
How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
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Above
Indiana
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$16.57/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)
Pennsylvania
26th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.95/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)
Wyoming
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.85/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)
Wisconsin
31st
Highest Housing Wage
$17.89/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
$14.83/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
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.31/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)
Virginia
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.41/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)
Vermont
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.68/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)
Utah
25th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.21/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)
Texas
21st
Highest Housing Wage
$21.98/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
121/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Tennessee
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.59/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)
South Dakota
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.46/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)
South Carolina
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.08/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)
Rhode Island
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.54/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)
Puerto Rico
52nd
Highest Housing Wage
$9.72/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)
Oregon
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$25.14/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)
Oklahoma
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.28/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)
Ohio
41st
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)
North Dakota
42nd
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)
North Carolina
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.46/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 York
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$34.03/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)
New Mexico
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.22/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)
New Jersey
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$31.96/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)
New Hampshire
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.73/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
136/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nevada
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$21.83/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)
Nebraska
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.91/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)
Montana
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$17.76/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)
Missouri
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.66/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)
Mississippi
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.21/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)
Minnesota
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$21.78/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)
Michigan
28th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.55/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)
Massachusetts
3rd
Highest Housing Wage
$36.24/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)
Maryland
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.60/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)
Maine
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.39/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)
Louisiana
32nd
Highest Housing Wage
$17.82/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)
Kentucky
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.78/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)
Kansas
39th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.81/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)
Iowa
45th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.97/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)
Illinois
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.11/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
80/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Idaho
35th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.36/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
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$37.69/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)
Georgia
27th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.42/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)
Florida
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.82/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)
District of Columbia
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.94/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)
Delaware
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.52/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)
Connecticut
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.37/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)
Colorado
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.50/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)
California
1st
Highest Housing Wage
$39.03/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
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$14.60/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
53/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Arizona
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.30/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)
Alaska
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.74/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)
Alabama
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.80/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)