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Originally Posted by shirtsleeve
http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_d...cost_in_the_US
average sale price over $300k. Still think you can buy a house on $50k?
average apt price for ONE bedroom 1600/month.
Thats 400/wk for a ONE bedroom. Thats $20k take home pay just to pay the rent in a one bedroom.
You asked what good pay was. Two income earners in Mass who are not legally married but live like they are, are popular here for financial and tax reasons.
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Which just tells us that the average wage earning household in Mass can't afford to buy a house.