[InefficientRed]

You can fit 3 generations in a single family home in an American suburb of a mid-sized city, and half the world's population would either (a) consider that a QoL improvement or at least (b) put up with it for a while to remit back home.

For all the doom and gloom in the USA, it's still an incredibly rich country.

To be clear: I'm not making a moral statement here. This is a statement of fact, not a statement of ethical preference.

[whatshisface]

Can three people working at McDonalds own a single family home in an American suburb?

[InefficientRed]

Someone working low-paid hourly wage work can probably make $20K. A few siblings + their parents = 5 people = $100K. Stagger availability schedules so there's always someone home with the kids, and share vehicles.

Suburb of top-tier cities? No. Cheapest suburb of a midwestern city? Absolutely.

Again, not saying it's reasonable. Just that it's possible.

[maxerickson]

Houses in towns big enough for a McDonald's are $100,000.

Not suburbs, just towns, but there will be services and a hospital and so on.

[roflyear]

Three families can....