NLIHC’s 2017 Out of Reach Report Comes Out This Week, June 8

Out of Reach 2017NLIHC will release the 2017 edition of its annual report, Out of Reach, on June 8.  Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing in every state and jurisdiction in the country. A special webinar for NLIHC members about the report’s findings will be held on June 9 at 2 pm ET. Register for the webinar at: http://bit.ly/2q9z3wr

The Out of Reach report shows what the Housing Wage is throughout the country. The Housing Wage is the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to afford a modest rental home without spending more than 30% of his or her income on housing costs. The report compares the Housing Wage to prevailing renter wages and incomes. The report also shows how many hours an individual must work each week for 52 weeks a year at the prevailing minimum wage to afford a modest one- and two-bedroom apartment. This year, Out of Reach 2017 will provide Housing Wages and prevailing renter wages not just nationally and by state, county and jurisdiction, but also at the ZIP code (Small-Area Fair Market Rent) level.