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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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 Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: Housing Affordibility |
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http://www.demographia.com/dhi-ix2005q3.pdf
1 United States Los Angeles, CA 11.5
2 United States Salinas, CA 10.9
3 United States San Francisco, CA 10.8
4 United States Honolulu, HI 10.3
5 United States San Diego, CA 10.0
6 Australia Mandurah 9.5
7 United States San Jose, CA 9.3
7 Australia Sunshine Coast 9.3
9 United Kingdom Bournemouth & Dorsett 8.9
10 United Kingdom Belfast 8.8
11 Australia Gold Coast 8.6
11 Australia Sydney 8.6
13 Canada Kelowna 8.5
13 United States Santa Rosa, CA 8.5
15 Canada Vancouver 8.4
The top 15 most expensive housing locales, with the figure at right being the multiple times average annual salary, required to purchase a home.
The other 35 in the top 50 are in the link above. My town came in at #36. |
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jessiaka
Joined: 07 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| My town is at #13... *sigh* |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Based on income, West Maui, Hawaii (specifically Lahaina and Ka'anapali) are the most expensive places to live and buy housing in the USA. No one ever includes them on these lists, I don't know why (smaller population?). San Francisco has the highest petro prices, Honolulu is often 2nd, but West Maui tops them all. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Housing Affordibility |
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| chris_J2 wrote: |
13 Canada Kelowna 8.5
15 Canada Vancouver 8.4 |
The top two cities I'd like to settle down in. 
I was born in Burnaby, virtually Vancouver, and went to junior and senior high school in Kamloops, down the road from the much-preferred retirement mecca of Kelowna.
I guess I could always go back to my childhood home of Vancouver Island, and/or end up eventually near Salmon Arm on Shuswap Lake. If there hasn't become absurdly expensive as well.
*sigh* |
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pesawattahi
Joined: 30 Sep 2007
Location: it rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| People don't sell to much in Hawaii, the natives tend to live and die in their houses unless they leave. |
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sadiebear
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| Vancouver is so bloody expensive. I live in Downtown Vancouver (but will be moving out of country next month) but just renting though n the rent goes up every year-gosh! Nice life but very expensive! |
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