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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
38th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.03/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)
Pennsylvania
24th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.35/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)
Wyoming
35th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.46/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)
Wisconsin
32nd
Highest Housing Wage
$16.77/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)
West Virginia
50th
Highest Housing Wage
$14.27/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)
Washington
7th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.78/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)
Virginia
13th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.13/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
128/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Vermont
16th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.78/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)
Utah
27th
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)
Texas
20th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.29/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)
Tennessee
34th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.58/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)
South Dakota
46th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.30/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
67/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
South Carolina
28th
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)
Rhode Island
18th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.86/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)
Puerto Rico
52nd
Highest Housing Wage
$9.59/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)
Oregon
14th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.97/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)
Oklahoma
43rd
Highest Housing Wage
$15.54/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)
Ohio
42nd
Highest Housing Wage
$15.73/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
33rd
Highest Housing Wage
$16.65/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
30th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.95/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)
New York
5th
Highest Housing Wage
$30.76/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)
New Mexico
36th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.34/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)
New Jersey
6th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.86/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)
New Hampshire
12th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.23/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
128/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Nevada
25th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.85/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
37th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.08/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)
Montana
40th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.97/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)
Missouri
39th
Highest Housing Wage
$16.00/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)
Mississippi
49th
Highest Housing Wage
$14.43/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)
Minnesota
22nd
Highest Housing Wage
$19.74/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)
Michigan
29th
Highest Housing Wage
$17.25/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)
Massachusetts
3rd
Highest Housing Wage
$33.81/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)
Maryland
8th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.52/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)
Maine
21st
Highest Housing Wage
$19.91/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)
Louisiana
31st
Highest Housing Wage
$16.86/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)
Kentucky
48th
Highest Housing Wage
$14.84/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)
Kansas
41st
Highest Housing Wage
$15.92/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)
Iowa
45th
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)
Illinois
19th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.85/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)
Idaho
44th
Highest Housing Wage
$15.47/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)
Hawaii
1st
Highest Housing Wage
$36.82/hr
Required to afford
a 2 bedroom rental home
146/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage
(to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
Georgia
26th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.42/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)
Florida
15th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.86/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)
District of Columbia
4th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.02/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)
Delaware
17th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.97/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)
Connecticut
9th
Highest Housing Wage
$25.40/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)
Colorado
10th
Highest Housing Wage
$25.33/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
2nd
Highest Housing Wage
$34.69/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)
Arkansas
51st
Highest Housing Wage
$14.26/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)
Arizona
23rd
Highest Housing Wage
$19.52/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)
Alaska
11th
Highest Housing Wage
$24.84/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)
Alabama
47th
Highest Housing Wage
$14.92/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)