Real Estate Break-even Report (by city and state)
So I’m a tech guy from Seattle, and I’ve been exploring interesting real estate datasets.
One of those datasets was one I found on Zillow’s website, particularly around breakeven points (measured in years) on buying homes around the U.S. Their original report and map report can be found here:
One challenge I had was that while I could see breakeven points on a U.S. map, I still couldn’t understand the statistic at a higher level. So what I did was created a distribution chart that allows me to see everything plotted against a bee swarm plot. Through this, I was able to see interesting anomalies and patterns around cities that seem to have faster break-even points versus slower ones.
The report is live and available here:
I would love to hear BPs thoughts on the data, as well any additional questions they may have.
Hope you all find this interesting!