We all know that for most households earning a median income, buying a detached house in Metro 麻豆传媒映画is highly unaffordable, unless they have already built up considerable equity or have another source of wealth.
But exactly how much of a gap is there between median incomes earned in the region, and the income you鈥檇 need to buy the average priced house in that area? And which areas see the biggest income gaps? This is the topic of a new study and infographic by real estate portal Zoocasa, released September 12.
To assess affordability across the region, Zoocasa鈥檚 number-crunchers looked at August benchmark detached home prices in 21 Metro 麻豆传媒映画markets, as well as the minimum income required to purchase and carry such a property based on a 20 per cent down payment. The required income was compared to the actual median household incomes in each area, sourced from Statistics Canada, to find the local house-price-to-income gap.
Unsurprisingly, the area with the priciest detached homes, 麻豆传媒映画West (which includes the West Side, Downtown West and the West End, benchmarked at $2,832,600) saw the biggest income gap. However, the extent of the gap is jaw-dropping at $384,965.
This is calculated as the income needed for a $2,832,600 house being $450,292, but the area鈥檚 median income earned is $65,237, according to the study.
麻豆传媒映画West is followed by West Vancouver, which has higher incomes and therefore a lower income gap, and then Richmond in third.
Even households in the area with the lowest income gap, Maple Ridge, are going to struggle, with the median income more than $34K less than is needed for a typical house purchase.
Check out the full ranking of Metro 麻豆传媒映画income gaps in the infographic below.
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