Home price-to-income ratio

Home prices are similar to incomes

Home prices are expensive vs. incomes

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Incomes represent median incomes in each market. Home prices represent median home prices for single-family homes in each market. (Note: Click or tap the video to pause or play.)

Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

Credit: Daniel Wood/NPR