Here are the 15 least affordable housing markets in the US
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RealtyTrac, which analyzes US property data, compiled the least affordable places to live in the US.
Surveying 582 counties across the country, the firm compiled home price and wage data. They developed a ranking of affordability by dividing the region's average mortgage payment by average weekly wages.
From RealtyTrac's data, we compiled a list of the 15 counties where is takes more than 80% of average wages to make an average house payment.
California dominates the list, with 9 of the top 15 counties. But the most expensive county is a bit to the east and it takes 138.5% of a the average wage to make the average home financing payment.
Check out the full list below from most to least affordable, along with the metro area, average house price and average weekly wages for the county.
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