Or, perhaps more to the point, how much housing cost is affordable?

The average housing cost is between $25,000 and $650,000.

Congress also cut back food stamps for families with high housing costs.

Among the reasons, officials said, were low wages and high housing costs.

More and more workers are leaving the city because of high housing costs.

Low wages and high housing costs were cited as factors, the report said.

But many housing costs are fixed, like land, taxes, utilities and interest.

But the region's high housing costs have also played a role, throwing cold water over corporate expansion plans.

California is also starting to suffer from its high housing costs.

"Correlate that with the housing costs and you have a problem," he added.