Housing Affordability Analysis
Professional housing affordability metrics combining median home values, income data, and housing costs. Analyze regional market conditions with price-to-income ratios and housing burden calculations.
Methodology & Data Sources
Affordability Metrics: Price-to-income ratios calculated using median home values divided by median household income. Housing burden ratios show rental costs and property taxes as percentage of income. Lower ratios indicate better affordability.
Data Sources: US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) for housing values, rent, income, and property tax data. Updated annually with 5-year estimates for statistical reliability.
Geographic Coverage: State-level analysis with FIPS code selection. Data represents occupied housing units and household-level income statistics from the most recent ACS survey.