Affordable Cities

According to the NAHS,a house is considered affordable if mortgage payments are 28% or less of total household income.This includes property taxes and insurance.The National Association of Home Builders has compiled statistics rating the country's most affordable communities based on its own Housing Opportunity Index.

Indianapolis-    If you are looking for an affordable home for sale look no further than Texas.The  nation’s most affordable housing market had the lowest median household income.  With a median selling price of $187,700 it's pretty easy to find affordable homes for sale. Texas has 3 cities in the top 10.

**Rounding out the top 10 are Canton, Ohio, Tulsa, Okla. Billings, Mont. and Fort Worth, Texas.





America's Least Affordable Cities

Have you ever found yourself complaining about the price of your cable bill, the cost to fill up the gas tank or the cost of your home mortage? Don't worry! Every red blood American complains about these things. Especially in our major cities where affordable living has become a distant memory now replaced by increasing living costs and stagnet wages. Everything from the price of milk all the way up to apartment rent as rose dramatically in many of the major cities across the nation over the last 2 years. Gas prices have been the culprit for these cost of living increases. Gas prices have nearly doubled in the last year and a half.

The worst cities are Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York city, and Boston. Many would agree that these cities as un affordable as they are offer more of a exciting lifestyle than the more affordable cities which offer little culture or nightlife. But when the cost of basic living in these cities is so un affordable one can't really enjoy these benefits. So unless you're rich plan on visiting these cities versus living in them.

States with the least affordable cities- California is got be a strong canadate for this honor with San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles all in the top 10. New York not far behind has New York city and Manhattan.

Least Affordable Cities in the World



1-London England
2-Oslo Norway 
3-Dublin Ireland 
4-Copenhagen Denmark 
5-New York

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