{"id":66477,"date":"2019-08-20T04:23:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T11:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=66477"},"modified":"2020-10-06T12:58:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T19:58:35","slug":"median-home-price-to-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/median-home-price-to-income\/","title":{"rendered":"In Detroit, a Family Needs to Earn $27,000 to Afford the Typical Home. In San Francisco, It\u2019s More Than $265,000."},"content":{"rendered":"

In 68 of the 88 most populous U.S. metros, a median-priced home<\/a> is affordable on a median household income.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You\u2019d need to earn an annual salary of more than $265,000 to afford a typical home for sale in the <\/span>San Francisco<\/span><\/a> area, which clocked in at $1.42 million in July. But the typical San Francisco household, with a median income of $92,714, doesn\u2019t come close: In fact, a typical family in the area would need to nearly triple their annual income to comfortably purchase a home in their hometown. That\u2019s according to a Redfin analysis that ranks metro areas by the percentage of the metro\u2019s median household income income needed to afford a local median-priced home, based on the assumption that a home is affordable only if it costs less than 30 percent of gross income.<\/span><\/p>\n

The five least affordable metros by that measure\u2014percentage of the area\u2019s median household income a family would need to buy a local median-priced home\u2014are all in California. In the <\/span>Anaheim<\/span><\/a> metro, which encompasses <\/span>Orange County<\/span><\/a>, a household would need to earn $135,554 per year to afford the typical home. That\u2019s more than double the area\u2019s median household income of $65,331. The story is similar in <\/span>San Jose<\/span><\/a>, where a household would need to earn more than $215,000 annually to afford the typical home. That\u2019s more than double San Jose\u2019s median household income. Next come <\/span>Los Angeles<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>San Diego<\/span><\/a>, where households need to earn 186 percent and 156 percent of the areas\u2019 median household incomes, respectively, to afford the typical home.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other end of the spectrum, a family in the <\/span>Detroit<\/span><\/a> metro would only need to earn $26,690 per year to purchase a home at the area\u2019s median price point. That\u2019s less than half of the area\u2019s $56,339 median income, making it the most affordable metro by the measure described above. It\u2019s followed by western New York\u2019s <\/span>Rochester<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Buffalo<\/span><\/a>, along with <\/span>Dayton, Ohio<\/span><\/a>, all places where families need to earn about $30,000 annually\u2014only about half of each area\u2019s median household income\u2014to buy the typical home. Rounding out the top five is <\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/a>, where households need to earn just over $30,000\u2014much less than the area\u2019s median income\u2014to purchase a median-priced home.<\/span><\/p>\n

An area\u2019s overall housing affordability is based in part on the interaction between how much homes cost and how much money people earn. Analyzing just home prices without considering income for a particular area doesn\u2019t provide the entire picture of housing affordability and neither does considering income without its relationship to home prices. Places like San Francisco and San Jose, for instance, are home to some of the highest median household incomes, but even those aren\u2019t nearly enough to afford the areas\u2019 sky-high housing prices. Contrast that with an area like <\/span>Bridgeport, Connecticut<\/span><\/a>, where the median household income is nearly as high as it is in San Francisco. But in Bridgeport, the typical home sells for $420,000, putting it within the realm of affordability for the typical earner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“People who live in places like Detroit, Pittsburgh and Cleveland tend to earn lower salaries than people in expensive coastal areas, but in many ways the midwesterners\u2019 quality of life is better. Even though they may make less money, it\u2019s easier to purchase a home and build equity while providing for a family,” said Redfin chief economist <\/span>Daryl Fairweather<\/span><\/a>. “It\u2019s no secret there\u2019s an affordability crisis in high-priced places like the Bay Area, where modest homes can sell for well over $1 million. But in <\/span>most of the country<\/span><\/a>, homes are still affordable on the typical local income. That\u2019s one reason people are <\/span>looking to move to places like Phoenix, Atlanta and Las Vegas<\/span><\/a>, where homes are affordable on realistic incomes.