return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 5 months ago$1 million starter home? It's the norm in 237 cities, according to Zillowabc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down15
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-link$1 million starter home? It's the norm in 237 cities, according to Zillowabc7.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·5 months agoTo clarify, $74k is the median household income and not salary. Median salary in the US is $37k. Median salary in California, where half of the cities mentioned in the article are, is just shy of $40k.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoI am pretty sure those are pre-covid numbers. median is now like 45k. still unlivable in most of the country tho.
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoMy numbers were from 2022 census. Estimates put US median at $59k and California at shy of $85k for household.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months ago Estimates put US median at $59k Maybe for full time employed adults between ages 25-65
To clarify, $74k is the median household income and not salary. Median salary in the US is $37k. Median salary in California, where half of the cities mentioned in the article are, is just shy of $40k.
I am pretty sure those are pre-covid numbers.
median is now like 45k. still unlivable in most of the country tho.
My numbers were from 2022 census. Estimates put US median at $59k and California at shy of $85k for household.
Maybe for full time employed adults between ages 25-65