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Taken together, housing, taxes, insurance and local prices make one thing clear: Your ZIP code affects the true value of your salary. A higher paycheck in a costly area can result in a lower overall ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. housing market is cooling due to mounting economic uncertainty and affordability woes, but some regional markets are ...