{"id":78004,"date":"2024-05-29T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=78004"},"modified":"2024-05-28T13:44:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:44:58","slug":"lgbtq-housing-affordability-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/lgbtq-housing-affordability-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pride Premium: People in LGBTQ+ Friendly Areas Need to Earn $150,000 to Afford the Typical Home\u2014A Premium of Nearly 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The typical home in areas with LGBTQ+ housing protections costs $492,290, compared with $357,010 for the typical home in areas without protections.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco and Portland, OR have the highest share of LGBTQ+ adults, yet less than 7% of homes in those places are affordable for someone on the local median income.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit and Rochester are the most affordable metros in states with LGBTQ+ protections.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Redfin survey found that over half of LGBTQ+ homeowners and renters struggle to afford housing payments.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13% of LGBTQ+ survey respondents planning to move soon want to relocate so they can live in an area that\u2019s more accepting\/inclusive.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. homebuyers need to earn an annual income of $150,364 to afford the median priced home in areas with state laws protecting LGBTQ+ people from housing discrimination. That\u2019s 46.8% more than the $102,435 buyers need to earn to afford a home in areas without such protections. Both of those are higher than the $79,689 estimated median U.S. household income in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/afford_metrics_by_lgbt_protections-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/afford_metrics_by_lgbt_protections-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/afford_metrics_by_lgbt_protections-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/afford_metrics_by_lgbt_protections-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/afford_metrics_by_lgbt_protections-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/afford_metrics_by_lgbt_protections-1.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is according to a Redfin analysis of 2023 housing market data across 54 major U.S. metropolitan areas, state-level data on housing nondiscrimination laws from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtmap.org\/equality-maps\/non_discrimination_laws\/housing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movement Advancement Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and estimated median local household incomes. We consider a home affordable if a buyer taking out a mortgage on the median local household income would spend no more than 30% of their income on their monthly housing payment. We assume a 10% down payment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let\u2019s look at the data another way: Someone making the median household income in areas with LGBTQ+ protections would\u2019ve had to spend 44.5% of their earnings on monthly housing costs if they bought a home for $492,290, the median home sale price in those areas last year. By comparison, buyers in areas without protections would\u2019ve had to spend 38.3% of their earnings if they purchased the $357,010 median priced home in their area. A rule of thumb in personal finance is that people should spend no more than 30% of their income on housing, but that has become less realistic due to elevated mortgage rates and home prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing nondiscrimination laws shield LGBTQ+ individuals against being evicted unfairly, denied housing, or prevented from renting or buying based on their sexual orientation and\/or gender identity. For the purposes of this report, a metro has \u201cany protections\u201d if at least one of the states it\u2019s located in prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and\/or gender identity. Please note that some metro areas span several states. In those cases, we deem the metro to have protections if at least one state has protections, unless otherwise noted. LGBTQ+ people in states without explicit protections are protected <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/program_offices\/fair_housing_equal_opp\/fair_housing_act_overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the federal Fair Housing Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLGBTQ+ Americans face disproportionately large barriers to homeownership,\u201d said Redfin Senior Economist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/elijah-delacampa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elijah de la Campa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cOn top of paying a premium to live somewhere that feels safe, many LGBTQ+ house hunters are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/the-wage-gap-among-lgbtq-workers-in-the-united-states\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">earning less<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than the typical U.S. worker, and face discrimination while shopping for homes despite laws that prohibit it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than one in five (22%) LGBTQ+ people who recently moved believe they were discriminated against based on their sexual orientation during their most recent home search, according to a 2023 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/survey-black-hispanic-lgbtq-housing-discrimination\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commissioned by Redfin. A separate 2024 survey commissioned by Redfin found that 12.7% of LGBTQ+ respondents planning to move in the next year want to relocate so they can live in an area where people are more accepting\/inclusive of LGBTQ+ people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Places With the Largest LGBTQ+ Populations Have the Smallest Share of Affordable Homes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the metros where LGBTQ+ people make up the largest share of the adult population, less than 10% of home listings are affordable for someone earning the median local household income.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In San Francisco, 6.7% of the adult population identifies as LGBTQ+, the highest share among the metros Redfin analyzed. Yet only 5.1% of listings last year were affordable on the median local income\u2014one of the lowest shares in the country. Portland, OR has the second highest share of LGBTQ+ adults (6%), and only 6.7% of homes for sale were affordable. In Austin, TX, 5.9% of the adult population identifies as LGBTQ+, and just 2.9% of listings were affordable. And in Seattle and Los Angeles, LGBTQ+ adults make up 5.2% and 5.1% of the population, and a respective 4.8% and 1.9% of homes for sale were affordable. All but one of those metros\u2014Austin\u2014has state-level LGBTQ+ protections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all five aforementioned metros, someone making the median local income in 2023 would\u2019ve had to spend more than 45% of their earnings on monthly housing costs to buy the median-priced home. All five metros also had a median home sale price above the national level of $410,252.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A much larger share of listings are affordable in metros with lower shares of LGBTQ+ adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Pittsburgh, 3.3% of the adult population identifies as LGBTQ+, the smallest share in the country (tied with Raleigh, NC). More than half of listings in Pittsburgh (57.4%) and nearly one in five in Raleigh (17.8%) were affordable for someone on the median local income. Omaha, NE has the next lowest share of LGBTQ+ adults (3.4%), and almost one-third (30%) of homes for sale were affordable. In Milwaukee and Houston, LGBTQ+ people make up 3.5% of the adult population, and a respective 38.9% and 16.7% of listings were affordable. Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Houston have no state-level protections for LGBTQ+ people, while Omaha and Milwaukee do.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit and Rochester Are the Most Affordable Places to Live with LGBTQ+ Protections<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirty of the 54 metros Redfin analyzed are in states with protections for LGBTQ+ people. Of those 30 metros, the most affordable are in the Northeast and Midwest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Rochester, NY,\u00a0 55.5% of home listings last year were affordable for someone earning the median local household income\u2014the highest share among metros in states with LGBTQ+ protections. Next comes Detroit (55.3%), Buffalo, NY (50.3%), Baltimore (48%) and Albany, NY (41.1%). In all five of those metros, the median home sale price was below the national level of $410,252, and the typical buyer would\u2019ve had to spend roughly 30% of their income on monthly housing payments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While upstate New York remains more affordable than many parts of the country, its housing market is heating up. In Rochester, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-tracker-april-2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84.6%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of homes that went under contract in April did so within two weeks\u2014a higher share than any other major metro. And in Buffalo, prices jumped 24.3% from a year earlier, a bigger gain than any other major metro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: The St. Louis, MO-IL CBSA has a slightly higher share of affordable listings (55.8%) than Rochester, but we removed it from this section because there are <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtmap.org\/equality-maps\/non_discrimination_laws\/housing\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no explicit<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> LGBTQ+ housing protections in Missouri, the primary state of the St. Louis CBSA. There are protections in Illinois, which contains approximately 25% of the metro area\u2019s population.