How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
Florida
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$37.27/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)
Missouri
39th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.61/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
63/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
South Dakota
50th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.96/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
66/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Georgia
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$29.46/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
163/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Montana
25th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.99/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
$27.01/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
149/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Hawaii
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$49.19/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
141/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nebraska
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.57/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
64/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Texas
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$29.64/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
164/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Idaho
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.83/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)
Nevada
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.94/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)
Utah
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.29/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
162/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Illinois
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.81/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
79/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
New Hampshire
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$35.08/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
194/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Vermont
21st
Highest Housing Wage
$29.73/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)
Indiana
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.18/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)
New Jersey
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$39.99/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)
Virginia
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.64/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)
Iowa
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.99/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)
New Mexico
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.18/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
77/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Washington
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$41.11/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)
Alabama
45th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.61/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
114/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Kansas
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.87/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
$46.03/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)
West Virginia
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$18.94/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)
Alaska
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.73/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)
Kentucky
41st
Highest Housing Wage
$21.47/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)
North Carolina
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.14/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
$23.15/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
128/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Arizona
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$34.18/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)
Louisiana
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.88/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
126/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
North Dakota
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.47/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
107/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Wyoming
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.25/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)
Arkansas
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.98/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)
Maine
26th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.42/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
78/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Ohio
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.51/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)
Puerto Rico
52nd
Highest Housing Wage
$11.64/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
$49.61/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)
Maryland
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$39.15/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)
Oklahoma
42nd
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)
Colorado
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$36.79/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)
Massachusetts
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$45.90/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)
Oregon
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.02/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)
Connecticut
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$35.42/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)
Michigan
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$24.46/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
78/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Pennsylvania
28th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.83/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)
Delaware
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.18/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
$28.23/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
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$31.71/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
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$44.50/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
102/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Mississippi
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.79/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)
South Carolina
32nd
Highest Housing Wage
$25.91/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)
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