Holy fucking California
https://howmuch.net/articles/salary-needed-to-buy-a-house-in-largest-us-metros
The Top 5 Metro Areas With the Highest Salary Required for Buying a Home
1. San Jose, CA - $254,835.73
2. San Francisco,CA - $198,978.01
3. San Diego, CA - $131,640.79
4. Los Angeles, CA - $123,156.01
5. Boston, MA - $106,789.93
The Bottom 5 Metro Areas With the Lowest Salary Required for Buying a Home
1. Pittsburgh, PA - $37,659.86
2. Cleveland, OH - $40,437.72
3. Oklahoma City, OK - $41,335.41
4. Memphis, TN - $41,400.93
5. Indianapolis, IN - $42,288.92
https://howmuch.net/articles/salary-needed-to-buy-a-house-in-largest-us-metros
The data for this visualization comes from the mortgage information site HSH Associates. In conducting their analysis, HSH compiled median-home price data from the National Association of Realtors, national mortgage rate data from Freddie Mac and the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, and property tax and homeowner’s insurance costs data to determine the annual salary it takes to afford a home (including principal, interest, property tax and homeowner's insurance, or PITI) in the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas. The analysis also assumed a down payment of 20%.
The Top 5 Metro Areas With the Highest Salary Required for Buying a Home
1. San Jose, CA - $254,835.73
2. San Francisco,CA - $198,978.01
3. San Diego, CA - $131,640.79
4. Los Angeles, CA - $123,156.01
5. Boston, MA - $106,789.93
The Bottom 5 Metro Areas With the Lowest Salary Required for Buying a Home
1. Pittsburgh, PA - $37,659.86
2. Cleveland, OH - $40,437.72
3. Oklahoma City, OK - $41,335.41
4. Memphis, TN - $41,400.93
5. Indianapolis, IN - $42,288.92