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The National Low Income Housing Coalition report calculated that counties in Washington and Oregon, where state minimum wage is above $9, were the only ones where a worker earning that much could afford a one-bedroom apartment rent. For people earning a little more than $7 an hour, making rent for a one-bedroom place would take an average of 85 hours per week; for a two-bedroom, they’d have to work 102 hours per week.
Seemed relevant since we had a recent discussion about if working part-time is enough to pay for rent in College
This Map Shows the Hourly Wage You Need to Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment in Your State
The figures highlight the mismatch between dipping job earnings and soaring housing costs.
www.bloomberg.com
Seemed relevant since we had a recent discussion about if working part-time is enough to pay for rent in College
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