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OilemFirchen

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28. Where did his stats come from?

Reply to cinematicdiversions (Original post)

Mon Jan 24, 2022, 01:33 PM

Jan 2022

Start with (paraphrasing) "if you work at Taco Bell, you can afford a $100K home." Probably true, if your rich uncle buys it for you and pays for your utilities and upkeep.

As to my lovely home town of Dayton, he says the median home value is $66,800. Yet, according to Roofstock:

Median list price of a single-family home in Dayton is $129,900 based on the most recent research from Realtor.com (November 2021).

Home values in Dayton have increased by 24.4% over the last year.

Median sold price for a single-family home in Dayton is $140,000.

Anyone else wanna weigh in on their mentioned home town?

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Best cities where the majority of homes are less than 100k. [View all] cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 OP

Except--wouldn't want to live any of those places Bayard Jan 2022 #1

Sounds nice, I was stationed at Fort Knox. fightforfreedom Jan 2022 #22

Four Ohio cities in the second video. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2022 #2

I grew up in Springfield. I would never live there again. Buckeyeblue Jan 2022 #9

My point is that the homes in Yellow Springs... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2022 #29

There is a big difference between Yellow Springs and Springfield Buckeyeblue Jan 2022 #30

Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #3

This an old video or something? ColinC Jan 2022 #4

I just did a search 119 out of 387 were under 100k cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #7

Ah had to remove "built in" filter. ColinC Jan 2022 #27

No cities besides Birmingham and Harlingen in the South? DFW Jan 2022 #5

I was born and raised in Dallas, and I lived in a hotel, the Melrose, there as my father was the CTyankee Jan 2022 #20

It is indeed still there! DFW Jan 2022 #37

My father did some "modernizing" during his tenure there as manager but the old style is now CTyankee Jan 2022 #52

I like living outside of city limits. Emile Jan 2022 #6

If you are retire or work remotely and like the outdoors, Upper Michigan could be a choice Kaleva Jan 2022 #8

The UP is beautiful, but the winters are long. Emile Jan 2022 #10

I live not far from Watersmeet and it's a nice little town. Kaleva Jan 2022 #13

Tough winters in Marquette Buckeyeblue Jan 2022 #11

Winters are great for those who enjoy skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling and such. Kaleva Jan 2022 #12

155 inches annual snowfall Klaralven Jan 2022 #14

The UP is beautiful Johnny2X2X Jan 2022 #19

My dad's a Yooper, born and raised. xmas74 Jan 2022 #21

The UP is great, but better for seasonal living. shrike3 Jan 2022 #23

I doubt many people would want to live in Marquette. llmart Jan 2022 #32

We get a lot of people here in the fall for color season Kaleva Jan 2022 #41

Marquette does not appear to be that cheap-- Wingus Dingus Jan 2022 #42

Outside of city limits of Marquette is where to look Kaleva Jan 2022 #45

Good suggestions to consider--I'll keep poking around on Zillow, I'm pretty Wingus Dingus Jan 2022 #51

The UP is nice but... VGNonly Jan 2022 #53

How many of those are sundown towns? New Breed Leader Jan 2022 #15

None I would expect. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #18

They didn't mention one place that didn't have cold, crime, or poverty Renew Deal Jan 2022 #16

Well under a 100k is a pretty low bar (Under 200k would open up more temperate cities I expect) cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #17

If it didn't have crime, cold or poverty, it likely wouldn't have $100k homes. shrike3 Jan 2022 #24

Dayton and Canton are fairly large cities dsc Jan 2022 #34

Muncie has its charms. None of which would appeal to anyone on DU shrike3 Jan 2022 #25

Well, it will get you outta New Castle ! Captain Zero Jan 2022 #33

Muncie actually has a great riverfront bike trail shrike3 Jan 2022 #38

Liberal towns and cities are generally a lot more expensive overall. Hortensis Jan 2022 #26

I would say that with a few exceptions your analysis is spot on. shrike3 Jan 2022 #39

Where did his stats come from? OilemFirchen Jan 2022 #28

I looked up my brother's address in Dayton dsc Jan 2022 #35

Not too long ago, I would have believed his figure. OilemFirchen Jan 2022 #36

I've been thinking of the southern suburbs of Roanoke Virginia Alhena Jan 2022 #31

For the love of God, stop saying "Erie Penn", dude. Wingus Dingus Jan 2022 #40

His pronunciation of "REED-ing" was cringe-worthy, too. NurseJackie Jan 2022 #43

I wonder if it was text-to-speech. NurseJackie Jan 2022 #44

I don't think so, I've seen this guy's videos before. Wingus Dingus Jan 2022 #46

Clearly, he doesn't get out very much. NurseJackie Jan 2022 #47

It's such basic research, to pronounce a place properly-- Wingus Dingus Jan 2022 #49

At least he didn't say Erie-pah! NurseJackie Jan 2022 #48

LOL, yeah. Wingus Dingus Jan 2022 #50