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C.A.R.'s First-time Buyer Housing Affordability Index (FTB-HAI) measures the percentage of households that can afford to purchase an entry-level home in California. C.A.R. also reports first-time buyer indexes for regions and select counties within the state. The Index is the most fundamental measure of housing well-being for first-time buyers in the state.


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First -Time Buyer Housing Affordability Index Methodology

Q32023

First Time Buyer Housing Affordability Index

STATE/REGION/COUNTY

Q32023

Q22023

 

Q32022

Median Home Price

Monthly Payment Including Taxes & Insurance

Minimum Qualifying Income

CA SFH (SAAR)

29

32

 

36

 

$717,060

$4,840

$145,200

CA Condo/Townhomes

40

43

 

48

 

$552,500

$3,730

$111,900

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

29

33

 

37

 

$670,650

$4,530

$135,900

Inland Empire

40

42

 

46

 

$480,250

$3,240

$97,200

S.F. Bay Area

27

28

 

35

r

$1,083,750

$7,320

$219,600

US

52

55

 

59

 

$345,870

$2,340

$70,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S.F. Bay Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alameda

24

26

 

31

 

$1,083,750

$7,320

$219,600

Contra Costa

39

40

 

46

r

$739,500

$4,990

$149,700

Marin

24

23

 

25

 

$1,351,500

$9,130

$273,900

Napa

30

36

 

30

r

$801,130

$5,410

$162,300

San Francisco

27

27

 

28

 

$1,317,500

$8,900

$267,000

San Mateo

25

26

 

27

 

$1,674,500

$11,310

$339,300

Santa Clara

25

26

 

28

 

$1,572,500

$10,620

$318,600

Solano

46

49

 

54

 

$505,750

$3,420

$102,600

Sonoma

31

33

 

39

 

$722,500

$4,880

$146,400

Southern California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

23

30

 

29

 

$762,970

$5,150

$154,500

Orange

17

20

 

26

 

$1,109,250

$7,490

$224,700

Riverside

38

40

 

44

 

$518,500

$3,500

$105,000

San Bernardino

46

50

 

52

 

$412,250

$2,780

$83,400

San Diego

24

27

 

33

 

$831,730

$5,620

$168,600

Ventura

28

30

 

36

 

$786,250

$5,310

$159,300

Central Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monterey

21

25

 

30

 

$780,300

$5,270

$158,100

San Luis Obispo

23

25

 

30

 

$735,250

$4,970

$149,100

Santa Barbara

18

17

 

25

 

$926,500

$6,260

$187,800

Santa Cruz

20

21

 

25

 

$1,056,980

$7,140

$214,200

Central Valley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresno

45

47

 

51

 

$357,000

$2,410

$72,300

Glenn

50

53

 

56

 

$301,750

$2,040

$61,200

Kern

46

49

 

53

 

$331,500

$2,240

$67,200

Kings

49

54

 

62

 

$323,000

$2,180

$65,400

Madera

49

51

 

55

 

$361,250

$2,440

$73,200

Merced

50

52

 

55

 

$328,100

$2,220

$66,600

Placer

47

49

 

53

r

$565,250

$3,820

$114,600

Sacramento

43

46

 

50

 

$460,700

$3,110

$93,300

San Benito

36

39

 

44

 

$640,690

$4,330

$129,900

San Joaquin

42

45

 

48

r

$463,250

$3,130

$93,900

Stanislaus

44

47

 

51

 

$397,890

$2,690

$80,700

Tulare

49

52

 

55

 

$318,750

$2,150

$64,500

Far North

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Butte

46

48

 

50

 

$366,100

$2,470

$74,100

Lassen

74

70

 

73

 

$180,630

$1,220

$36,600

Plumas

49

56

 

50

 

$348,080

$2,350

$70,500

Shasta

53

54

 

58

 

$322,360

$2,180

$65,400

Siskiyou

53

57

 

50

 

$255,000

$1,720

$51,600

Tehama

55

52

 

56

 

$267,750

$1,810

$54,300

Other Counties in California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amador

47

49

 

56

 

$391,000

$2,640

$79,200

Calaveras

47

48

 

54

 

$410,550

$2,770

$83,100

Del Norte

45

47

 

46

 

$320,880

$2,170

$65,100

El Dorado

42

42

 

50

 

$565,250

$3,820

$114,600

Humboldt

40

42

 

42

 

$371,880

$2,510

$75,300

Lake

49

46

 

53

 

$272,000

$1,840

$55,200

Mariposa

33

44

 

42

 

$394,830

$2,670

$80,100

Mendocino

32

35

 

37

r

$448,380

$3,030

$90,900

Mono

12

13

 

20

 

$799,000

$5,400

$162,000

Nevada

40

43

 

45

 

$478,680

$3,230

$96,900

Sutter

50

52

 

53

 

$361,250

$2,440

$73,200

Tuolumne

49

51

 

55

 

$352,750

$2,380

$71,400

Yolo

39

40

 

43

 

$527,000

$3,560

$106,800

Yuba

45

46

 

50

 

$362,910

$2,450

$73,500

 

Source: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®


 r – revised

Note: The effective interest rate series previously used to calculate C.A.R.’s First-Time Buyer Housing Affordability Index (FTB-HAI) was discontinued in 2008. Beginning with this news release, the FTB-HAI will incorporate an effective interest rate that is based on the one-year, adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) from Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS). The effective rate accounts for both the one-year ARM rate and the points/fees as reported by Freddie Mac.


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