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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: HAPPY2BME on May 11, 2017, 10:42:46 AM

Title: California’s Bay Area, $105,350 is now ‘low income’
Post by: HAPPY2BME on May 11, 2017, 10:42:46 AM
The cost of living in the San Francisco’s Bay Area continues to rise, so much that a low end six-figure salary is now considered “low-income.”

In San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, a family of four making $105,350 or less is now considered low income by the federal government Department of Housing and Urban Development. That means they can qualify for affordable housing.


, be it Section 8, be it public housing, or other HUD-subsidized programs,” HUD Regional Public Affairs Officer and Homeless Liaison Ed Cabrera told KRON-TV.

To put this in perspective, the average household income for a family of four in the rest of the United States is $55,775. “Low income” families make $24,399 on average.

The income limits in the Bay Area are the highest of any area in the country, Cabrera said.

In neighboring Santa Clara County, low income starts at $84,000. Contra Costa County is at about $80,000. For Napa, it is $74,000. And for Solano, it is $64,000.

So what’s the the solution?

“Building at every income level because the demand here far outweighs the supply,” Cabrera said.

“Six figures is a substantial amount of money in most places,” said California resident Megan. “And the fact that it doesn’t get you much here is a bit sad.”

http://www.orrazz.com/2017/05/in-parts-of-californias-bay-area-105350.html
Title: Re: California’s Bay Area, $105,350 is now ‘low income’
Post by: HAPPY2BME on May 11, 2017, 10:44:58 AM
And what congress critter oversees the poverty of California's 12th congressional district?
Title: Re: California’s Bay Area, $105,350 is now ‘low income’
Post by: RobJohnson on May 11, 2017, 10:49:32 AM
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The cost of living in the San Francisco’s Bay Area continues to rise, so much that a low end six-figure salary is now considered “low-income.”

Wow!