Sometimes it seems like the earnings system is rigged: if an area has high salaries, the cost of living is exorbitant. Low cost of living? No work. It mostly does all balance out, but career site Glassdoor recently crunched the data and published a list of the 25 American cities where your earnings will go the farthest. If you’re thinking of relocating, have a look.

It’s all about the cost-of-living ratio, which takes the average salary and divides it by the average home value. Detroit, for example, has a median home value of $123,100 and a median income of $61,500. So 61,500 divided by 123,100 equals 50%, the area’s cost of living ratio. Put another way, the cost of living ratio shows what percent of an average home’s value an average worker earns each year.

01. Detroit, MI

• Cost of Living Ratio: 50%
• Median Base Salary: $61,500

02. Memphis, TN

• Cost of Living Ratio: 46%
• Median Base Salary: $52,000

03. Pittsburgh, PA

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• Cost of Living Ratio: 45%
• Median Base Salary: $56,896

04. Cleveland, OH

• Cost of Living Ratio: 44%
• Median Base Salary: $55,000

05. Indianapolis, IN

• Cost of Living Ratio: 43%
• Median Base Salary: $56,000

06. St. Louis, MO

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• Cost of Living Ratio: 40%
• Median Base Salary: $56,896

07. Cincinnati, OH

• Cost of Living Ratio: 40%
• Median Base Salary: $57,179

08. Birmingham, AL

• Cost of Living Ratio: 40%
• Median Base Salary: $50,800

09. Kansas City, MO

• Cost of Living Ratio: 39%
• Median Base Salary: $58,000

10. Louisville, KY

• Cost of Living Ratio: 39%
• Median Base Salary: $54,000

11. Buffalo, NY

• Cost of Living Ratio: 39%
• Median Base Salary: $50,000

12. Houston, TX

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• Cost of Living Ratio: 38%
• Median Base Salary: $65,000

13. Oklahoma City, OK

• Cost of Living Ratio: 38%
• Median Base Salary: $50,000

14. Columbus, OH

• Cost of Living Ratio: 37%
• Median Base Salary: $57,000

15. Atlanta, GA

• Cost of Living Ratio: 37%
• Median Base Salary: $60,000

16. San Antonio, TX

• Cost of Living Ratio: 37%
• Median Base Salary: $55,000

17. Charlotte, NC

• Cost of Living Ratio: 36%
• Median Base Salary: $58,000

18. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

• Cost of Living Ratio: 33%
• Median Base Salary: $61,000

19. Chicago, IL

• Cost of Living Ratio: 33%
• Median Base Salary: $63,000

20. Tampa, FL

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• Cost of Living Ratio: 32%
• Median Base Salary: $52,000

21. Hartford, CT

• Cost of Living Ratio: 32%
• Median Base Salary: $68,000

22. Richmond, VA

• Cost of Living Ratio: 31%
• Median Base Salary: $59,800

23. Jacksonville, FL

• Cost of Living Ratio: 30%
• Median Base Salary: $50,000

24. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

• Cost of Living Ratio: 30%
• Median Base Salary: $65,000

25. Raleigh, NC

• Cost of Living Ratio: 30%
• Median Base Salary: $62,000

Of course, there are plenty of other reasons to live somewhere other than its cost of living ratio. A location’s climate, its proximity to your family, the local lifestyle, and the area’s culture are all common reasons to prefer one place over another.

This list tells you the dollars-and-cents story, though. For more details, check out Glassdoor’s list, which also includes job listings in each city.