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Only 1 of the Lafayette area's 10 most common jobs can buy a home in the city of Lafayette

The typical house costs $265,288. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $76,143 a year.

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THE LAFAYETTE AREA'S 10 MOST COMMON JOBS, BY MEDIAN PAY

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  1. Registered nurses
    $80,790Can buy
  2. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
    $74,770Rent a house
  3. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators
    $63,140Rent an apt
  4. Office clerks, general
    $42,840Rent over 30%
  5. Janitors and cleaners
    $38,450Rent over 30%
  6. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
    $37,310Rent over 30%
  7. Home health and personal care aides
    $35,710Rent over 30%
  8. Retail salespersons
    $30,670Rent over 30%
  9. Cashiers
    $29,540Rent over 30%
  10. Fast food and counter workers
    $28,230Rent 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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