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The table below shows the 88 most populous U.S. metro areas (excluding <\/span>New York City<\/span><\/a>), and for each, the annual income a household would need to earn to afford a median-priced home. The table is ranked according to the percentage of the local median household income needed to afford a median-priced home, with places where the typical home is unaffordable for the typical family at the top of the list, which works its way down to places where the typical home is affordable for a typical family. If the percentage is less than 100 percent, it means the typical home is affordable to the typical family. A percentage of 100 percent or more means the typical home is unaffordable to the typical local family. For example, a household in <\/span>Fort Worth<\/span><\/a> would need to earn 73 percent of that area\u2019s median income to afford a median-priced home. But in <\/span>Honolulu<\/span><\/a>, a family would need to earn 144 percent of the area\u2019s median income to afford a median-priced home. In 68 of the 88 most populated metros in the U.S., the typical home is affordable on that area\u2019s median household income. In 20 of the most populated metros, the typical home costs more than what a family earning the area\u2019s median income can afford.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minimum Annual Income Needed to Afford a Typical Home in 88 of the Most Populous U.S. metros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Metro area<\/th>Minimum suggested yearly income to afford median-priced home<\/th>Median household income (2017)\u00a0<\/th>What percentage of the metro\u2019s median household income is necessary to afford a median-priced home?<\/th>Median sale price (July 2019)<\/th>Monthly housing payment for median-priced home (mortgage plus taxes)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
San Francisco, CA<\/td>265499<\/td>92714<\/td>2.864<\/td>1420000<\/td>6637.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anaheim, CA<\/td>135554<\/td>65331<\/td>2.075<\/td>725000<\/td>3388.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Jose, CA\u00a0<\/td>215017<\/td>105809<\/td>2.032<\/td>1150000<\/td>5375.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Los Angeles, CA\u00a0<\/td>121531<\/td>65331<\/td>1.86<\/td>650000<\/td>3038.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Diego, CA\u00a0<\/td>110313<\/td>70588<\/td>1.563<\/td>590000<\/td>2757.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakland, CA\u00a0<\/td>140228<\/td>92714<\/td>1.512<\/td>750000<\/td>3505.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honolulu, HI\u00a0<\/td>115828<\/td>80078<\/td>1.446<\/td>619500<\/td>2895.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxnard, CA\u00a0<\/td>114426<\/td>81972<\/td>1.396<\/td>612000<\/td>2860.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seattle, WA\u00a0<\/td>105639<\/td>77269<\/td>1.367<\/td>565000<\/td>2640.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston, MA\u00a0<\/td>101899<\/td>81838<\/td>1.245<\/td>545000<\/td>2547.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nassau County, NY\u00a0<\/td>89559<\/td>72205<\/td>1.24<\/td>479000<\/td>2238.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sacramento, CA\u00a0<\/td>77967<\/td>64407<\/td>1.211<\/td>417000<\/td>1949.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riverside, CA\u00a0<\/td>71049<\/td>59173<\/td>1.201<\/td>380000<\/td>1776.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miami, FL\u00a0<\/td>59644<\/td>51758<\/td>1.152<\/td>319000<\/td>1491.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portland, OR<\/td>75630<\/td>66657<\/td>1.135<\/td>404500<\/td>1890.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denver, CO\u00a0<\/td>79463<\/td>71884<\/td>1.105<\/td>425000<\/td>1986.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fresno, CA\u00a0<\/td>53287<\/td>48730<\/td>1.094<\/td>285000<\/td>1332.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fort Lauderdale, FL\u00a0<\/td>54222<\/td>51758<\/td>1.048<\/td>290000<\/td>1355.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Palm Beach, FL\u00a0<\/td>54222<\/td>51758<\/td>1.048<\/td>290000<\/td>1355.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newark, NJ<\/td>74788<\/td>72205<\/td>1.036<\/td>400000<\/td>1869.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Las Vegas, NV\u00a0<\/td>53287<\/td>54882<\/td>0.971<\/td>285000<\/td>1332.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nashville, TN\u00a0<\/td>56839<\/td>59365<\/td>0.957<\/td>304000<\/td>1420.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salt Lake City, UT\u00a0<\/td>64505<\/td>67838<\/td>0.951<\/td>345000<\/td>1612.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montgomery County, PA<\/td>62635<\/td>66285<\/td>0.945<\/td>335000<\/td>1565.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Port, FL<\/td>51417<\/td>54473<\/td>0.944<\/td>275000<\/td>1285.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orlando, FL<\/td>48238<\/td>52261<\/td>0.923<\/td>258000<\/td>1205.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bakersfield, CA\u00a0<\/td>46640<\/td>50826<\/td>0.918<\/td>249450<\/td>1166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tacoma, WA\u00a0<\/td>70114<\/td>77269<\/td>0.907<\/td>375000<\/td>1752.