American dream? You'll need six figures

Affording a home in Charlotte now takes an income of around $107,183 a year, according to a recent Redfin report.

• In 2013, the necessary income was $37,573.

Zoom out: Buying a median-priced U.S. home now demands an income of roughly $117,000 a year.

• That marks a new high in data going back to 2012 and is $33,000 more than the median household income in the U.S., which is around $84,000, per Redfin's analysis.

Read the full story: Record high income needed to buy a home