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Nurses Can Buy A Home In These High-Paying US Cities & 5 Are In California

The Golden State seems to be where the gold is at!

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Medical field professionals are one of the luckiest when it comes to buying a new home. A recent study published in September by marketplace StorageCafe found that medical specialists — including nurses — can afford to purchase a house almost anywhere in the U.S. Yes, including California.

According to the report that studied the best states for home purchase according to people's professions, buying a property is not much of a worry for medical professionals considering the high salaries they earn. Anesthesiologists, dermatologists, and cardiologists, among others, earn an average of $300K a year.

While nurses don’t make as much as doctors, their income is still considered high, allowing them to buy a residence in many of the metropolitan areas analyzed during the research. However, researchers noticed that some places pay nurses better than others.

Of the highest-paying best metros where nurses can acquire a house, California’s Sacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade made the top of the list with an average income of $136,246 per year. On the other hand, New Haven, CT, came in number ten with an average salary of $90,889 per year.

Here's the full list:

  1. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA, with an average income of $136, 246
  2. Fresno, CA, with an average income of $121,524
  3. Stockton-Lodi, CA, with an average income of $120,436
  4. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, with an average income of $114,079
  5. Bakersfield, CA, with an average income of $109,232
  6. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, with an average income of $93,721
  7. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, with an average income of $92,385
  8. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, with an average income of $92,177
  9. Worcester, MA-CT, with an average income of $91,501
  10. New Haven, CT, with an average income of $90,889

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurses are paid a median of $77,600 per year in America. In 2022, U.S. homes sold for a median price of $440,300.

So, moving and finding a nurse job in the metro areas previously mentioned could be something to consider.