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

The typical house costs $443,825. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $129,787 a year.

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

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  1. Registered nurses
    $132,590Can buy
  2. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
    $58,330Rent over 30%
  3. Teaching assistants
    $47,990Rent over 30%
  4. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
    $46,630Rent over 30%
  5. Fast food and counter workers
    $42,630Rent over 30%
  6. Stockers and order fillers
    $41,320Rent over 30%
  7. Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
    $37,850Rent over 30%
  8. Retail salespersons
    $37,430Rent over 30%
  9. Cashiers
    $36,490Rent over 30%
  10. Home health and personal care aides
    $34,320Rent 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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