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When High-Paying Careers Still Can't Buy You Adult Independence

I'm 34 and still living with roommates because even with my tech job I can't swing rent on my own in this market.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Housing costs have decoupled from income growth so severely that professional success no longer guarantees basic autonomy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Housing — why it's unaffordable and what might change?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.