[OC] The percentage of median income required to pay the median rent in 5 US Cities 2005-2022

Posted by JD_SLICK

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  1. The next in my series of graphs that are likely interesting only to me

    Created in excel and powerpoint, because I’m still a basic ass bitch

    data source is posted [here](https://github.com/arilamstein/censusdis-streamlit/blob/main/county_data.csv)

    inspired by suggestions made by you fine folks

    The data behind the graph above is [here](https://imgur.com/GtaqdzH) in a handy color coded chart

    Notably the highest ratio in the dataset is the Bronx, New York, in 2014 and 2015, which tie at 34.4%

    The lowest is [Mckinley County, New Mexico](https://maps.app.goo.gl/oNWop4hT6PuMyasU9), where the ratio in 2007 was a humble 7.2% – Median income was $42k, median rent was a whopping $257/month

  2. Cool data, but why these five? Why not NYC or LA or SF or Chicago?

  3. Why zoom in on the vertical axis? It exaggerates the real impact.

  4. I wonder if there’s a way to factor in lower-income workers who travel x distance to work in given city.

  5. Seattle is expensive but at least the wages are there to compensate!

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