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The issue with the median as indicator of housing affordability

City Observatory uses the example of Cook County, IL, which includes Chicago and a few inner suburbs, to show how the statistical median serves as a poor indicator of actual affordability. See the full example illustrated here.

City Observatory uses the example of Cook County, IL, which includes Chicago and a few inner suburbs, to show how the statistical median serves as a poor indicator of actual affordability. See the full example illustrated here.

City Observatory uses the example of Cook County, IL, which includes Chicago and a few inner suburbs, to show how the statistical median serves as a poor indicator of actual affordability. See the full example illustrated here.