cost of living 86 years ago - eviltoast
  • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Median price of a (not new construction) house in the US as of November 2023 is 387k. Using the $3900 in the OP, that’s about 83k today. The average home price in 2023 is apparently 492k. Either way, it’s waaaaay higher than 1938