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Here I would say 30-40k per household is "middle class"
70k and up is "upper class" and 150k and up are rich.

I agree with you--around $60-80K per family would be middle class.

I would say in the area where I live, $40-80,000 is middle class, $80-120,000 is upper-middle class, and $120,000+ would be considered rich!

Where I live, middle class would be for a family of 4, $70,000 - $200,000.

@Rainbow Sprinkles: If you posted this survey on Babycenter, the answers would be very different... seems to be a much younger aged mom and therefor less educated, lower income people on those type of websites.

I think 50k - 60k is middle class, in my area....

And I agree with @Rainbow Sprinkles - hellobee seems to be wealthier than average America. That's ok though.

I actually think middle class is not purely about income but also about educational level, type of work/employment and behaviour (eg being aware of and observing social etiquette). I'd say a typical middle class family is one where both parents are college educated and work white collar office jobs.

I can think of a few examples of families which are middle class in terms of income but not in terms of lifestyle if that makes sense.

@kml636: "middle class would be for a family of 4, $70,000 - $200,000" ...that sounds about the same here (unfortunately!)

Probably pretty similar to what @annie624 suggested. Although I think you can't really determine the middle class through income. I think it's determined more by what you have left after you've paid your expenses.

@Rainbow Sprinkles: it's pretty ridiculous is our hood. A starter house (total fixer upper) is about $1.5M. We need to move.

@glimmersnaps: That's ok, we're "poor" too. We're under 20k, but we chose this career knowing the financial implications.

We do have a lot of benefits with our job though, including huge educational assistance if we want higher education, and huge educational allowances for our children, all the way through college.

@glimmersnaps: @Arden: we're poor as well. 30k here, combined.

I think 100k-150k would be middle. An ok house is easily 450k+ in a decent place.

@Rainbow Sprinkles: Well I don't think I'm in the majority here on Hellobee then, we are definitelly not "well of" We are definitely on the lower end of middle class! But I'm happy and we are living okay. Don't get me wrong we are pretty much paycheck to paycheck, but then again we are young and paying off loans!

We could buy a nice family home here for 80-120k, easy.

@oliviaoblivia: I'd no idea toronto real estate was that expensive. I'm in vancouver and the real estate is insane here (moreso than TO, which is why $1.5M for a starter is such a shocker to me!)

@oliviaoblivia: ahhh gotcha. cause that is def not totally representative of the city as a whole--thank goodness!!

@yoursilverlining: i agree!

I'd say 80k-100k is middle class around here.
100k-150k is upper middle class
150+ is rich!

I wish I were in that last group. Or even second to last, lol