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                        National Low Income Housing Coalition            
                
                              
                    
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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.    
                
            
            
            
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    $15.00 - $20.00
      
      
      
            
            
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    $20.00
      
      
        
                
      
        
                
        
          
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    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)
     More info              
              Hourly wage:     $12.87/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $527          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $730.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $15.68/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $591          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $796.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $13.05/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $584          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $768.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $13.41/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $587          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $718.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $11.75/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $455.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $459          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $627.00    
        
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $19.70/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $671          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $950.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $18.18/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $561.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $583          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $697.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $14.89/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $596          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $747.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $16.51/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $546          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $985.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $13.58/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $486          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $789.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.04/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $473.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $549          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $637.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $14.67/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $492          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $689.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $17.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $546.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $621          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $729.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $8.12/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $195          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $381.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $18.87/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $585.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $567          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $841.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.21/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $496          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $756.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $445.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $533          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $724.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $13.12/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $627          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $840.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $14.17/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $508          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $795.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $26.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $577.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $637          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,300.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $13.32/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $390.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $461          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $697.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $23.58/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $460.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $743          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $971.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $18.11/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $686          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $813.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $15.10/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $429.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $522          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $891.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.67/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $468.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $576          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $689.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.44/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $442.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $530          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $649.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.62/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $447.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $535          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $765.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $11.88/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $414          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $614.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $15.59/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $513.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $670          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $808.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $13.59/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $491.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $542          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $778.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $27.41/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $624.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $769          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,078.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $22.95/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $525.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $792          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $930.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $15.82/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $572.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $537          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $615.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $14.05/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $466          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $743.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $11.73/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $477          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $694.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.48/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $547          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $712.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.10/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $579          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $674.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $17.54/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $429.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $621          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $899.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $12.09/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $499          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $669.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $28.04/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $525.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $694          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $868.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $15.80/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $523          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $886.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $18.41/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $440.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $491          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $867.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $27.96/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $728.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $910          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,486.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $18.03/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $455.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $610          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $905.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $20.47/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $525.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $764          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $912.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $20.20/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $577.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $652          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $972.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
     More info              
              Hourly wage:     $27.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $624.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $642          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,185.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
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              Hourly wage:     $11.36/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $481.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $439          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $704.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
     More info              
              Hourly wage:     $15.56/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $572.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $515          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $887.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
     More info              
              Hourly wage:     $19.18/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $514.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $715          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $986.00    
      
                    
                  
    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)
     More info              
              Hourly wage:     $12.36/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $486          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $671.00    
        
                
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
          
        
      
          
          
              
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