A $100,000 salary supports a $2,500 monthly rent budget, accessing 77% of US rentals nationally but only 13% in the most expensive markets. In Memphis it rents a 2,100-sq-ft single-family home; in San Jose a 650-sq-ft one-bedroom apartment.

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