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It was average.

"The household median income in the U.S. in 1950 was $2,990 — roughly 40% of the median home value of $7,354 at the time, according to census data. By 2010, household median income was $49,445 — or 22% of the $221,800 median home value. The median income in 2021 hovers around the same percentage of median home costs."

https://orchard.com/blog/posts/how-much-the-typical-home-cos...



But a median home back then was about 1000 sqft.

https://www.newser.com/story/225645/average-size-of-us-homes...


I'll gladly take one of those.

Where can I buy one?


$7,354 in 1950 is $96,080 today. There are $100k homes out there if you don't care about location.

Zoning laws and building permits block anything that's significantly cheaper.


The median home in 1950 wasn't a two-story detached suburban McMansion.


Neither is it today.

Most homes built in and since the 1950 are still standing and inhabited.

I'll gladly buy one of those, where can I buy one?




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