Salary expectations: how do you answer? - 6 months and counting

I have been out of work for 24 weeks and feel pressure to accept less. Any experience at all would help. I do not want to price myself out. How do you research fairly?

Asking about the range for the role first worked for me. Some recruiters share it.

Check several sources for pay in Richmond, then pick a range where the low end is one you can live with.