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LGBTQ+ People Are More Likely to Make Sacrifices to Cover Housing Costs<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than half (56.5%) of LGBTQ+ homeowners and renters sometimes, regularly or greatly struggle to afford their housing payments. That compares with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homebuying-sacrifices-survey-2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49.9%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of U.S. homeowners and renters as a whole. This is according to a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Qualtrics in February 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-quarter of LGBTQ+ respondents (24.5%) who indicated that they sometimes, regularly or greatly struggle to afford their housing payments said they borrowed money from family or friends in order to afford their monthly housing costs. That compares with 17% of non LGBTQ+ respondents. LGBTQ+ respondents were also nearly three times more likely to say they decided against or delayed having a child in order to cover housing expenses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here\u2019s a full list of the survey question responses:<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>\u201cWhich of the following, if any, changes or sacrifices did you make in the past year to afford your monthly housing costs, including mortgage or rent, insurance, parking heating\/cooling\/electricity or homeownership association dues? Select all that apply.\u201d<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>LGBTQ+<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Non LGBTQ+<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Took no or fewer vacations<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sold my belongings<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skipped meals<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worked additional hours\/shifts at my job<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Borrowed money from friends\/family that I will pay back<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worked an extra job regular job<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Received money from friends\/family that is not expected to be paid back<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dipped into retirement savings<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worked a side hustle such as Uber driver or food delivery<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moved in with a romantic partner<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moved in with other family members<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delayed or skipped healthcare\/medical treatments<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moved in with parents<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of these<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slept in homeless shelter<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decided against or delayed having a child<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slept in car<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moved in with roommates<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gave up or reduced college savings for their kids<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moved in with my grown children<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postponed getting a divorce or separation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metro-Level Summary: Affordability and LGBTQ+ Protections<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figures in the table below represent 2023, unless otherwise noted.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-404\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-404\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>CBSA\u00a0<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Median Home Sale Price<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Estimated Median Household Income<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Income Required to Keep Home Cost Affordable<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><strong>Share of Income Spent on Housing for Median Buyer<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-6\"><strong>Share of Listings Affordable to Median Buyer\u00a0<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-7\"><strong>Housing Protections Category (2024)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-8\"><strong>LGBTQ+ Adult Population Share (2012-2017)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$292,125 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$88,614 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$95,936 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">41.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$383,033 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$89,258 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$112,874 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">37.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">21.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$453,195 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$98,650 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$149,991 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">45.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">5.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$358,321 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$103,320 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$108,236 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">48.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$598,371 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$113,199 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$183,971 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">49.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">8.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$230,263 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$71,711 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$78,185 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">50.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$387,959 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$81,898 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$110,886 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">40.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">19.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$304,622 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$90,325 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$100,741 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">37.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$269,775 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$81,535 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$81,753 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">30.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">42.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cleveland-Elyria, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$204,338 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$71,422 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$66,225 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">56.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Columbus, OH<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$321,075 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$83,396 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$97,816 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">35.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">33.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$387,019 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$90,084 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$125,726 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">42.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">9.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$572,013 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$104,320 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$163,546 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">47.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">10.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$228,740 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$84,658 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$70,589 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">55.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$320,888 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$94,330 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$105,200 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">33.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">35.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$331,041 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$84,237 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$108,625 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">38.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">16.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$289,358 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$81,687 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$86,176 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">40.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jacksonville, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$364,174 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$79,410 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$107,217 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">40.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">17.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kansas City, MO-KS<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$309,592 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$85,516 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$93,101 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">37.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$410,229 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$74,135 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$116,583 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">47.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">10.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">5.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$939,406 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$102,209 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$272,500 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">80.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">5.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Louisville\/Jefferson County, KY-IN<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$254,432 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$75,662 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$75,230 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">44.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$459,646 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$74,445 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$137,292 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">55.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">15.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$297,329 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$79,610 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$93,189 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">35.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">38.