This statistic shows the number of years needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in selected markets in the United States in 2018. Los Angeles, California was the least affordable market for home buyers in the U.S., as it would take 43 years for someone earning the median income to afford a 20 percent down payment for a median-priced home there.
Number of years needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in selected markets in the United States in 2018
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UNISON. (June 11, 2019). Number of years needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in selected markets in the United States in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020786/years-needed-to-save-twenty-percent-down-payment-markets-usa/
UNISON. "Number of years needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in selected markets in the United States in 2018." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020786/years-needed-to-save-twenty-percent-down-payment-markets-usa/
UNISON. (2019). Number of years needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in selected markets in the United States in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020786/years-needed-to-save-twenty-percent-down-payment-markets-usa/
UNISON. "Number of Years Needed to save for a 20 Percent down Payment in Selected Markets in The United States in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020786/years-needed-to-save-twenty-percent-down-payment-markets-usa/
UNISON, Number of years needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in selected markets in the United States in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020786/years-needed-to-save-twenty-percent-down-payment-markets-usa/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Number of years needed to save for a 20 percent down payment in selected markets in the United States in 2018 [Graph], UNISON, June 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020786/years-needed-to-save-twenty-percent-down-payment-markets-usa/