Seattle ranked amongst top 10 most expensive cities to buy a home

Cascade PBS Staff Jun 20, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Seattle ranked amongst top 10 most expensive cities to buy a home</h1>
                <h2><p>According to a study by Richard Florida at CityLab, Seattle is the ninth most expensive metro area in the US in terms of the number of years of income it takes for the average household to buy a home (5 years!). Still, Seattle pales in comparison to many Californian cities</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/cascade-pbs-staff/">Cascade PBS Staff</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p><a href="http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/03/the-us-cities-where-it-takes-the-longest-to-be-able-to-afford-to-buy-a-home/387766/?ref=cascadepbs.org">According to a study</a> by Richard Florida at CityLab, Seattle is the ninth most expensive metro area in the US in terms of the number of years of income it takes for the average household to buy a home (5 years!). Still, Seattle pales in comparison to many Californian cities such as Los Angeles, where it would take 9 years of income to afford a home.</p><p>Are you a newly-arrived single in Seattle looking to purchase a home? Get ready to save your entire income for 9 years if not wanting to take out a mortgage. When considering only singles and not households, Seattle again ranks amongst the top 10 most expensive cities in the country.</p>
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According to a study by Richard Florida at CityLab, Seattle is the ninth most expensive metro area in the US in terms of the number of years of income it takes for the average household to buy a home (5 years!). Still, Seattle pales in comparison to many Californian cities such as Los Angeles, where it would take 9 years of income to afford a home.

Are you a newly-arrived single in Seattle looking to purchase a home? Get ready to save your entire income for 9 years if not wanting to take out a mortgage. When considering only singles and not households, Seattle again ranks amongst the top 10 most expensive cities in the country.

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