10 most expensive cities in the US to stay

The high cost of living in certain cities in the US due to many reasons. Choosing to live an expensive city, the Americans pay for the convenience and benefits it offering, whether it be a comfortable climate, career prospects, infrastructure or rich cultural life. Here is a list of the most expensive cities in the United States, based on a database of the Council for Social and Economic Research USA.

10. Seattle

Living wage: 44.9% above the average for the United States.
Population: 684 451 people.
Average household income: 70 594 US dollar (the average for the US: 53 889 dollars).
The average cost of housing: 452 800 dollars (the average in the US: 178 600 dollars).
Unemployment rate: 4.5% (on average in the USA: 4.9%).

Seattle is among the leaders in terms of economic development among US cities. Here are located offices of Microsoft, Amazon and many other companies from the high-tech industry, which attract a great number of professionals from around the world. This inevitably leads to an increase in real estate prices. for housing costs for owners and tenants are almost 80% higher than the national average, and they continue to grow.

9. Stamford, CT

Living wage: 45.7% above the average for the United States.
Population: 128 874 person.
Average household income: 79 359 dollars.
The average cost of housing: 501 200 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 5,0%.

Stamford ahead of most cities in the US in the number of millionaires per capita. But no matter how the road lives in Stamford, to the nearby New York it away. In addition, there is not so bad with transport costs. Thanks to the extensive network of trains connecting Stamford to New York, as well as the favorable location in the north-east railway line, transport costs are only 11% above the average.

8. Boston

Living wage: 47.9% above the average for the United States.
Population: 667 137 people.
Average household income: 55 777 dollars.
The average cost of housing: 393 600 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 3,4%.

Due to the great number of universities, hospitals, historical sights, as well as workers' places for specialists in the field of technology, Boston is one of the most attractive for living cities. But despite the fact that the popularity of the city automatically makes it more expensive life in a large number students and recent graduates suggests that life in the city is readily available and those who only gets on his feet. For example, food products are in Boston by only 6% more expensive than in other cities.

7. Oakland, California

Living wage: 48.4% above the average for the United States.
Population: 419 267 people.
Average household income: 54 618 dollars.
The average cost of housing: 458 500 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 3,8%.

Average incomes in Oakland almost the same as the average for the United States, but the cost of housing here in two and a half times higher. In 2016 property prices in Auckland increased by 9.6% and it is expected that this year they will increase by another 2.9%.

6. Washington, DC

Living wage: 49% above the average for the United States.
Population: 681 170 people.
Average household income: 70 848 dollars.
The average cost of housing: 475 800 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 3,8%.

Those who want to live in Washington will have to fork out for a property: lease payments and the mortgage is more than two times higher than the national average USA. As for the other costs, they do not differ much from the average. And the cost of medical services in the District of Columbia even slightly below average. Here a great network of buses and metro, so the cost of transport is not very pretty penny. And best of all, in Washington many free museums.

5. Brooklyn, New York

Living wage: 73.3% above the average for the United States.
Population: 2,629,150 people.
Average household income: 48,201 dollar.
The average cost of housing: 570 200 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 4,8%.

Technically, Brooklyn is one of the boroughs of New York, but in recent years to it is increasingly treated as a separate territorial unit. Just a few years ago, Brooklyn was considered a good alternative for those who could not afford to live in Manhattan. Now things are different. Expenditure on housing, including rent and mortgage costs, is three times higher than the national average.

4. San Francisco

Living wage: 77.2% above the average for the United States.
Population: 864 816 people.
Average household income: 81,294 dollars.
The average cost of housing: 799 600 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 3,8%.

Years of relentless economic growth, due to rapidly rising incomes of high-tech companies, have led to the fact that San Francisco has become one of the most expensive cities in the country. Even though the high salaries, making ends meet is not easy living here.

Due to the fantastic high prices for housing purchase real estate here is practically impossible, and the removal rates - fabulously expensive., Will have to pay an average of 3548 dollars to rent an apartment in San Francisco last month. This is more than three times the average cost of rent in other cities of the United States.

3. Honolulu

Living wage: 90.1% above the average for the United States.
Population: 992 605 people.
Average household income: $ 74 460.
The average cost of housing: 580 200 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 2,8%.

Life in paradise is not cheap: the residents of Honolulu virtually all are paid more than their counterparts on the mainland. Most of the products sold in the Hawaiian Islands are imported, which is reflected in their prices accordingly. According to statistics, in Honolulu, the most expensive food among the 288 largest US communities points. But gasoline prices are 30% higher than on the continent.

2. Sunnyvale, California

Living wage: to 122.9% higher than the average for the United States.
Population: 151 754 person.
Average household income: 105,401 dollar.
The average cost of housing: 790 300 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 3,8%.

Sunnyvale, like the rest of Silicon Valley, famous for its sky-high cost of living and the fact that it houses the world's largest companies from the sphere of high technologies. The head office is located in Sunnyvale was Yahoo, and offices of such giants as Intel, Tesla, Google and Apple. It is not surprising that there is an incredibly expensive housing: 375% more expensive than the national average. To cope with the unbearable financial burden on residents of the city allow a six-figure salary - one of the highest in the United States.

1. Manhattan, New York

Living wage: to 127.8% higher than the average for the United States.
Population: 1,643,347 people.
Average household income: 72,871 dollar.
The average cost of housing: 848 700 dollars.
Unemployment rate: 4,8%.

The real estate prices in the ranking of the United States, Manhattan takes pride of first place. Renting an apartment here would cost an average of 4239 dollars per month. In the grocery store you leave a 43% increase, and for the medical care and transportation services will have to pay 30% more than paying residents of other cities in the US. And yet, to enjoy life in Manhattan, will have to fall in love with the crowd: The population density here is nearly 27 000 persons per km².