Denver among counties with worst home affordability

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Denver County ranked No. 2 on a list of U.S. counties with the worst home affordability index, according to an analysis of 432 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

The county’s affordability index was 72 in the analysis, which found that home prices around the country have hit their lowest level of affordability in a decade.

The report determines the affordability number based on the household income needed to purchase a median-priced home in the county compared to historical data. An index under 100 indicates declining affordability.

For all 432 counties combined, the second-quarter affordability index stood at 95, compared to an index of 103 during the same period in 2017. The median home price in the U.S. climbed to $245,000, which was 4.7 percent higher than one year earlier.

“Slowing home price appreciation in the second quarter was not enough to counteract an 11 percent increase in mortgage rates compared to a year ago, resulting in the worst home affordability we’ve seen in nearly 10 years,” said Daren Blomquist, senior vice president at ATTOM Data Solutions. 

Although median home prices rose by 75 percent since early 2012, average wages increased only 13 percent over the same period, the analysis found.

Genesee County, Mich., had the worst home affordability index in the nation (70), followed by Denver (72) and another Colorado county, Adams (73).

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100 counties with lowest home affordability indexes

StateCountyQ2 2018 Median Sales PriceAnnual Income Needed to Buy (3% Down and 28% Front-End DTI)Annualized Weekly WagesPct of Annualized Wages to BuyHistoric  Pct of Wages to BuyQ2 2018 Affordability Index
MichiganGenesee$124,000$36,852$44,40823.2%16.3%70
ColoradoDenver$441,000$116,309$67,67848.1%34.4%72
ColoradoAdams$339,750$89,709$53,15747.3%34.6%73
New MexicoSanta Fe$340,000$91,192$43,44658.8%43.2%73
TennesseeWilson$279,900$74,905$42,31549.6%37.0%75
MassachusettsSuffolk$612,500$169,097$95,47249.6%37.3%75
TexasMontgomery$258,000$77,494$54,02840.2%30.3%75
ColoradoArapahoe$358,000$95,470$64,33741.5%31.5%76
FloridaLee$240,000$69,521$43,36844.9%34.0%76
MissouriSaint Louis City$161,000$43,920$58,14921.1%16.1%76
WashingtonBenton$256,100$71,782$53,74237.4%28.7%77
ColoradoWeld$325,000$84,827$48,94548.5%37.3%77
GeorgiaDekalb$215,000$59,253$55,83529.7%22.9%77
TexasTravis$359,500$110,632$63,75248.6%37.5%77
South CarolinaYork$235,000$63,846$44,40840.3%31.2%78
TexasWilliamson$266,000$82,045$54,31442.3%33.4%79
TexasComal$261,180$78,209$42,26351.8%40.9%79
OregonLinn$239,875$67,955$41,58745.8%36.2%79
TennesseeDavidson$264,950$72,776$58,00635.1%27.8%79
ColoradoJefferson$410,000$109,067$56,44654.1%42.9%79
New MexicoSandoval$203,000$56,628$38,87040.8%32.4%79
OregonYamhill$300,000$84,663$40,62558.4%46.5%80
TexasGuadalupe$234,025$70,769$41,92547.3%37.7%80
ColoradoBoulder$525,000$140,260$64,83160.6%48.5%80
FloridaCharlotte$189,600$54,356$37,67440.4%32.4%80
TexasGalveston$213,231$67,407$47,90539.4%31.6%80
MichiganKent$180,000$51,496$47,58030.3%24.4%81
CaliforniaAlameda$835,000$221,216$73,90583.8%67.7%81
TexasBrazoria$224,000$68,651$56,58934.0%27.5%81
FloridaFlagler$215,000$62,158$33,98251.2%41.5%81
ColoradoPueblo$170,500$45,552$41,54830.7%25.0%81
CaliforniaMarin$1,197,250$325,028$68,302133.2%108.4%81
NevadaWashoe$355,000$92,389$48,33453.5%43.7%82
