A general budget rule of thumb is that your rent or mortgage payment should be less than 30 percent of your income. If a homeowner spends 30 percent or more of her income on housing costs, the government and most lenders consider her to be financially burdened.
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under normal circumstances, about 35% goes to my rent, but since my husband has been out of work since November, it's more like 70%
1About 35%. But it is either pay a little more or pay less and live somewhere I wouldn't feel safe. I'd rather pay 5% more.
27 or 8 percent.
3yes safety is a big issue living in the city. Is this 30% before or after income tax?
4About 35%--before taxes.
535% in the SF Bay Area after taxes. I've always wondered if this 30% rule is supposed to be before or after taxes
6Before taxes, approx. 14%; after taxes, about 23%.
722% after taxes...which is the only number that counts.
8About 25% after taxes. Meh!
9As far as the lender is concerned, the percentage relates to GROSS income (before taxes).
10After, 30%. I hate spending more money than necessary for housing, so I recently got a roommate (who's great) to save a little extra.
11None- the Army gives us a basic allowance for housing.
12Hmm...I had never really thought about it before, but now that I calculate it out, it works out to be around 15%. I can't imagine spending more than 35% of our income on the mortgage payment...that'd be tough.
1329.4% after taxes after I sign this lease on Saturday
1442% after taxes
but that does include my utilities because it's all lumped together. I also
have a dog, which makes it hard to rent affordable places in my town. AND i live in beautiful Santa Barbara 
1520% after taxes now that I have a roommate.
16About 40% for me. I've been looking for a job! The lucky thing is, I live with family, so I don't have to worry so much about money matters other than not having much money most of the time.
17just under 23% after taxes
18About 50% since I have only a grad student salary now, but I own a house. When I lived in Calif., even with a full time job it was around 35-40%.
1950% -- That's what I get for being a grad student!
200% - own everything.
2118% after taxes, with both my income and my husband's.
22About 40%. I live in central London - that's all I have to say about that!
23I am right at 30 after taxes.
I'm with you, beram1220. I could happily live in a tiny apartment but needing a yard for the dog makes housing a little more expensive.
2427% after taxes.
2512% for me! I rent an apartment though..
26Now that I got my pay cut, I'm spending more than a third of each check on my mortgage and property taxes, and I bought a pretty cheap house.. ugh.
27Just over 50%...ya happens when you take a job after a ly off and get a huge pay cut. Sigh.
28haha, i get paid 200-250 and my rent alone is 617.5. so that would be 300% or something
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