The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual report lists the 10 metro areas in the US that require the highest wages to afford a two-bedroom home.<\/p>
\nIt’s no surprise that San Franciso, Orange County and Boston are on the list, but a shocker (to me at least) that sitting right up there at #10 is Easton\/Raynham, MA.
\nThe numbers:
\nMetro area – Hourly Wage<\/u>
\nSan Francisco $29.54
\nStamford, CT $28.88
\nOxnard, CA $28.12
\nOrange County, CA $26.77
\nSanta Cruz, CA $25.83
\nOakland $25.75
\nBoston $25.46
\nWestchester County, NY $25.31
\nSan Jose $25.04
\nEaston\/Raynham, MA $24.67
\nBy the way, 4 of the 6 New England states – Mass., CT, NH and RI – rank in the top 10 least affordable to rent a two-bedroom apartment.
\nIn other financial news, why didn’t we buy Apple stock 6 weeks ago? Even though shares fell 5% today on a ratings cut from Bear Stearns and BofA Securities, the value of the stock has gone up OVER FIFTY PERCENT in the last month and a half.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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