In Nearly Every State, Full-Time Workers Must Earn More Than $15 an Hour to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment
Aug 22, 2022
Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, “Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing,” nlihc.org/oor.
Note: This map displays the hourly wages that a full-time worker must earn (working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year) in every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in order to afford Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom rental home, without paying more than 30% of income.