There's no doubt about it: homeownership continues to be staggeringly out of reach for many Americans, as interest rates and home values alike rise precipitously. But as demographics across both major and secondary US cities continue to shift in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, regional differences still make it possible for professionals to snag the American dream.
A recent survey from StorageCafe found that Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York provide the best shot at homeownership across all trending professions. Analysts examined 58 groups of professions across a variety of US markets and calculated which cities allow workers to buy homes there. It found that the metros offering the best chances of homeownership for the widest swath of professions are mostly in the Midwest and Northeast, with Toledo in Ohio, Scranton in nearby Pennsylvania and Syracuse in Upstate New York standing out.
Those cities are followed by Dayton, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Akron, Jackson (Miss.), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (Tex.), Rochester, and Wichita.
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