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I actually just looked around my town for some places. I found plenty that were monthly mortgages in the $1,800 range for 3 bed, 2 bath homes, which would be a home for a family so you would expect multiple people paying in on it. And most apartments rent for around $800/month and cover almost all utilities except internet.
Wow, $800 a month. Maybe I should move. That's not much more than I was paying for my first apartments close to 20 years ago.
I guess Kansas exist in a timeskip where all of this stuff with the modern world passed us by then. Because a lot of what is around me is still what it has always been. Looking at my local Zillow right now, rents in the $1,000+ range get you an entire house, never mind an apartment.
Which is why this sort of stuff is entirely within range of being affordable to all but the most destitute of people. And as a tradesman myself (machinist) I can make plenty to afford this stuff and still have enough to save and invest.
I could definitely live in Kansas. I don't think I'd want to be in the west. That's a bit too remote for me. I stayed in Wichita a few years ago, I would have no problem being in the sub-suburbs of there or a nearby small town.
Honestly, I like Texas and I've lived here almost 15 years, but the influx of business is not going to be good for the state. I'm pretty well set in a house I have on reasonable terms in an area that shouldn't grow up too much now, so I stay because I have no friends elsewhere. If suddenly all my friends disappeared I'd be looking to move. I'm glad I moved out of growing metro suburbia hell 6 years ago. It's just getting too busy and there's corporate offices and stuff popping up all over the place.
From what I know even machine programmers get paid like shit, how can you afford a home?
Because where I live $18.75/hour is enough to live a comfortable life? I dont know how else to explain it. I am not living high on the hog, but I am not living paycheck to paycheck either.
I also dont own a house. They are still a little to expensive to pay for with only one salary. I was saying the typical family could afford a house. I still live in a rental.