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charleston, SC\u00a0<\/td>52165<\/td>57666<\/td>0.905<\/td>279000<\/td>1304.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix, AZ\u00a0<\/td>52352<\/td>57935<\/td>0.904<\/td>280000<\/td>1308.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas, TX\u00a0<\/td>57026<\/td>63870<\/td>0.893<\/td>305000<\/td>1425.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tucson, AZ\u00a0<\/td>43377<\/td>48676<\/td>0.891<\/td>232000<\/td>1084.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tampa, FL\u00a0<\/td>44854<\/td>50567<\/td>0.887<\/td>239900<\/td>1121.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Providence, RI\u00a0<\/td>54222<\/td>61536<\/td>0.881<\/td>290000<\/td>1355.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridgeport, CT\u00a0<\/td>78528<\/td>89773<\/td>0.875<\/td>420000<\/td>1963.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Brunswick, NJ\u00a0<\/td>63009<\/td>72205<\/td>0.873<\/td>337000<\/td>1575.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlotte, NC\u00a0<\/td>50352<\/td>57871<\/td>0.87<\/td>269305<\/td>1258.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, TX\u00a0<\/td>59831<\/td>69717<\/td>0.858<\/td>320000<\/td>1495.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Orleans, LA<\/td>43003<\/td>50154<\/td>0.857<\/td>230000<\/td>1075.08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenville, SC<\/td>42153<\/td>49371<\/td>0.854<\/td>225450<\/td>1053.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McAllen, TX\u00a0<\/td>30850<\/td>37097<\/td>0.832<\/td>165000<\/td>771.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knoxville, TN\u00a0<\/td>41321<\/td>49820<\/td>0.829<\/td>221000<\/td>1033.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacksonville, FL\u00a0<\/td>46743<\/td>56449<\/td>0.828<\/td>250000<\/td>1168.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington, DC<\/td>79444<\/td>97148<\/td>0.818<\/td>424900<\/td>1986.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frederick, MD\u00a0<\/td>78715<\/td>97148<\/td>0.81<\/td>421000<\/td>1967.87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albuquerque, NM\u00a0<\/td>41134<\/td>50781<\/td>0.81<\/td>220000<\/td>1028.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Antonio, TX\u00a0<\/td>44686<\/td>56495<\/td>0.791<\/td>239000<\/td>1117.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birmingham, AL\u00a0<\/td>41153<\/td>52088<\/td>0.79<\/td>220106<\/td>1028.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raleigh, NC\u00a0<\/td>54222<\/td>68870<\/td>0.787<\/td>290000<\/td>1355.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richmond, VA\u00a0<\/td>49734<\/td>63599<\/td>0.782<\/td>266000<\/td>1243.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memphis, TN\u00a0<\/td>39077<\/td>50194<\/td>0.779<\/td>209000<\/td>976.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlanta, GA\u00a0<\/td>47967<\/td>61733<\/td>0.777<\/td>256550<\/td>1199.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worcester, MA\u00a0<\/td>52352<\/td>68311<\/td>0.766<\/td>280000<\/td>1308.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia Beach, VA\u00a0<\/td>47304<\/td>61889<\/td>0.764<\/td>253000<\/td>1182.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren, MI\u00a0<\/td>42629<\/td>56339<\/td>0.757<\/td>228000<\/td>1065.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago, IL\u00a0<\/td>49454<\/td>65757<\/td>0.752<\/td>264500<\/td>1236.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisville, KY\u00a0<\/td>40666<\/td>54624<\/td>0.744<\/td>217500<\/td>1016.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore, MD<\/td>56278<\/td>75646<\/td>0.744<\/td>301000<\/td>1406.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Houston, TX\u00a0<\/td>46743<\/td>62922<\/td>0.743<\/td>250000<\/td>1168.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milwaukee, WI\u00a0<\/td>42629<\/td>57531<\/td>0.741<\/td>228000<\/td>1065.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fort Worth, TX\u00a0<\/td>46743<\/td>63870<\/td>0.732<\/td>250000<\/td>1168.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El Paso, TX\u00a0<\/td>31589<\/td>43170<\/td>0.732<\/td>168950<\/td>789.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greensboro, NC\u00a0<\/td>34496<\/td>47145<\/td>0.732<\/td>184500<\/td>862.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake County, IL\u00a0<\/td>47678<\/td>65757<\/td>0.725<\/td>255000<\/td>1191.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minneapolis, MN\u00a0<\/td>53287<\/td>73735<\/td>0.723<\/td>285000<\/td>1332.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baton Rouge, LA\u00a0<\/td>39544<\/td>55329<\/td>0.715<\/td>211500<\/td>988.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbus, OH\u00a0<\/td>42723<\/td>60170<\/td>0.71<\/td>228500<\/td>1068.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Rapids, MI\u00a0<\/td>40666<\/td>58094<\/td>0.7<\/td>217500<\/td>1016.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansas City, MO\u00a0<\/td>42050<\/td>61479<\/td>0.684<\/td>224900<\/td>1051.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indianapolis, IN<\/td>38142<\/td>56528<\/td>0.675<\/td>204000<\/td>953.