None of rural Kansas's 10 most common jobs can buy a home in Council Grove
The typical house costs $230,759. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $80,689 a year.
ESTIMATEHome price for Council Grove. Rent from HUD for Morris County, scaled to Zillow, jobs for rural Kansas, and tax for Morris County. How the estimate works
RURAL KANSAS'S 10 MOST COMMON JOBS, BY MEDIAN PAY
MEDIAN PAY
Rent apt $43K
Rent house $50K
Buy $81K
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Registered nurses
$78,730Rent a house
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
$51,070Rent a house
Secretaries and administrative assistants
$38,290Rent over 30%
Nursing assistants
$36,820Rent over 30%
Stockers and order fillers
$33,990Rent over 30%
Home health and personal care aides
$30,530Rent over 30%
Retail salespersons
$29,390Rent over 30%
Teaching assistants
$28,510Rent over 30%
Cashiers
$28,370Rent over 30%
Fast food and counter workers
$26,220Rent over 30%
Each line is the yearly pay where that home fits the rule: rent at 30% of pay or less, and the mortgage, tax, insurance, and HOA at 28% of pay or less.