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$365,700 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$101,006 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$110,752 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">32.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$442,753 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$86,494 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$125,579 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">43.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">9.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New Orleans-Metairie, LA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$274,930 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$67,026 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$79,762 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">35.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">27.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$576,681 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$102,384 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$186,619 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">51.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">11.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Oklahoma City, OK<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$255,184 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$72,205 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$74,750 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">31.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$296,042 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$85,031 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$92,114 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">32.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">30.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$396,631 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$76,022 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$116,709 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">46.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">13.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">5.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$335,424 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$96,013 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$104,964 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">33.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">38.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$442,243 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$84,854 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$124,982 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">44.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">8.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Pittsburgh, PA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$218,108 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$75,795 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$68,110 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">57.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$536,366 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$96,258 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$159,724 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">49.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">6.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">6.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Providence-Warwick, RI-MA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$436,801 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$85,910 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$133,444 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">46.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">8.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Raleigh-Cary, NC<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$433,758 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$97,708 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$125,661 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">38.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">17.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Richmond, VA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$364,954 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$88,324 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$105,934 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">36.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">26.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$545,750 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$86,058 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$160,612 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">56.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rochester, NY<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$222,890 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$75,644 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$76,846 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">30.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">55.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$560,015 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$95,051 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$165,091 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">52.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">St. Louis, MO-IL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$245,917 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$81,383 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$75,137 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">55.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Salt Lake City, UT<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$505,315 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$95,795 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$145,789 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">45.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$312,444 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$75,953 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$102,086 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">40.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">11.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$845,646 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$102,833 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$246,302 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">71.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,246,194 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$142,258 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$365,674 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">75.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">6.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,428,812 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$161,374 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$415,625 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">77.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">3.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-49\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$650,207 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$112,255 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$193,646 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">53.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">4.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">5.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-50\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$372,329 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$71,390 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$109,939 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">46.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">13.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-51\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tucson, AZ<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$358,112 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$68,209 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$103,821 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">45.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">7.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-52\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tulsa, OK<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$256,478 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$69,716 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$74,140 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">32.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">No Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-53\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$329,690 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$84,269 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$97,706 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">34.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">29.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-54\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$529,259 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$130,306 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$158,426 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">36.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">31.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-55\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Worcester, MA-CT<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$415,925 <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$93,228 <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$127,850 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">41.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">17.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">Any Protections<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-404 from cache -->\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methodology<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This report is based on a Redfin analysis of estimated median local household incomes and median monthly housing payments. Median monthly housing payments are calculated using the prevailing median home sale price and average mortgage-interest rate, and assume a 10% down payment. Incomes for 2023 are estimated using the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s (ACS) 2022 median household income and 12-month moving average nominal wage growth rates compiled from the Current Population Survey and reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We factor the following into our calculations: the mortgage principal, interest, property taxes, homeowners\u2019 insurance and mortgage insurance. In this report, the word \u201chomebuyer\u201d refers to someone who is taking out a loan to finance their purchase. 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