minutes

Median household income: $56,406

Percent of income spent on housing: 21.6%

Average commute time: 18.3 minutes

Median household income: $55,943

Percent of income spent on housing: 20.7%

Average commute time: 18.9 minutes

Median household income: $57,534

Percent of income spent on housing: 20.2%

Average commute time: 18.3 minutes

Median household income: $56,096

Percent of income spent on housing: 19.1%

Average commute time: 17.4 minutes

Median household income: $53,502

Percent of income spent on housing: 18.4%

Average commute time: 19.5 minutes

Median household income: $56,160

Percent of income spent on housing: 20.2%

Average commute time: 19 minutes

Median household income: $57,022

Percent of income spent on housing: 22.4%

Average commute time: 18.7 minutes

Median household income: $58,374

Percent of income spent on housing: 19.8%

Average commute time: 18.6 minutes

Median household income: $57,527

Percent of income spent on housing: 20.8%

Average commute time: 15.2 minutes

Median household income: $59,542

Percent of income spent on housing: 18.8%

Average commute time: 14.9 minutes