9.0
America's top 5 least affordable cities, only 3% of middle-class households have enough income to qualify for a mortgage.
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN JOSE
LOS ANGELES
In America's top 5 least affordable cities, only 3% of middle-class households have enough income to qualify for a mortgage.
In America's top 5 least affordable cities, only 3% of middle-class households have enough income to qualify for a mortgage.
VANCOUVER
TORONTO
LONDON
In Vancouver, a median-income earning household would need to use all of their pre-tax income to afford a median-priced detached home.
HONG KONG
In the world's most unaffordable city, around 1 in 5 residents live in poverty
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
8.4
8.5
11.9
8.6
8.2
20.8
9.5
11.0
8.6
MELBOURNE
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The higher the score of the city, the more unaffordable it is.The score is determined by the median household price and median household income.
Did You Know?
In America's top 5 least affordable cities, only 3% of middle-class households have enough income to qualify for a mortgage.
In Vancouver, a median-income earning household would need to use all of their pre-tax income to afford a median-priced detached home.
In Hong Kong, the world's most unaffordable city, around 1 in 5 residents live in poverty.