SKYROCKETING INFLATION, RENTS, AND HOME PRICES RICK TOBIN
The Top 10 Priciest Housing Regions
5. New York (Queens)
Average Rent: $2,390/mo.
Most tenants and homeowners also have food,
Can of Coffee: $5.15
energy, clothing, and other expenses in addition to
Home Price: $636,000
their housing costs. Let’s take a look below at the
Trip to the Beauty Parlor: $54
Top 10 most expensive regions in the U.S. as
Dozen Eggs: $2.41
determined by The Council for Community and
Economic Research when factoring in average
6. San Jose, Calif.
income and expenses:
Average Rent: $1,738/mo.
Can of Coffee: $6.58
1. New York (Manhattan)
Home Price: $805,000
Average Rent: $3,783/mo.
Trip to the Beauty Parlor: $47
Can of Coffee: $6.14
Dozen Eggs: $2.74
Home Price: $1.36 million
Trip to the Beauty Parlor: $68
7. Hilo, Hawaii
Dozen Eggs: $2.89
Average Rent: $928/mo.
Can of Coffee: $6.16
2. New York (Brooklyn)
Home Price: $488,500
Average Rent: $2,493/mo.
Trip to the Beauty Parlor: $26
Can of Coffee: $5.13
Dozen Eggs: $3.73
Home Price: $990,500
Trip to the Beauty Parlor: $58
Dozen Eggs: $2.61
3. Honolulu, Hawaii
Average Rent: $2,733/mo.
Can of Coffee: $7.32
Home Price: $742,600
Trip to the Beauty Parlor: $52
Dozen Eggs: $3.39
4. San Francisco, Calif.
Average Rent: $2,925/mo.
Can of Coffee: $6.04
Home Price: $820,000
Trip to the Beauty Parlor: $59
Dozen Eggs: $2.86