The 20 Least Affordable Places to Live in the US
We all want to live in a place that is comfortable, nice, and affordable. A house in Lafayette that sells for $350,000 might cost $150,000 in another city - it actually seems kind of random sometimes!
Our friends at RealtyTrac and Forbes found the least affordable places in the US to live, based on the percentage of average wages for a monthly house note on a median priced home for that market. Steer clear of the areas below if you're not making tons of money, and it's a safe bet that you need an above average income to live in California these days!
- San Diego, California
- El Dorado, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Santa Barbara, California
- Ventura, California
- New York, New York
- Alameda County, California
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Orange County, California
- San Mateo County, California
- Sonoma, California
- Queens County, New York
- Monteray, California
- Napa, California
- San Luis Obispo, California
- Maui, Hawaii
- San Francisco, California
- Santa Cruz, California
- Marin County, California
- Kings County, New York