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dementedturnip26 t1_j0jjwbq wrote

Reply to comment by DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB in NY Times lists Pittsburgh as having some of the most affordable homes in the country as compared to household income. (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/realestate/where-are-the-most-and-least-affordable-homes.html) by Far_Room23

I don’t think we believe it’s terrible. I think the affordability thing, especially for people making in the 50-70k range who are single is VASTLY overblown though.

Edit: or fkr that matter a couple or family. On your own though you really need to make 70k a year or more to comfortably afford 200k plus houses right now.

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Sad-Program-3444 t1_j0klmgf wrote

Which is why I live in a 50-year-old singlewide. As a bonus, my taxes are super-low!

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imouttahereta t1_j0m0zxt wrote

You're right, but it's still much better than most other US cities where you almost need to be a dual 6-figure income couple to get an actual house.

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jcrabs93 t1_j1owpl7 wrote

This is my dilemma right now living in Western WA, I make pretty close to 6 figures but being single income it ain’t easy saving for a down payment especially having kids, I’m 30-45 minutes from Seattle and my 3 bedroom apt is $2400. Average price is 400-500k for a single family home. (Unless you wanna drive 3+ hours from eastern WA) This is why I’m looking to relocate to Ohio. If I play my cards right I can probably be in a house over there by next summer, here in WA I gotta save another 6 years lol.

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