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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Medford councilors irked by leaks from closed meetings ... Police shootings weigh on Rogue Valley officers ... Wyden pushes for study of gun violence ... Medford councilors irked by leaks from closed meetings ... Police shootings weigh on Rogue Valley officers ... Wyden pushes for study of gun violence ... Here's how much you'd have to earn to buy a house and live comfortably in 23 US cities Comment By Brandt Ranj MailTribune.com By Brandt Ranj Posted Jan. 20, 2016 at 4:03 PM By Brandt Ranj Posted Jan. 20, 2016 at 4:03 PM » Social News Thomson Reuters The price of living can fluctuate a lot from state to state, and even throughout different parts of the same state. Personal-finance site Finder.com has published a list of the cost of "living comfortably" in different parts of the US. While the term "living comfortably" is subjective, they define it as being able to save a 20% down payment for a home, cover the average per-person expenditure, and pay off non-mortgage-related household debt. Here's how much you'd have to earn to live comfortably in the 23 most expensive cities. No. 23 Syracuse, NY: $56,908 salary required to buy a house and live comfortably Trulia No. 22 Pittsburgh, PA: $56,911 salary required Flickr / Matthew Paulson No. 21 Charleston, SC: $56,933 salary required Shutterstock / Sean Pavone No. 20 Chicago, IL: $57,038 salary required Reuters/Jason Reed No. 19 Sacramento, CA: $57,155 salary required Shutterstock No. 18 Hartford, CT: $58,136 salary required Shutterstock No. 17 Riverside, CA: $58,698 salary required Steve Jacobs No. 16 Virginia Beach, VA: $59,047 salary required Wikimedia Commons No. 15 Springfield, MA: $59,812 salary required By Ironass (Own work)[see page for license], via Wikimedia Commons No. 14 Colorado Springs, CO: $59,967 salary required Flickr / Chris Coleman No. 13 New Haven, CT: $60,530 salary required Shutterstock No. 12 Albany, NY: $60,796 salary required Flickr/Jared Frazer No. 11 Portland, OR: $61,055 salary required hayespdx / Flickr No. 10 Denver, CO: $64,362 salary required Shutterstock No. 9 Worcester, MA: $65,764 salary required Wikimedia Commons No. 8 Boston, MA: $79,366 salary required Flickr/Wally Gobetz No. 7 Seattle, WA: $83,811 salary required Shutterstock/Edmund Lowe Photography No. 6 New York, NY: $84,791 salary required Shutterstock/turtix No. 5 San Diego, CA: $84,823 salary required Flickr / Justin Brown No. 4 Washington, DC: $85,517 salary required Shutterstock No. 3 Los Angeles, CA: $90,244 salary required Wikipedia/Nserrano No. 2 San Jose, CA: $129,864 salary required Redfin No. 1 San Francisco, CA: $180,600 salary required Shutterstock The main reason why San Francisco is so much more expensive than the rest? Housing prices. The average home costs $1,119,500 compared with $805,000 in San Jose, $559,400 in Los Angeles, and much less in most other parts of the country. Those high housing prices are driven by scarce land, high tech-worker salaries, and foreign investment, among other things. See the full study results here. See Also: 10 tips for getting the most out of your Sonos speakers The weird original logos of Apple, Amazon, and other tech giants The best pizza place in New York City, according to Yelp SEE ALSO: The 10 best careers in tech, according to the people who work in them By Brandt Ranj MailTribune.com By Brandt Ranj Posted Jan. 20, 2016 at 4:03 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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