| ▲ | gruez an hour ago | |
>4) In spite of that, the median American household needed only 2x their salary to buy the median house. That number is 5x today, and after taxes the ratios are 2.2x then vs 6x today, when two adults are often working rather than one. Sources for these numbers? Also, housing is only a fraction of your costs. | ||
| ▲ | janalsncm 15 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
Median income of household was $3300 table A https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1952/demo/p60-00... Median house $7300 https://better.com/content/how-much-home-prices-have-risen-s... Today ratio is 5.1 https://housingalmanac.com/affordability | ||