Here's how much you need to earn to buy a home in the 10 biggest cities on the west coast

Here's how much you need to earn to buy a home in the 10 biggest cities on the west coast

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Living on the West Coast can be expensive: In many of the region's major cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, you need to earn at least six figures to be able to afford a


home. To take a closer look at the cost of housing on the West Coast, CNBC Make It identified the qualifying income needed to purchase a home in 10 of the largest cities with a 10% or 20%


down payment, based on data from the National Association of Realtors' Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability index from the second quarter of 2019. The data assumes a 4.1%


mortgage rate for all areas and a monthly principal and interest payment limited to 25% of a resident's income. Below, check out the income you need to afford a home in 10 of the


biggest cities on the West Coast, ranked from lowest median home price to highest. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $55,968 * Salary required with a 20% down


payment: $49,749 * Median home price: $265,600 Spokane, Washington. Constantgardener | Getty Images RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $80,075 * Salary required


with a 20% down payment: $71,178 * Median home price: $380,000 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $81,129 * Salary required with a 20% down payment: $72,114 *


Median home price: $385,000 PORTLAND, OREGON * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $87,513 * Salary required with a 20% down payment: $77,790 * Median home price: $415,300 A young


couple hiking and exploring the waterfalls in Oregon's Columbia Gorge. Jordan Siemens | Getty Images SEATTLE, WASHINGTON * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $114,360 * Salary


required with a 20% down payment: $101,653 * Median home price: $542,700 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $119,480 * Salary required with a 20% down


payment: $106,205 * Median home price: $567,000 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $135,024 * Salary required with a 20% down payment: $122,688 * Median home


price: $655,000 San Diego, California. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/UIG | Getty Images ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $175,954 * Salary required with a 20%


down payment: $156,404 * Median home price: $835,000 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA * Salary required with a 10% down payment: $221,260 * Salary required with a 20% down payment: $196,675 *


Median home price: $1.05 million SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA