Only 1 of the Visalia area's 10 most common jobs can buy a home in Porterville
The typical house costs $329,041. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $98,031 a year.
ESTIMATEHome price and rent for Porterville, and jobs and tax for the Visalia area. How the estimate works
THE VISALIA AREA'S 10 MOST COMMON JOBS, BY MEDIAN PAY
MEDIAN PAY
Rent apt $59K
Rent house $69K
Buy $98K
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Registered nurses
$125,180Can buy
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
$51,530Rent over 30%
Teaching assistants
$45,230Rent over 30%
Stockers and order fillers
$42,080Rent over 30%
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
$39,960Rent over 30%
Fast food and counter workers
$38,600Rent over 30%
Retail salespersons
$35,990Rent over 30%
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
$34,800Rent over 30%
Cashiers
$34,770Rent over 30%
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.