Income Needed to Buy a Home in Memphis, TN (single adult) – moderate
To meet the model’s PITI target for a median home here, you need about $44,812/yr for this household/lifestyle scenario. Compared with the local median household income, that required income is below. In this area (lower-cost), the model’s rent math puts housing in a “Moderate” bucket: rent is meaningful, so budgeting matters and homeownership (p&i) is the main lever in the estimates.
Cost-of-living tier: low
What drives the budget here?
This area is generally lower-cost based on a cost-of-living index of 82.5 (U.S. average = 100). Typical rent-to-gross is in the Moderate range (using the page’s rent and income inputs).
In the site’s estimated monthly breakdown, the largest category is Homeownership (P&I) (836.15/mo), so that’s the biggest lever for moving the overall budget up or down.
Practical next steps
- Rent is meaningful but still near the affordability guideline. A small move to a lower-rent neighborhood (or a higher gross income) can make the budget feel much steadier.
- In this area, the modeled rent target is reachable at (or below) the local median income level.
Result summary
For a Single adult with a Moderate lifestyle, the estimated income needed to buy a home in Memphis, TN is:
$44,812 per year
Monthly gross: $3,734.33 · Estimated take-home: $3,019.87/mo
Target housing budget (28% PITI-to-income): $1,045.61/mo
Calculation breakdown
Median home price in Memphis: $157,100.
We estimate monthly PITI (principal, interest, taxes, insurance) for this price, then solve for the gross income where PITI is 28% of gross. That base is scaled by household size and lifestyle.
Household: Single adult · Lifestyle: Moderate.
Comparison to city median income
City median household income: $51,211
Required income is below the median (0.88x). The income needed to afford the median home (PITI) is below the local median household income.