article_snippet: San Francisco  has solidified San Francisco  reputation as the city with the least affordable housing, where you need to earn more than $142,000 to afford a median-priced home.
article_snippet: is San Francisco has to earn $142,448 to keep up with monthly payments of $3,323 for a median-priced house .
article_snippet: The historic ‘Steel City’ also had the lowest median home price at $135,000, and $135,000 tied Washington DC for the lowest mortgage rate at 3.98 per cent.
article_snippet: Potential homebuyers operating on a shoestring budget also can find affordable housing in Cleveland, St Louis and Cincinnati, where required salaries range between $32,010-$33,485.
article_snippet: On a national scale, with 20 per cent down, a buyer would need to earn a salary of $48,603.82 to afford the median-priced home.
article_snippet: Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Diego landed on the high end of a spectrum, requiring salaries of $80,000 and higher to afford homes with median prices ranging between $383,000-$493,000.
article_snippet: A median home price in the Bay Area was just under $743,000 last quarter, requiring a buyer to earn $142,448 a year just to keep up with monthly mortgage payments of $3,323.
highlights_snippet: San Francisco has to earn $142,448 to keep up with monthly payments of $3,323 for a median-priced house .
  