Buying the median home in Soho means financing $3,000,000. Against the area's $185,000 median household income, that works out to a 16.2x price-to-income ratio.
At a 1.23% effective rate, Soho property taxes add $3,075 to the monthly payment on the median home, $36,900 a year in total.
Between the $19,801/month mortgage payment and New York's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Soho's cost of living index sits at 225 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Soho's median home price runs 300% higher than nearby New York City: $750,000 there versus $3,000,000 here.