The gap between what Phoenix-area residents earn and what they pay for housing is growing and putting the squeeze on many.
By Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic
Joanna Sagar is a 33-year-old college graduate who had to find a roommate because she couldn’t afford to rent near her Phoenix job.
Dan Chellberg, 33, tripled his commute time from 15 minutes to 45 minutes as the trade-off to buy a new home.
They’re two of the many residents feeling the squeeze as metro Phoenix is in danger of losing its title as the most affordable big city in the Westto buy or rent a home.
The region faces a growing gap between what people earn and what they pay for housing.
The rising cost to live in the Valley isn’t just an affordable housing problem for people making minimum wage or living on fixed incomes. Middle-class earners feel the squeeze too.
