To: 2ndDivisionVet
In 1956, you could buy a nice ranch house in the suburbs of Pittsburgh for $12,500.
5 posted on
04/06/2016 9:08:19 PM PDT by
Ciexyz
("You know who gets hurt? The people who worked hard, lived frugally, and saved their money."- Trump)
To: Ciexyz
In Southern California it was about half of that.
To: Ciexyz
In 1956, you could buy a nice ranch house in the suburbs of Pittsburgh for $12,500. And how long would an average worker have had to work in order to save that much money?
Regards,
16 posted on
04/06/2016 9:21:59 PM PDT by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: Ciexyz
That’s only $108,966.45 in 2016 dollars, per the BLS Inflation Calculator.
22 posted on
04/06/2016 9:36:41 PM PDT by
Olog-hai
To: Ciexyz
In 1956, you could buy a nice ranch house in the suburbs of Pittsburgh for $12,500.
Monroeville?
38 posted on
04/06/2016 9:55:19 PM PDT by
PA Engineer
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To: Ciexyz
In Jax, Fl my parents bought a 3/2 brick ranch with a two car garage in a nice neighborhood for $7,500.00 I think they paid cash.
130 posted on
04/09/2016 3:38:36 PM PDT by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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