How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
Arizona
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.87/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
87/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Louisiana
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.88/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
121/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
North Dakota
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.92/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)
Wyoming
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.76/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)
Arkansas
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.82/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
76/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Maine
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.32/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)
Ohio
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.82/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
87/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Puerto Rico
52nd
Highest Housing Wage
$11.57/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)
California
1st
Highest Housing Wage
$52.79/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
125/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Maryland
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$37.60/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
100/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Oklahoma
41st
Highest Housing Wage
$21.85/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
121/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Colorado
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$36.44/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
96/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Massachusetts
3rd
Highest Housing Wage
$48.59/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
130/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Oregon
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.43/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)
Connecticut
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$38.98/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
92/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Michigan
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$25.53/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
74/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Pennsylvania
28th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.87/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
159/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Delaware
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.20/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)
Minnesota
27th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.92/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)
Rhode Island
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.95/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
85/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
District of Columbia
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$43.19/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
94/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Mississippi
50th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.01/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)
South Carolina
32nd
Highest Housing Wage
$25.99/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
143/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Florida
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$37.93/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
108/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Missouri
39th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.19/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
59/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
South Dakota
45th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.03/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
71/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Georgia
26th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.84/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
165/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Montana
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.97/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)
Tennessee
31st
Highest Housing Wage
$26.21/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)
Hawaii
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$49.38/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
123/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nebraska
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.08/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
62/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Texas
25th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.93/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
165/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Idaho
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.12/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
150/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nevada
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.33/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)
Utah
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$30.42/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
168/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Illinois
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$30.36/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)
New Hampshire
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$39.24/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
216/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Vermont
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.38/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)
Indiana
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.13/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)
New Jersey
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$43.89/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)
Virginia
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.37/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
105/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Iowa
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.39/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)
New Mexico
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$25.15/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)
Washington
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$39.84/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)
Alabama
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.91/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)
Kansas
42nd
Highest Housing Wage
$21.70/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 York
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$48.46/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
121/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
West Virginia
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$19.23/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)
Alaska
21st
Highest Housing Wage
$30.59/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
87/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Kentucky
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$21.64/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)
North Carolina
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.11/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
150/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Wisconsin
35th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.76/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
137/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
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