When you compare it to median income it isn't as affordable as it seems. You can get a very nice house in Ohio for 200k but jobs there pay shite and decent jobs

When you compare it to median income it isn't as affordable as it seems. You can get a very nice house in Ohio for 200k but jobs there pay shite and decent jobs are really hard to get. Try paying that mortgage on barely above minimum wage. Keep in mind that energy, food, college tuition, health care, etc. are not that much cheaper than they are in say LA or SF. Some cities like SF have it bad but much of the country has a housing problem.