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How Much do you Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
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Above
Indiana
39th
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)
Pennsylvania
26th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.23/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)
Wyoming
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$17.15/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)
Wisconsin
32nd
Highest Housing Wage
$17.27/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)
West Virginia
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$14.97/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
68/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Washington
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$30.46/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)
Virginia
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.64/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)
Vermont
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.36/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)
Utah
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.83/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)
Texas
21st
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)
Tennessee
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.09/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)
South Dakota
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.24/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)
South Carolina
31st
Highest Housing Wage
$17.30/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)
Rhode Island
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.16/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)
Puerto Rico
52nd
Highest Housing Wage
$9.36/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
52/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Oregon
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.37/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)
Oklahoma
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.93/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)
Ohio
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$15.99/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)
North Dakota
41st
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)
North Carolina
28th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.67/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)
New York
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.53/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
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.37/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)
New Jersey
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.69/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)
New Hampshire
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.43/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
129/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nevada
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.48/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)
Nebraska
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.27/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)
Montana
35th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.88/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)
Missouri
42nd
Highest Housing Wage
$16.07/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
68/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Mississippi
50th
Highest Housing Wage
$14.89/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)
Minnesota
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.53/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)
Michigan
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.42/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)
Massachusetts
3rd
Highest Housing Wage
$35.52/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)
Maryland
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.06/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)
Maine
25th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.79/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)
Louisiana
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.48/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)
Kentucky
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$14.99/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)
Kansas
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.43/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)
Iowa
45th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.46/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)
Illinois
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.30/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)
Idaho
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.59/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)
Hawaii
1st
Highest Housing Wage
$38.76/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
153/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Georgia
27th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.11/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)
Florida
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.43/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)
District of Columbia
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.83/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)
Delaware
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.96/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)
Connecticut
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.42/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)
Colorado
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$26.45/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)
California
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$36.96/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)
Arkansas
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$14.19/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
57/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Arizona
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.10/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)
Alaska
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$25.07/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)
Alabama
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.44/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)