Single and looking to buy? Try …

These days it’s hard enough to afford a home with two incomes, let alone one. Yet, there are ten states – eight in the South – where it’s possible for a single earner to live comfortably on between $80,000 and $87,000 per year.

These days one-person households account for nearly 33% of all homes.

The list below includes the income needed for a single adult in 2025 as well as the median listing price for the ten states.

  • West Virginia – income needed: $80,829; median listing price: $269,000
  • Arkansas – income needed: $81,078; median listing price: $300,000
  • South Dakota – income needed: $82,160; median listing price: $399,000
  • North Dakota – income needed: $82,285; median listing price: $380,000
  • Kentucky – income needed: $83,574; median listing price: $314,000
  • Oklahoma – income needed: $84,282; median listing price: $306,900
  • Ohio – income needed: $84,781; median listing price: $289,900
  • Alabama – income needed: $85,280; median listing price: $340,000
  • Louisiana – income needed: $85,322; median listing price: $285,000
  • Mississippi – income needed: $86,320; median listing price: $295,680