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[–] drdabbles@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago (32 children)

$1,731 in today's USD is $37,392. That new car would be $18k, rent was just over $500. There's places in the US where average rent is close to that, and I bet if we removed NYC and the Bay area the national average wouldn't be super far off.

Education and staples are where you're getting drilled on a daily basis. Harvard costs many times the average national income rather than being a fraction of it.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

Someone's overlooking the low low cost of buying a house back then. Essentially 2 years of salary. Housing where I live is now 20 years of median salary and about 19 years of average salary, and far more once you consider a loan.

[–] drdabbles@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Didn't overlook it, I simply didn't comment on it. You also have to be careful about comparing where you personally live and the national average. Because the national average includes a lot of places that are shockingly poor.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Okay. Let’s go local on a market. Chose San Antonio because it’s been fairly steady over the years and has a decent cost of living compared to other places…

Average Salary: approx $55,000 Average Home Price: approx $300,000

So you would still need 5.5 years for a home compared to just over 2 years. And that’s assuming the gross, not net and entire paycheck. You can still pick most places in the US that are out in rural nowhere and the inflation is plainly obvious, it’s just the degree may change a bit.

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