Monday, March 02, 2015

3/2/2015

75k Salary Can't Afford a 350k House with recurring expenses.

High home price to income ratios hiding behind low mortgage rates

The price-to-income ratio looks at the total cost/price of a home relative to median annual incomes. Historically, the typical, median home in the U.S. cost 2.6 times as much as the median annual income (so if the median income in an area was $100,000, the median price of a home would typically be about $260,000: $100,000 * 2.6).

Metro Area % Of Monthly Income Dedicated to Mortgage Payments, 1985-1999 % Of Monthly Income Dedicated to Mortgage Payments, 2012 Q4 Median Home Price Relative To Median Annual Income,
1985-1999
Median Home Price Relative
To Median Annual Income,
2012 Q4
UNITED STATES
19.9%
12.6%
2.6
3.0
New York
30.7%
21.9%
4.0
5.2
Los Angeles
35.3%
29.0%
4.6
6.8
Chicago
21.4%
11.4%
2.8
2.7
Dallas
16.6%
9.3%
2.1
2.2
Philadelphia
17.5%
12.4%
2.3
2.9
Washington, DC
20.4%
14.9%
2.7
3.5
Miami
18.9%
13.5%
2.5
3.2
Atlanta
17.3%
8.1%
2.2
1.9
Boston
27.0%
19.0%
3.5
4.5
San Francisco
38.0%
28.8%
4.9
6.8
Detroit
15.8%
6.5%
2.1
1.5
Riverside
23.1%
14.9%
3.0
3.5
Phoenix
20.1%
12.7%
2.6
3.0
Seattle
25.0%
17.2%
3.3
4.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul
18.3%
11.2%
2.4
2.6
San Diego
31.3%
25.0%
4.1
5.9
Tampa, FL
17.5%
10.4%
2.3
2.5
St. Louis
15.6%
10.0%
2.0
2.4
Baltimore
19.5%
13.6%
2.5
3.2
Denver
20.2%
15.7%
2.6
3.7
Pittsburgh
14.3%
9.7%
1.9
2.3
Portland, OR
21.3%
17.3%
2.8
4.1
Sacramento, CA
25.9%
15.8%
3.4
3.7
Orlando, FL
18.5%
10.7%
2.4
2.5
Cincinnati
18.0%
9.6%
2.3
2.3
Cleveland
18.7%
9.7%
2.5
2.3
Las Vegas
21.7%
10.2%
2.8
2.4
San Jose, CA
35.2%
29.5%
4.6
7.0
Columbus, OH
17.5%
9.9%
2.3
2.3
Charlotte, NC
16.2%
10.9%
2.1
2.6

Salary to House by City

Cities 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate % Change from 3Q14 Median Home Price % Change from 3Q14 Monthly Payment (PITI) Salary Needed
Pittsburgh 3.98% -0.14% $135,000 -6.90 $740.05 $31,716.32
Cleveland 4.05% -0.18% $121,200 -6.70 $746.91 $32,010.41
St Louis 4.03% -0.18% $138,400 -7.86 $777.54 $33,323.09
Cincinnati 4.09% -0.16% $138,100 -7.32 $781.32 $33,485.23
Detroit 4.18% -0.16% $135,800 -10.36 $828.83 $35,521.47
Atlanta 4.09% -0.14% $157,700 -5.85 $835.34 $35,800.11
Tampa 4.13% -0.17% $160,000 +10.34 $880.42 $37,732.20
Phoenix 4.06% -0.17% $200,300 -0.10 $948.69 $40,658.08
Orlando 4.07% -0.13% $180,000 +0.00 $983.34 $42,143.30
San Antonio 4.09% -0.19% $185,500 -0.48 $1,058.73 $45,374.30
Minneapolis 4.07% -0.18% $210,000 -4.15 $1,111.29 $47,626.53
Dallas 4.09% -0.22% $189,600 -2.02 $1,138.35 $48,786.53
Houston 4.09% -0.17% $199,300 -1.58 $1,166.28 $49,983.37
Philadelphia 4.14% -0.15% $213,300 -7.78 $1,187.99 $50,914.04
Baltimore 4.03% -0.16% $233,200 -8.84 $1,228.78 $52,661.96
Chicago 4.09% -0.12% $195,100 -12.04 $1,268.09 $54,346.62
Sacramento 4.19% -0.14% $268,700 -2.40 $1,362.96 $58,412.49
Miami 4.09% -0.17% $265,000 -1.85 $1,363.40 $58,431.48
Portland 4.11% -0.17% $288,900 -0.82 $1,414.08 $60,603.50
Denver 4.08% -0.20% $314,800 -0.22 $1,438.32 $61,642.15
Seattle 4.15% -0.13% $352,000 -2.20 $1,699.70 $72,844.31
Washington 3.98% -0.22% $372,800 -4.19 $1,805.88 $77,394.82
Boston 4.05% -0.21% $383,200 -4.18 $1,867.83 $80,049.93
New York City 4.22% -0.15% $390,000 -5.34 $2,042.50 $87,535.60
Los Angeles 4.07% -0.18% $450,900 -6.43 $2,092.18 $89,664.86
San Diego 4.07% -0.21% $493,100 -4.77 $2,226.76 $95,432.68
San Francisco 4.02% -0.18% $742,900 -0.20 $3,323.79 $142,448.33

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