How much does a house cost where you live?

[monolith94]

Hmmm squatting sounds like the life for me, Albert!

[JohnT]

I live in a new (less than 3 years old when we bought) 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with appx. 1,400 sq. ft of space. Cost in 1998: $92,000.

[Uncle Sparky]

Originally posted by Spanky Buns
Campbelltown, to the west of Sydney (Australia).

And its SKanky. With a K!

... and it hasn't burned down yet ?

I have a cousin named Cindy living in that area ! Do you know her ?

[JohnT]

I live in Knoxville, TN by the way... just a bit east of Lincoln.

[Uncle Sparky]

So, mid west/ mid south Canada/US prices seem similar.

What is a median income like in Tennessee ? In winnipeg its about $45,000 cnd

[Asher]

Originally posted by Uncle Sparky
Asher - When you leave your family in a year or two, what sort of place do you think you could afford in Calgary? I suspect the Alberta boom will last 4-5 more years so prices will keep climbing till then.

I'll be down in California most likely, which is way pricier than Calgary.

[JohnT]

Median income in TN is appx. $36,000
Median detached housing costs $93,000 (we wuz robbed! )

Median income in Knox County is appx: $37,500
Median detached housing costs $98,500 (no we weren't! )

In the US as a whol median household income is $42,000
Median detached housing costs $119,600

[GePap]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
Oerdin:

because then they'd have to burn Queens, the Bronx, DC, Baltimore, Chicago, Detriot, Gary, Atlanta...

Hey, Queens is nice (relatively), and while I give you the southern bronx, the northenr bronx is very rich. And Chicaog, only parts of the South side.

Now, Detroit...that place can go.

[Al B. Sure!]

JohnT:

where do you get those numbers?

[GePap]

Revising numbers; A townhouse in NYC (manhattan) will cost you 1.5 million, min.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by GePap
Revising numbers; A townhouse in NYC (manhattan) will cost you 1.5 million, min.

*jaw drops*

[Joseph]

A medium house in Napa, Calif., goes for around $500.000.
I have a 4 beds, 2 baths, 1291 sq. ft. 35 years old and it would sell somewhere between 400. to 500.000. Some new homes were builded four blocks away 1 1/2 years ago and when for 500. then and today are 600 to 700.000.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
JohnT:

where do you get those numbers?

www.census.gov

On the right of the screen there will be "State and County QuickFacts." Select your state, go to that page for state figures, and from there you can select which county you want to look at.

[JohnT]

Median value of a house in Napa County: $251,000. Maybe you oughtta move next door to Lake County, where the median house price is just $120,000+-

[Al B. Sure!]

Philadelphia County:

Median household money income, 1999 $30,746
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $59,700

[JohnT]

I love the census site.

[Bosh]

Costs at least 200K for a decent house where I live in Maine due to it being all touristy and such which is really tough since all the year-round residents are pretty poor (except the lobstermen who rake it in) due to so many jobs being seasonal...

Maine generally is
$98,700 house cost
$37,240 median house income

Hancock county (my bit of the country's year round residents are pretty average in income but our housing prices are much higher)
97.6% white (wow)
$108,600 house cost
$35,811 median house income
we even in my country at large we're poorer and our houses cost more

[Al B. Sure!]

Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 22.9%

aint that a shame?

[Al B. Sure!]

JohnT:

i didnt know this site existed... pretty interesting...

Houses built in philly
1960 to 1969 81,148 12.3 % of houses
1940 to 1959 222,871 33.7
1939 or earlier 276,205 41.7

we got some old ass houses...

[JohnT]

Yeah, it's a helluva site. Great for relocating as well.

[Bosh]

wow
even in Aroostok country (far north of maine) houses cost more than in Speerland and they're insanely cheap there since everyone is moving away.
only $28,837 median household income, so even poorer...

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by GePap
$0, since there are no houses in my meighborhood. As for NYC, it varies immensely. For a townhouse, I can't see paying under 900k for one in midtown or the west side. houses out on queens or brooklyn must be cheaper than that.

Oh, I think you're way off. A townhouse in Manhattan isn't going for less than $2 million, I bet. Large, nice apartments can be bought for upwards of $1 million.

Queens and Brooklyn are cheaper, depending on the location. Brooklyn Heights is practically as expensive as Manhattan, as are the nicer parts of Astoria.

Once you get way east, it gets much better.

[Al B. Sure!]

Philly has more whites than blacks believe it or not... 45% to 43.2%

I'm surprised the Hispanic pop is so low at 8.5%

real interesting site.

[JohnT]

In New York County, the median price for housing is $1,000,001, against the states median of $148,000.

[Urban Ranger]

The cheapest kind of house here is what is known as a "country house." Three stories high, small yard, 4 bathrooms, kictchen, living room, family room, 3 bedrooms (one master), dining room, a total area of around 210 sq. m (2100 sq. ft.), hm, say US$50K. Across the border, you can buy one that's about 1/5 the price, that are bigger, better built, and fancier decorations, with a large common area (including swimming pools).

The mose expensive house in town, called "Sky High," went for US 50m last time I checked.

[Al B. Sure!]

4 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms! And whats the difference between a kitchen and a dining room and a living room and a family room?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
4 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms!

These are small. Actually one proably would be just a toilet (no bathtub or showers). There are lots of rooms but only 210 sq. m. You can figure out how big they are.

Originally posted by Albert Speer
And whats the difference between a kitchen and a dining room and a living room and a family room?

Kitchen: where you cook food. They are small, you can't eat inside.

Dining room: where you have meals

Family room: similiar to a living room, but where your family hangs out exclusively, and is usually smaller than a living room. Friends and relatives hang out with family in the living room.

[JohnT]

You're kidding, right?

Kitchen: Where you cook.
Dining room: Where you eat.
Living room: Where you sit and chat with company.
Family room: Where the kids hang out.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by JohnT


You're kidding, right?

Kitchen: Where you cook.
Dining room: Where you eat.
Living room: Where you sit and chat with company.
Family room: Where the kids hang out.

I could understand where the confusion came from. Many houses in Canada and the US don't have a family room. Kitchens are big so a few people can eat inside, without going out to the dining room.

[Kontiki]

I don't own a place here in Toronto, but if were to buy the place I'm renting (1 bedroom + den, recent reno, third floor walk up with decent sized deck, maybe 900sq ft total area) I'd figure it'd be about $250k. Houses in the neighbourhood start at about $350k for an attached that you'd be better tearing down (seriously, all the value is in the land).

I own a condo in Yaletown (very trendy area of downtown) in Vancouver. 600 sq. ft., no outside space, 1 bedroom + solarium. Bought it in 1998 for $145k, could probably sell it now for near $170k. The area I lived in before that in Vancouver, a small lot with a "handiman's special" (read: tear it down, start again)started at $500k.