{"id":1535683,"date":"2025-05-13T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1535683"},"modified":"2025-05-13T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T04:30:00","slug":"a-six-figure-income-is-considered-low-in-some-bay-area-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/a-six-figure-income-is-considered-low-in-some-bay-area-counties\/1535683\/","title":{"rendered":"A Six-Figure Income Is Considered Low In Some Bay Area Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Six-Figure Income Is Considered Low In Some Bay Area Counties<\/span><\/p>\n

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An income of more than $100,000 a year for a single person is now listed as low income in four San Francisco Bay Area counties, <\/strong>according<\/a> to the 2025 State Income Limits set by the California Department of Housing and Community Development.<\/p>\n

The four counties are San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, and Santa Clara. Nearby Santa Cruz County also lists six figures as low income, though it\u2019s not adjacent to the Bay.<\/p>\n

The income figures are used to determine residents\u2019 eligibility for certain programs, such as housing assistance.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As Connor Lee reports for The Epoch Times,<\/a> low income is usually 80 percent of median family income,<\/strong> although the number may be adjusted based on other factors, the report states.<\/p>\n

In Santa Clara County, the threshold listed for low income is $111,700 a year, the highest in the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This figure reflects its highest-in-the-state median income of nearly $200,000, up by more than $10,000 from<\/a>\u00a02024.<\/p>\n

In Sacramento County, by contrast, $72,050 is considered low income.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The low-income figure is $84,850 in Los Angeles County and $54,500 in Shasta County.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a six-figure income qualifies as low income, it\u2019s a clear sign that too many Californians are struggling to make ends meet,\u201d <\/em><\/strong>said Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget & Policy Center, in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n

According to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, households that spend over 30 percent of their income on housing costs such as rent and mortgage are considered \u201ccost-burdened.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the city of Santa Clara, more than\u00a052 percent of renter households are cost-burdened, and so are over a quarter of homeowner households, according<\/a> to housing organization Silicon Valley at Home.<\/p>\n

Californians often face a heavier cost burden because the state\u2019s rent and home prices are significantly higher than in most of the nation.<\/p>\n

Hoene said that the state\u2019s high cost of living is driven by \u201csoaring housing costs and rising prices on basic needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

California currently<\/a>\u00a0has the highest regional price parity in the nation, at 12.6 percent higher than the national average, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Housing rent in the state is 57.8 percent above the national average, the bureau reported.<\/p>\n

Mid-tier homes in California are more than twice as expensive as typical mid-tier U.S. homes,<\/strong> according<\/a>\u00a0to the Legislative Analyst\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

A bottom-tier home in California is more expensive than a mid-tier home in the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

The average home<\/a> value in San Francisco was priced at more than $1.3 million<\/strong> as of February, according to Zillow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 05\/12\/2025 – 20:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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