How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
Montana
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.28/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
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.09/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)
Puerto Rico
52nd
Highest Housing Wage
$10.36/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)
Maryland
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$31.08/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)
Alaska
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.32/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
97/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
North Carolina
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.54/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)
Indiana
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.00/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)
Vermont
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$25.54/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)
Nebraska
39th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.91/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
72/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
District of Columbia
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$35.35/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
83/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Rhode Island
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.78/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)
Massachusetts
3rd
Highest Housing Wage
$41.64/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)
Arizona
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.93/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)
North Dakota
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.79/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)
Iowa
42nd
Highest Housing Wage
$18.13/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)
Virginia
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.84/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)
Nevada
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.99/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)
Florida
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$30.59/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)
South Carolina
31st
Highest Housing Wage
$21.48/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)
Michigan
28th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.65/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)
Arkansas
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$16.27/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)
Ohio
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.09/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)
Kansas
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.71/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)
Washington
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$36.33/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)
New Hampshire
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.86/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)
Georgia
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$24.75/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)
South Dakota
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.49/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
26th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.11/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)
California
1st
Highest Housing Wage
$42.25/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
109/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Oklahoma
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.00/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)
Kentucky
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.90/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)
West Virginia
50th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.64/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)
New Jersey
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.50/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)
Hawaii
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$41.83/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)
Tennessee
32nd
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)
Mississippi
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.21/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)
Colorado
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.13/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)
Oregon
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.72/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)
Louisiana
35th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.39/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)
Wisconsin
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.32/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)
New Mexico
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.88/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)
Idaho
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.53/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)
Texas
21st
Highest Housing Wage
$25.06/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
138/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Missouri
41st
Highest Housing Wage
$18.54/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)
Connecticut
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$31.93/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)
Pennsylvania
27th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.61/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)
Maine
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.73/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
72/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Wyoming
45th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.94/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
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$18.13/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)
New York
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$40.08/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
113/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Illinois
25th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.59/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
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$24.93/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
138/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
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