Starter home affordability by metro
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Anaheim, CA
$757,991~$198,171 income
Atlanta, GA
$275,000~$77,773 income
Austin, TX
$320,107~$103,372 income
Baltimore, MD
$246,974~$67,613 income
Boston, MA
$508,442~$136,772 income
Burlington, VT
$335,886~$98,971 income
Charlotte, NC
$289,482~$79,112 income
Chicago, IL
$235,647~$75,270 income
Cincinnati, OH
$207,978~$59,920 income
Cleveland, OH
$142,510~$41,058 income
Colchester, VT
$358,097~$106,411 income
Columbus, OH
$225,114~$64,857 income
Dallas, TX
$290,109~$93,685 income
Denver, CO
$428,212~$119,701 income
Detroit, MI
$98,272~$27,757 income
Essex Junction, VT
$349,885~$100,472 income
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$230,048~$64,677 income
Fort Worth, TX
$273,145~$88,207 income
Houston, TX
$242,495~$78,309 income
Indianapolis, IN
$208,292~$58,461 income
Jacksonville, FL
$249,049~$70,019 income
Kansas City, MO
$219,813~$63,919 income
Las Vegas, NV
$344,737~$86,784 income
Los Angeles, CA
$639,365~$167,157 income
Miami, FL
$348,202~$97,895 income
Milton, VT
$328,524~$95,629 income
Milwaukee, WI
$225,000~$64,597 income
Minneapolis, MN
$283,081~$83,294 income
Montgomery County, PA
$340,942~$95,671 income
Nashville, TN
$338,705~$95,447 income
Nassau County, NY
$542,627~$143,675 income
New Brunswick, NJ
$372,649~$106,964 income
New York, NY
$468,810~$124,130 income
Newark, NJ
$398,356~$114,343 income
Oakland, CA
$616,516~$161,184 income
Orlando, FL
$294,593~$82,823 income
Philadelphia, PA
$173,150~$48,587 income
Phoenix, AZ
$346,839~$93,796 income
Pittsburgh, PA
$141,778~$39,784 income
Portland, OR
$423,065~$112,294 income
Providence, RI
$375,000~$103,220 income
Riverside, CA
$424,192~$110,902 income
Sacramento, CA
$440,702~$115,218 income
San Antonio, TX
$218,430~$70,538 income
San Diego, CA
$649,054~$169,690 income
San Francisco, CA
$961,777~$251,449 income
San Jose, CA
$961,834~$251,464 income
Seattle, WA
$576,839~$153,076 income
Shelburne, VT
$365,918~$116,184 income
South Burlington, VT
$346,739~$99,568 income
St. Louis, MO
$153,592~$44,663 income
Tampa, FL
$253,659~$71,315 income
Virginia Beach, VA
$254,583~$68,999 income
Warren, MI
$200,000~$56,491 income
Washington, DC
$391,811~$99,801 income
West Palm Beach, FL
$268,014~$75,351 income
Williston, VT
$407,682~$115,613 income
Winooski, VT
$286,637~$86,097 income