<DIV>Saundra,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for the response. You are correct that my conclusions were correct but some of my information was flawed. However, so is the data of the sources that you cited:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_Florida<BR></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latah_County,_Idaho">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latah_County,_Idaho</A></DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV>That data was taken from:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://censtats.census.gov/data/FL/390125960.pdf">http://censtats.census.gov/data/FL/390125960.pdf</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://censtats.census.gov/data/ID/1601654550.pdf">http://censtats.census.gov/data/ID/1601654550.pdf</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That data was gathered in 1999, or 8 years ago!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you examine the data of:</DIV> <DIV><A
href="http://censtats.census.gov/data/FL/390125960.pdf">http://censtats.census.gov/data/FL/390125960.pdf</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Look at the average (mode) income (not medium) and adjust for 8 years of inflation, you will find an average income (mode) of about $65,000-$70,000 per household. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nonetheless, we arrive at the same conclusions that Moscow housing is least affordable in comparisons to most other cities around the country. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hmm . . . Donovan, while your conclusion may be valid, your data is flawed<BR>because you're comparing apples & oranges. As you know, you've jumped on<BR>people when you've thought they made the same mistake :-)<BR><BR>In addition, please cite your source for your data that the average<BR>household income in
Orlando is $70,000 -- that's about DOUBLE what the US<BR>census indicates.<BR><BR>It seems to me you either need to compare Moscow to Orlando (both county<BR>seats, BTW) or Latah County to Orange County. Instead, you've compared<BR>Latah County to Orlando.<BR><BR>For those interested in the accurate comparison:<BR><BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latah_County,_Idaho<BR>"The median income for a household in the county was $32,524, and the median<BR>income for a family was $46,303. Males had a median income of $34,734 versus<BR>$24,886 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,690. About<BR>7.90% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 10.20% of those under age 18 and 5.40% of those age 65 or over."<BR><BR>AND<BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_Florida<BR>"The median income for a household in the county was $41,311, and the median<BR>income for a family was $47,159. Males had a median income of $32,053
versus<BR>$25,402 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,916. About<BR>8.80% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over."<BR><BR>OR<BR><BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow,_Idaho<BR>"The median income for a household in the city was $26,884, and the median<BR>income for a family was $46,331. Males had a median income of $35,494 versus<BR>$24,560 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,930. About<BR>9.5% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over."<BR><BR>AND<BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida<BR>"The median income for a household in the city was $35,732, and the median<BR>income for a family was $40,648. Males had a median income of $30,866 versus<BR>$25,267 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,216.
About<BR>13.3% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over."<BR><BR><BR>HTH,<BR>Saundra Lund<BR>Moscow, ID<BR><BR>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do<BR>nothing.<BR>- Edmund Burke<BR><BR>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2006 through life plus<BR>70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside<BR>the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the<BR>author.*****<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold<BR>Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 9:29 AM<BR>To: Tom Hansen; Vision 2020<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] So You Think Houses are Expensive in Moscow?<BR><BR>Latah's average household income is about $30K a year. In Orlando it is<BR>about $70K. So this house is actually
more affordable to the people of<BR>Orlando than a Moscow house is to the people in Moscow.<BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR>Donovan<BR><BR>Tom Hansen <THANSEN@MOSCOW.COM>wrote:<BR><BR>Open House in America<BR>http://www.parade.com/WAL/slideshow/open-house-01.html<BR><BR>Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================<BR><BR><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?<BR>Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.<BR><HTTP: evt="48245/*http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html;_ylc<br" us.rd.yahoo.com>=X3oDMTE1YW1jcXJ2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDbmV3LWNhcnM-> <BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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