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32 sats \ 4 replies \ @DEADBEEF 28 Aug \ on: Majority of Americans Can No Longer Afford an Average House charts_and_numbers

We bought a house well before the pandemic but we’ve outgrown it as a family and cannot afford to buy a bigger house. I can’t imagine trying to buy a first home in the kind of market.

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 28 Aug

Are you urban or rural?

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @DEADBEEF 28 Aug

Rural

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 28 Aug

So housing has become more expensive in rural areas too!

I had no idea. I assumed it was the cities and suburbs

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF 28 Aug

Where I am price per square foot is definitely higher in the city but rural houses tend to be larger and have more land so the overall price is higher.