Unpopular opinion: If you can't afford to buy the crappiest home within a somewhat unreasonable commute to your office, you are not colloquially middle class.

Unpopular opinion: If you can't afford to buy the crappiest home within a somewhat unreasonable commute to your office, you are not colloquially middle class. While you may fall in the middle of the distribution, when most people say 'middle class' they mean you have a reasonable amount of stability and security in your life.