The Unaffordability of American Cities

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A total of 62 of the 100 cities have a score below one, which means they're not affordable. New York is sadly in one extreme with an index value of 0.4. Boston and Jersey City also look pretty unaffordable as well. Many places with index values below one are spread across the south and west of the country.

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