$100k is rich, provided you're purchasing something with little dependence on land prices. $100k is middle-class if you're purchasing something with a land-price component.
(The fact that the FIRE sector, also known as the owners of land and large pools of money, can extract huge rents from the rest of the economy is probably America's chief economic problem today.)
(The fact that the FIRE sector, also known as the owners of land and large pools of money, can extract huge rents from the rest of the economy is probably America's chief economic problem today.)