Buying an apartment seemed my best option. Visiting a tiny home village showed me another way to live.

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US states ranked by how much of their income residents spend on housing, from least to most

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Honolulu, Hawaii
Both renters and homeowners in Hawaii spend over half of their income on housing.

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Most NYC renters are struggling to afford housing. These maps show where it's worst.

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Most New York City renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing.

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When Massiel Lugo's parents moved to Jackson Heights, Queens, from the Dominican Republic nearly 50 years ago, the working-class neighborhood was an affordable place to raise a family.

A Gen X dad built a DIY tiny home. He hopes it will earn $15,000 a year on Airbnb.

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Jim McElwains tiny home
McElwain plans to list his new tiny home on Airbnb as an additional source of income.

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2 charts show why families need $159,000 a year to afford NYC

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is joined by New York Governor Kathy Hochul
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is joined by New York Governor Kathy Hochul at an event in Brooklyn to support more housing construction in New York City

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She spent $100,000 on a tiny home in California. Now she rents it on Airbnb.

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The exterior of a tiny home, with a large sliding glass door.
Sakura Kishiro's tiny home is custom-built and located in central California.

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2 charts show how the highest and lowest earners spend their money

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Close-up of people at a table with pastries and other food, with flowers in a vase in the middle of the table
High- and low-earners spend different amounts on food.

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I moved into a tiny home village at age 37 with my son. His childhood is so free that we've stayed for 7 years.

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Matthijs van der Ham
Matthijs van der Ham

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Austin's growth has skyrocketed in the last decade. See which other cities are booming.

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Aerial shot of Downtown Austin and Lady Bird Lake.
Austin outpaced the nation in household growth from 2014 to 2024.

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We're a couple in our 30s who dreamed of building a tiny home. My parents had concerns, so we made a pitch deck to convince them.

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Simone Solazzo, left, and Anne Leijdekkers, right, showing their presentation
The couple gave Anne Leijdekkers's family a presentation about their tiny-home move.

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