05/12/2026
Ryan Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medal winner, is stepping into a new career as assistant swim coach at Missouri State on a $30,000-a-year salary. For someone looking to buy a home in Springfield, MO on that income, the numbers are tight: the Realtor.com affordability calculator puts his maximum home-buying budget at around $157,000, a figure that illustrates just how far a modest coaching salary goes in today's housing market.