Recently, The Bizjournal ranked Seattle 76th out of the 95 most affordable markets to own a home. The statistics were based on Seattles average house payment ($1,798) as a percentage of household income ($4,580) yielding 39.3%. Coming in 95th, San Franciscos payment to income ratio was reported at 70% with average households earning a mere $1000 more than Seattleites while the average house payment more than doubles! The most affordable market to own a home is Augusta, Georgia followed by Wichita, Kansas.
