Many U.S. teachers can’t afford to buy a house [PBS.org]

Samantha Sangenito 10/6/164:00 AM

Perhaps another salary-related grievance for teachers: Depending on where they live, buying a home can be far out of reach.

In a new report, the National Housing Conference, a nonprofit that advocates for affordable housing, analyzed 210 metro areas and whether workers in public education — from bus drivers to teachers — could afford to buy or rent a home. (The report did not account for a second income in the household.)

High school teachers had a median income of $56,882, making it possible for them to rent a two-bedroom home in 94 percent of the metro areas analyzed. One of the 12 metro areas where teachers cannot afford the typical rent is Honolulu—a factor in Hawaii’s recentteacher retention and recruitment struggles.

[For more of this story, written by Madeline Will, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ru...teachers-nationwide/]

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Robert OlcottMember

A NH AFSC Housing report in the early 1990's, noted Teachers, Police, Fire-Fighters, and even CPA's, who couldn't afford the housing costs in the NH towns they worked in. It would now seem this isn't unique to New Hampshire, and it may not be unique for just teachers.

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