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Affordability, on the other hand, takes into account home prices relative to the overall cost of living.

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But whats affordable to the typical household might actually be cheap for households with higher incomes.

Lets take a look at thesereal estate offerings that offer value at prices that make sense.

In fact, they could pay the mortgage three times over and still be within affordable range.

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Youd need just 9.65% of your monthly income to pay the mortgage.

Or 28.95% for a home for yourself plus two investment properties.

Visual Capitalist pegs Pennsylvanias price-to-income ratio at 3.6%.

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If youre a median earner in 19108, your ratio would be 0.88.

Youd also be in a select group.

That would make you 0.2 percenter among Philadelphians.

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