Out of Reach

Out of Reach

October 2000
State Ranks Based on Two Bedroom Housing Wage
(Higher Rank = Less Affordable)

 
Rank
State
Housing Wage for Two Bedroom FMR
51
 New Jersey
$16.88
50
 District of Columbia
$16.60
49
 Hawaii
$16.52
48
 Massachusetts
$16.43
47
 New York
$16.04
46
 Connecticut
$15.67
45
 California
$15.22
44
 Alaska
$15.18
43
 New Hampshire
$14.15
42
 Maryland
$13.42
41
 Nevada
$13.39
40
 Illinois
$12.79
39
 Delaware
$12.65
38
 Washington
$12.62
37
 Colorado
$12.34
36
 Rhode Island
$12.28
35
 Florida
$12.20
34
 Virginia
$12.04
33
 Arizona
$11.95
32
 Vermont
$11.91
31
 Utah
$11.69
30
 Oregon
$11.67
29
 Minnesota
$11.56
28
 Michigan
$11.34
27
 Pennsylvania
$11.26
26
 Texas
$11.16
25
 Georgia
$11.13
24
 Maine
$10.83
23
 Wisconsin
$10.60
22
 Ohio
$10.30
21
 Indiana
$10.23
20
 North Carolina
$10.16
19
 New Mexico
$10.04
18
 Tennessee
$9.58
17
 Nebraska
$9.56
16
 South Carolina
$9.54
15
 South Dakota
$9.51
14
 Montana
$9.45
13
 Wyoming
$9.42
12
 Kansas
$9.30
11
 Idaho
$9.25
10
 Iowa
$9.10
9
 Missouri
$9.03
8
 Louisiana
$9.03
7
 North Dakota
$8.98
6
 Kentucky
$8.65
5
 Oklahoma
$8.62
4
 Alabama
$8.61
3
 Arkansas
$8.27
2
 Mississippi
$8.17
1
 West Virginia
$8.12

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