How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
Michigan
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.10/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)
Arkansas
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$14.89/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
54/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Ohio
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.05/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)
Kansas
42nd
Highest Housing Wage
$16.91/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)
Washington
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$31.33/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)
New Hampshire
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.29/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)
Georgia
26th
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)
South Dakota
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.11/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
65/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Minnesota
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.41/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)
California
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$39.01/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
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.61/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)
Kentucky
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.18/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
89/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
West Virginia
50th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.38/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)
New Jersey
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$31.32/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)
Hawaii
1st
Highest Housing Wage
$40.63/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
161/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Tennessee
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$18.30/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)
Mississippi
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.67/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)
Colorado
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.94/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)
Oregon
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.65/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)
Louisiana
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.69/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)
Wisconsin
32nd
Highest Housing Wage
$18.56/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)
New Mexico
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.56/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
61/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Idaho
31st
Highest Housing Wage
$18.87/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)
Texas
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$22.54/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
124/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Missouri
41st
Highest Housing Wage
$16.94/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
61/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Connecticut
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.80/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)
Pennsylvania
27th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.90/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)
Maine
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$22.69/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)
Wyoming
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.07/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)
Alabama
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.32/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)
New York
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$37.72/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)
Illinois
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.80/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)
Utah
25th
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)
Montana
35th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.65/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)
Delaware
21st
Highest Housing Wage
$22.76/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
$9.66/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
45/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Maryland
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.93/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)
Alaska
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.32/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)
North Carolina
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.18/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
106/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Indiana
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.97/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)
Vermont
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.40/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)
Nebraska
39th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.98/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)
District of Columbia
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$34.33/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)
Rhode Island
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.32/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)
Massachusetts
3rd
Highest Housing Wage
$37.97/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)
Arizona
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.44/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)
North Dakota
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$16.61/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)
Iowa
45th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.55/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)
Virginia
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.85/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)
Nevada
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.70/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)
Florida
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.38/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
106/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
South Carolina
28th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.30/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
106/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
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