• SpacePirate@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    What is the size of the “median” home in each area? Single family, or townhome, or condo?

    Given that this appears to be a median average, this graphic does not account for the extremely wide variance depending on the cases above. A two bedroom condo and a five bedroom single family home could easily have a $2000/mo variance in the mortgage cost.

    The other item that would perhaps be useful would be to call out what the down payment requirement is for each of these areas; ie, you can only achieve a $3000/mo mortgage if you’ve also put down $140,000, which is unachievable for over 90% of the country.

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      1 year ago

      There is no way that this graphic isn’t including the entire metro area. The city I currently live in is on the list and so is the city that I am planning to relocate to. Prices shown do not accurately reflect the prices of houses/condos that I would consider “in the city”.

    • SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      From the Bay Area, $1.5M will get you a two bed one bath or three bed 1.5 bath home built in 1925 or so. You can buy in a lower end neighborhood for a little less or a higher end one for a bit more, but the standard is going to be a craftsman home from 1906 with a driveway if you’re lucky.

      I think the graphic also used a 20% down payment and a slightly over 6% mortgage in the calculation.

      I just want to retire and move someplace cheap, like NYC or London.