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Only 1 of rural Eastern Oregon's 10 most common jobs can buy a home in Elgin

The typical house costs $268,569. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $75,931 a year.

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RURAL EASTERN OREGON'S 10 MOST COMMON JOBS, BY MEDIAN PAY

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  1. Registered nurses
    $114,060Can buy
  2. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
    $58,300Rent an apt
  3. Office clerks, general
    $48,210Rent an apt
  4. Home health and personal care aides
    $37,730Rent over 30%
  5. Teaching assistants
    $37,460Rent over 30%
  6. Stockers and order fillers
    $37,330Rent over 30%
  7. Retail salespersons
    $35,480Rent over 30%
  8. Fast food and counter workers
    $33,330Rent over 30%
  9. Cashiers
    $32,180Rent over 30%
  10. Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
    $30,850Rent 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.

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