I must being doing something wrong, my rent and bills is WAY more than 20% of my expenditures.
baxter1985 on
This makes no sense cuz I’ve lived in a lot of states and I’ve paid more for utilities and housing outside of AZ. Granted, our housing costs are way up of late but still.
pr0pane_accessories on
Ha, I’m in AZ and it’s exactly 20% for me! I probably have the lowest expenses of anyone I know though. Got a mortgage and solar at very low interest rates.
Rough-Yard5642 on
California and Texas being about the same 🤯
EaringaidBandit on
Now do just the renting population. Homeowners pay significantly less and hold on to their homes more now than ever.
![[OC] Housing and Utilities Expenditures in the US](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/h6oa81wzsmkf1-1024x1024.jpg "[OC] Housing and Utilities Expenditures in the US")
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These numbers include rent payments and imputed rent payments for homeowners as well as utility payments and other housing costs.
Data: [https://apps.bea.gov/regional/downloadzip.htm](https://apps.bea.gov/regional/downloadzip.htm)
Tools: R (packages: dplyr, ggplot2, sf, usmap, tools, ggfx, grid, scales)
I must being doing something wrong, my rent and bills is WAY more than 20% of my expenditures.
This makes no sense cuz I’ve lived in a lot of states and I’ve paid more for utilities and housing outside of AZ. Granted, our housing costs are way up of late but still.
Ha, I’m in AZ and it’s exactly 20% for me! I probably have the lowest expenses of anyone I know though. Got a mortgage and solar at very low interest rates.
California and Texas being about the same 🤯
Now do just the renting population. Homeowners pay significantly less and hold on to their homes more now than ever.