The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) took a look at how much money it takes to purchase a home in our country’s largest cities. The result? The 2018 NAR Metropolitan Median Home Prices and Affordability and Housing Affordability Index.
NAR’s data assumes a 10% – 20% down payment and a 4.8% mortgage rate for an all-inclusive principal and interest monthly home payment. NAR also assumes a house payment limited to 25% of the resident’s annual income.
- Columbus, Ohio – population 879,170 in 2017
– median home price – $207,600
– 10% down payment – annual salary of $47,514
– 20% down Payment – annual salary of $42,235
- San Francisco, CA – population of 884,363 in 2017
– median home price – $989,000
– 10% down payment – annual salary of $226,356
– 20% down payment – annual salary of $201,205
- Jacksonville, FL – population of 892,062 in 2017
– median home price – $247,500
– 10% down payment – annual salary of $56,646
– 20% down payment – annual salary of $50,352
- Austin, TX – population of 950,715 in 2017
– median home price – $318,200
– 10% down payment – annual salary of $72,828
– 20% down payment – annual salary of $64,736
- San Jose, CA – population of 1,035,317 in 2017
- median home price – $1.3M
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $297,535
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $264,476
- Dallas, TX – population of 1,341,075 in 2017
- median home price – $262,100
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $59,988
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $53,322
- San Diego – population of 1,419,516 in 2017
- median home price – $650,000
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $148,768
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $132,238
- San Antonio, TX – population of 1,511,946 in 2017
- median home price – $231,800
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $53,053
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $47,158
- Philadelphia, PN – population of 1,580,863 in 2017
- median home price – $240,600
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $55,067
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $48948
- Phoenix, AZ – population of 1,62,078 in 2017
- median home price – $272,700
- 10% down payment – $62,414
- 20% down payment – $55,479
- Houston, TX – population of 2,313,717 in 2017
- median home price – $240,200
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $54,975
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $48,867
- Chicago, IL – population of 2,716,450 in 2017
- median home price – $265,300
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $60,720
- 20% down payment $53,973
- Los Angeles, CA – population of 3,999,759 in 2017
- median home price – $628,900
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $143,938
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $127,945
- New York, NY – population of 8,622,698 in 2017
- median home price – $392,200
- 10% down payment – annual salary of $89,764
- 20% down payment – annual salary of $79,790
