According to calculations by SmartAsset, Rhode Island is in the top 15 most expensive states to be middle class. Massachusetts is the most expensive.

Do you consider yourself part of the middle class in South Carolina? Here’s how much money you need to earn in 2025.

North Texas suburb Plano ranks No. 7 on the study's list of highest incomes needed to maintain a middle-class standing. Middle-class income in Plano is considered $72,389 to $217,188. The median income is considered $108,594.

While some Texas cities are cheaper to live in than others, a new report is revealing just how expense it is to live comfortably in the state's capital city.

Using Pew Research Center’s definition of middle income, which is two-thirds to double the median household income, as well as the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, SmartAsset calculated the middle-class income ranges for 100 major U.