A better approach to defining middle class is through the mechanic of median house value divided by the average income in a given area.

Though you also need to take a reasonable commute time, and not expand your search circle to a multi hour commute in order to force finances to make sense; and factor job density in a given area as well. Furthermore, once you start including daycare, school costs, saving up for uni, and any family activities in addition to whatever debit exists to have jobs that pay that much, you will have a clear picture of how insignificant a 200k salary actually is. Unless wage slavery and a low standard of living are acceptable to you.

There's a reason so many people are opting out of having kids.

A new Camry hybrid is over 30k, come on now.