OregonDeschutes$348,125$96,418$44,17461.1%49.9%82
TexasJohnson$187,804$56,139$42,58836.9%30.2%82
UtahDavis$291,855$79,138$43,88850.5%41.3%82
TexasParker$235,000$69,527$44,00544.2%36.3%82
WashingtonPierce$345,000$97,468$49,55655.1%45.2%82
OregonMultnomah$400,000$113,338$57,14855.5%45.6%82
TexasEllis$210,811$62,262$43,13440.4%33.2%82
IdahoCanyon$189,628$51,978$35,77640.7%33.4%82
OhioMiami$140,000$40,632$41,56127.4%22.5%82
ColoradoLarimer$361,500$95,885$50,24553.4%44.0%82
CaliforniaSanta Clara$1,230,000$324,033$126,59471.7%59.0%82
TexasCollin$320,000$96,120$64,19441.9%34.5%82
TexasDenton$286,000$85,536$50,15447.8%39.4%82
MichiganOakland$228,000$66,675$61,52930.3%25.0%82
FloridaSanta Rosa$230,000$64,306$36,89448.8%40.3%83
South CarolinaSumter$126,200$33,721$37,60925.1%20.7%83
CaliforniaContra Costa$630,000$169,370$67,28870.5%58.3%83
GeorgiaCherokee$247,500$66,746$40,63846.0%38.2%83
ColoradoEl Paso$287,000$75,491$48,91943.2%36.0%83
TexasBrazos$212,000$64,653$40,41744.8%37.3%83
North CarolinaDurham$223,000$63,218$67,08026.4%22.0%83
WashingtonSnohomish$444,250$123,606$59,04658.6%48.8%83
TexasGrayson$143,213$42,747$42,41928.2%23.5%83
CaliforniaSan Mateo$1,400,000$369,411$116,24689.0%74.3%84
CaliforniaMonterey$619,000$168,320$46,982100.3%83.9%84
TennesseeSumner$220,000$58,433$42,79638.2%32.0%84
TexasDallas$228,530$70,517$66,56029.7%24.8%84
OhioTrumbull$89,000$26,909$39,92318.9%15.8%84
OhioLorain$139,950$42,094$42,17227.9%23.5%84
North CarolinaUnion$253,000$68,930$43,21244.7%37.6%84
TexasNueces$189,254$59,009$46,63135.4%29.8%84
MichiganSaginaw$85,000$25,723$43,99216.4%13.8%84
GeorgiaCobb$250,000$67,749$57,88932.8%27.7%84
GeorgiaPaulding$177,250$48,596$35,94537.9%32.0%84
North CarolinaMecklenburg$240,000$66,619$64,80528.8%24.3%85
TennesseeRutherford$215,000$56,369$47,85333.0%28.0%85
IdahoAda$264,000$73,398$48,42542.4%36.0%85
TennesseeShelby$152,250$41,260$54,73021.1%17.9%85
FloridaIndian River$214,900$61,633$41,52241.6%35.3%85
TexasHays$240,918$72,985$39,03952.3%44.5%85
WashingtonClark$342,200$96,412$50,94753.0%45.1%85
GeorgiaHall$197,750$53,641$46,43632.3%27.6%85
ColoradoDouglas$485,000$131,959$62,86858.8%50.1%85
FloridaSaint Lucie$200,000$57,463$39,98840.2%34.4%85
OhioWood$192,750$55,972$43,92735.7%30.5%85
TexasHarris$210,000$67,171$68,54927.4%23.5%86
South CarolinaGreenville$198,000$53,667$47,32031.8%27.2%86
OhioClermont$183,000$54,507$42,83535.6%30.6%86
OregonMarion$260,000$73,867$44,75946.2%39.6%86
WashingtonKing$615,000$170,165$81,66658.3%50.3%86
LouisianaTangipahoa$160,000$42,984$35,34734.0%29.4%86
MassachusettsPlymouth$365,000$110,538$51,15560.5%52.2%86
South CarolinaAnderson$138,000$36,629$39,54625.9%22.4%86
South CarolinaSpartanburg$136,000$37,446$46,03322.8%19.7%87
OhioPortage$171,000$51,868$43,65433.3%28.8%87
MassachusettsNorfolk$468,000$134,140$64,29858.4%50.7%87
TexasBexar$196,599$59,241$49,16633.7%29.3%87
South CarolinaAiken$137,000$35,864$49,04920.5%17.8%87
North CarolinaCabarrus$180,000$48,286$41,30132.7%28.5%87
MichiganLivingston$238,450$67,784$44,83742.3%36.8%87
CaliforniaEl Dorado$500,000$135,241$48,33478.3%68.2%87
GeorgiaGwinnett$230,500$64,601$52,52034.4%30.0%87
TennesseeBlount$167,000$44,520$46,63126.7%23.3%87
North CarolinaBuncombe$275,000$74,725$41,84750.0%43.6%87
North CarolinaJohnston$175,000$48,467$38,96134.8%30.4%87
TexasTarrant$216,000$62,584$53,93732.5%28.4%87
FloridaBrevard$195,500$54,533$48,46431.5%27.5%87
Source: ATTOM Data Solutions

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