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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,506 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:35 PM Jun 2015

Stunning maps showing how much you need to earn in each state to afford a two-bedroom rental unit

The National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual housing report has been released and it once again shows the dramatic divide between average housing prices and income in the United States.

In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment in the U.S., renters need to earn a wage of $19.35 per hour. In 13 states and the District of Columbia they need to earn more than $20 per hour. The Housing Wage for a two-bedroom unit is more than two and a half times the federal minimum wage of $7.25, and $4 more than the estimated average wage of $15.16 earned by renters nationwide.
Take a look at the NLIHC maps to see how your state stacks up:

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Stunning maps showing how much you need to earn in each state to afford a two-bedroom rental unit (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2015 OP

Of course, it also depends on where you are within a state Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #1

True Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2015 #5

The capitalists wish they could say "fuck you" to the people AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #2

Walmart is headquartered in Arkansas. Could that explain their cheap wages? B Calm Jun 2015 #3

Arkansas is the cheapest state on that map (not counting Puerto Rico) Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #6

BTW, in California the Central Valley is far cheaper than the coasts AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #4

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

1. Of course, it also depends on where you are within a state

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:40 PM

Jun 2015

and what kind of neighborhood you're willing to live in.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,506 posts)

5. True

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:52 PM

Jun 2015

But my bet is if you live in parts of the state where there are more job opportunities you probably need more than the average wage.

Either way the number suggest a minimum wage increase is way overdue.

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)

2. The capitalists wish they could say "fuck you" to the people

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:42 PM

Jun 2015

They can't, so they just make life harder for the people.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

3. Walmart is headquartered in Arkansas. Could that explain their cheap wages?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:43 PM

Jun 2015

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

6. Arkansas is the cheapest state on that map (not counting Puerto Rico)

Reply to B Calm (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:58 PM

Jun 2015

Wal-Mart's cheap wages are due to a lot of things, one of which, as you noted, is the location of their headquarters in a low cost-of-living state.

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)

4. BTW, in California the Central Valley is far cheaper than the coasts

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:44 PM

Jun 2015

So California's more an average than giving a real good indicator.

Also, in Arizona, Phoenix is generally more expensive than Tucson.

You have to also consider the cost differing significantly between cities and the suburbs.

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