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smauryholmes t1_j8oxlzw wrote

Reply to comment by Noctudeit in Rent Burden Across Florida by lemonzestttttttt

“rent burden” means rent > 30% of HH income. This is the share of households burdened by expensive housing costs relative to other costs.

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Best-Poem1444 t1_j8rb4t4 wrote

Over 30% isn't that expensive compared to places like Europe.

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smauryholmes t1_j8rcz8r wrote

Yes it is. In Europe people have substantially lower expenses in other large expenditure categories like healthcare and transportation, raising housing as a % of total expenditures. This is not as true in the US.

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