Executive home in a planned community in Southern California's Orange County. In today’s challenging housing market, many middle-class Americans are wondering if owning a home is still within ...

There's a high cost of living in California, and the latest data from 2021 reveals what it takes to be considered "middle class" in several California cities. According to Pew Research Center data, ...

California is full of affordable places for the middle class to live. There are about 100 cities where you still would have $20,000 in disposable income every year. Also See: Are You Rich or Middle ...

SACRAMENTO — A former state legislative leader says fellow Democrats in Sacramento have long ignored the housing needs of middle-class Californians. And he has a plan to help them buy a new home.

If you’ve lived in California for a while, you’ve probably noticed that what once felt “comfortable” financially doesn’t quite stretch as far as it used to. Prices for housing, groceries and even a ...

As tax time rolls around, many filers in California are wondering: Was the state's Middle Class Tax Refund taxable? Most people living in California got their refunds in 2022, but, for some, that ...

With prices on everything from groceries to rent rising and wages not keeping up, it’s more difficult than it was, say, 50 years ago, for Americans to achieve middle-class status. And where you live ...

When you imagine a renter of affordable housing, Christopher McCormick is probably not who comes to mind. The 38-year-old software developer was on his way to work in early 2020 when he passed an ...

In California, the definition of middle class income varies significantly due to the state's high cost of living. For a family of three, the income range to be considered middle class is between ...

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