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9 places in the US where you can earn 6 figures and still be broke

Jun 27, 2017, 22:07 IST

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A six-figure salary sounds high.

But how far that money really goes depends on where you live.

Magnify Money analyzed 381 major metros across the US to see where a family earning $100,000 would have the most and least room left in their budgets to pay their expenses.

That's $8,333 a month before taxes for a household of three - two adults, one child - to pay for food, housing, transportation, child care, student loan payments, entertainment, and personal savings. (See the full methodology.)

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According to Magnify Money's analysis, here are the most expensive metro areas to live in the US, where a six-figure salary barely makes the cut:

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