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albany, NY\u00a0<\/td>43938<\/td>65743<\/td>0.668<\/td>235000<\/td>1098.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philadelphia, PA\u00a0<\/td>44125<\/td>66285<\/td>0.666<\/td>236000<\/td>1103.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allentown, PA\u00a0<\/td>41321<\/td>62479<\/td>0.661<\/td>221000<\/td>1033.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Omaha, NE\u00a0<\/td>40947<\/td>62345<\/td>0.657<\/td>219000<\/td>1023.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elgin, IL\u00a0<\/td>42723<\/td>65757<\/td>0.65<\/td>228500<\/td>1068.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tulsa, OK\u00a0<\/td>33655<\/td>52210<\/td>0.645<\/td>180000<\/td>841.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cincinnati, OH<\/td>38007<\/td>59478<\/td>0.639<\/td>203275<\/td>950.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Haven, CT\u00a0<\/td>41321<\/td>64872<\/td>0.637<\/td>221000<\/td>1033.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oklahoma City, OK\u00a0<\/td>34496<\/td>54946<\/td>0.628<\/td>184500<\/td>862.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleveland, OH\u00a0<\/td>32439<\/td>52446<\/td>0.619<\/td>173500<\/td>810.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartford, CT\u00a0<\/td>44864<\/td>73209<\/td>0.613<\/td>239950<\/td>1121.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camden, NJ\u00a0<\/td>40199<\/td>66285<\/td>0.606<\/td>215000<\/td>1004.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Louis, MO\u00a0<\/td>35553<\/td>59046<\/td>0.602<\/td>190150<\/td>888.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pittsburgh, PA\u00a0<\/td>33655<\/td>56073<\/td>0.6<\/td>180000<\/td>841.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buffalo, NY\u00a0<\/td>31785<\/td>53534<\/td>0.594<\/td>169999<\/td>794.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dayton, OH\u00a0<\/td>28980<\/td>51204<\/td>0.566<\/td>155000<\/td>724.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rochester, NY\u00a0<\/td>30289<\/td>55256<\/td>0.548<\/td>162000<\/td>757.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Detroit, MI\u00a0<\/td>26690<\/td>56339<\/td>0.474<\/td>142750<\/td>667.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u201cMany people who make what would seem like a lot of money in most parts of the country cannot afford to purchase a single-family home, townhouse or condo in the Bay Area,\u201d said local Redfin agent <\/span>Kalena Masching<\/span><\/a>. \u201cHome prices are simply unattainable to most prospective homebuyers I meet unless they\u2019re willing to commute an hour or two to work every day. Even the residents who could afford to pay more than $7,000 a month for a mortgage payment have a hard time saving for a down payment because rents are so high. A large portion of homebuyers in the area are receiving help with down payments from their family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve recently started coming across buyers who are purchasing homes with friends or coworkers because it\u2019s the only way they can afford to buy a home,\u201d Masching continued. \u201cIn those cases, we need to find a home with bedrooms and bathrooms on separate levels so they can still feel some sense of privacy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brittany Bosch<\/span><\/a>, a Redfin agent in <\/span>Cleveland<\/span><\/a>, moved from San Francisco back to her Ohio hometown in 2015.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband and I bought a home in Cleveland at the end of 2014, partly because the housing and cost of living is so much more affordable here than in the Bay Area,\u201d Bosch said. \u201cEven though most people living in Cleveland earn less money than they would on the West Coast, it\u2019s still possible to find a desirable home within the city in the $160,000 to $170,000 range, which is affordable for most residents. But the homes priced that way in good condition do move quickly, and homes for sale in that range are becoming more and more rare.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Methodology<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The metro areas included in this analysis each have a population of 750,000 or above. New York City is excluded. The median income for each metro is based on data from the 2017 American Community Survey five-year estimate, and the median home price for each metro is based on Redfin data from sales in July 2019. We calculated the total monthly housing payment based on a mortgage interest rate of 3.82% and a property tax rate of 1.125%, then multiplied the monthly housing payment by 12 months to determine the annual housing payment. To determine the minimum suggested yearly income to afford a median-priced home based on the rule that homes are affordable only if they cost less than 30 percent of gross income, we divided the yearly housing payment by 0.3.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In San Francisco, a family needs to earn more than $265,000 to afford a median-priced home. 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