How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
Maryland
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$36.70/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
98/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Alaska
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$28.61/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
98/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
North Carolina
28th
Highest Housing Wage
$25.21/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
139/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Indiana
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.07/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
122/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Virginia
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$30.25/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
101/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nebraska
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.32/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
68/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
District of Columbia
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$39.33/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
90/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
South Carolina
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.08/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
133/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Massachusetts
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$44.84/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
120/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Arizona
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.70/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
91/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
North Dakota
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$18.38/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
101/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Iowa
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.86/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
104/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Washington
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$40.32/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
99/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nevada
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$30.87/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
103/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Florida
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$35.24/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
117/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
South Dakota
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.68/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
70/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Michigan
31st
Highest Housing Wage
$23.16/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
90/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Arkansas
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.97/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
69/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Ohio
41st
Highest Housing Wage
$20.81/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
80/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Kansas
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.38/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
112/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
West Virginia
50th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.46/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
84/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
New Hampshire
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.81/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
181/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Georgia
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.98/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
160/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Tennessee
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.31/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
134/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Minnesota
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.27/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
101/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
California
1st
Highest Housing Wage
$47.38/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
118/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Oklahoma
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.91/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
110/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Kentucky
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.97/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
116/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Wisconsin
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.71/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
120/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
New Jersey
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$38.08/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
101/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Hawaii
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$44.60/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
127/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Texas
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$27.88/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
154/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Mississippi
45th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.03/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
111/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Colorado
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$37.47/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
104/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Oregon
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.34/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
88/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Louisiana
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$22.11/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
122/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Wyoming
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.98/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
116/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
New Mexico
35th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.81/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
73/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Idaho
32nd
Highest Housing Wage
$23.06/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
127/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Utah
25th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.89/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
148/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Missouri
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.83/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
68/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Connecticut
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$34.54/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
88/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Pennsylvania
27th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.26/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
145/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Maine
26th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.38/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
75/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Puerto Rico
52nd
Highest Housing Wage
$11.58/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
44/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Alabama
39th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.88/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
115/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
New York
3rd
Highest Housing Wage
$44.77/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
119/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Illinois
21st
Highest Housing Wage
$28.81/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
82/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Vermont
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.42/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
86/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Montana
42nd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.73/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
81/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Delaware
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$30.65/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
93/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Rhode Island
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.20/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
95/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
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