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Mapping Housing Affordability in the United States

by Martin Makaryan
written by Martin Makaryan

NBC News has analyzed economic data from the Federal Reserve and housing market data from Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate brokerage company, to create an interactive map that shows where in the United States people can buy an affordable median-priced home. A home is affordable when monthly mortgage payments do not exceed 30 percent of a household’s monthly income, and the map allows users to adjust their annual household income to see all the local counties, marked by the yellow color, where they can purchase a house that satisfies the income criteria.

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Martin Makaryan is a research assistant specializing in digital policy. Makaryan is a current master's student at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University where he specializes in security and strategy, with a focus on the intersection of security, policy, and emerging technologies. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Global Studies from UCLA and previously worked in government affairs and policy research in California both in the non-profit and government sectors. His academic and professional interests include the impact of innovation and technology on foreign policy and national security policy, as well as automation and AI, cybersecurity, and digital policy.

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