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How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?
Hourly wage required to afford a two-bedroom rental home by state.
Below $22.50
$22.50 - $30.00
Above $30.00
District of Columbia
th
Highest Housing Wage
$44.50
/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)
More info
Mississippi
44
th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.79
/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)
More info
South Carolina
32
nd
Highest Housing Wage
$25.91
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
143
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Florida
th
Highest Housing Wage
$37.27
/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)
More info
Missouri
39
th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.61
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
63
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
South Dakota
50
th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.96
/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)
More info
Georgia
23
rd
Highest Housing Wage
$29.46
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
163
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Montana
25
th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.99
/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)
More info
Tennessee
31
st
Highest Housing Wage
$27.01
/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)
More info
Hawaii
nd
Highest Housing Wage
$49.19
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
141
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Nebraska
40
th
Highest Housing Wage
$21.57
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
64
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Texas
22
nd
Highest Housing Wage
$29.64
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
164
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Idaho
29
th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.83
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
154
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Nevada
16
th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.94
/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)
More info
Utah
24
th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.29
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
162
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Illinois
19
th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.81
/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)
More info
New Hampshire
12
th
Highest Housing Wage
$35.08
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
194
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Vermont
21
st
Highest Housing Wage
$29.73
/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)
More info
Indiana
38
th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.18
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
122
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
New Jersey
th
Highest Housing Wage
$39.99
/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)
More info
Virginia
14
th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.64
/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)
More info
Iowa
47
th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.99
/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)
More info
New Mexico
34
th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.18
/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)
More info
Washington
th
Highest Housing Wage
$41.11
/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)
More info
Alabama
45
th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.61
/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)
More info
Kansas
43
rd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.87
/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)
More info
New York
rd
Highest Housing Wage
$46.03
/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)
More info
West Virginia
51
st
Highest Housing Wage
$18.94
/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)
More info
Alaska
20
th
Highest Housing Wage
$29.73
/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)
More info
Kentucky
41
st
Highest Housing Wage
$21.47
/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)
More info
North Carolina
30
th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.14
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
150
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Wisconsin
35
th
Highest Housing Wage
$23.15
/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)
More info
Arizona
13
th
Highest Housing Wage
$34.18
/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)
More info
Louisiana
36
th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.88
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
126
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
North Dakota
48
th
Highest Housing Wage
$19.47
/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)
More info
Wyoming
46
th
Highest Housing Wage
$20.25
/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)
More info
Arkansas
49
th
Highest Housing Wage
$18.98
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
69
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Maine
26
th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.42
/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)
More info
Ohio
37
th
Highest Housing Wage
$22.51
/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)
More info
Puerto Rico
52
nd
Highest Housing Wage
$11.64
/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)
More info
California
st
Highest Housing Wage
$49.61
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
120
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Maryland
th
Highest Housing Wage
$39.15
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
104
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Oklahoma
42
nd
Highest Housing Wage
$20.98
/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)
More info
Colorado
10
th
Highest Housing Wage
$36.79
/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)
More info
Massachusetts
th
Highest Housing Wage
$45.90
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
122
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Oregon
15
th
Highest Housing Wage
$33.02
/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)
More info
Connecticut
11
th
Highest Housing Wage
$35.42
/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)
More info
Michigan
33
rd
Highest Housing Wage
$24.46
/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)
More info
Pennsylvania
28
th
Highest Housing Wage
$27.83
/hr
Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home
154
/wk
Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
More info
Delaware
17
th
Highest Housing Wage
$32.18
/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)
More info
Minnesota
27
th
Highest Housing Wage
$28.23
/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)
More info
Rhode Island
18
th
Highest Housing Wage
$31.71
/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)
More info
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