Out of Reach

Out of Reach 2002
State Ranks Based on Two Bedroom Housing Wage
(Higher Rank = Less Affordable)

 
Rank
State
Housing Wage for Two Bedroom FMR
52
 Massachusetts
$21.14
51
 California
$19.69
50
 District of Columbia
$19.21
49
 New Jersey
$18.85
48
 New York
$18.24
47
 Connecticut
$17.03
46
 Maryland
$16.82
45
 Hawaii
$16.74
44
 Alaska
$16.19
43
 Colorado
$15.99
42
 New Hampshire
$15.77
41
 Nevada
$15.54
40
 Illinois
$15.48
39
 Washington
$14.77
38
 Minnesota
$14.64
37
 Arizona
$14.49
36
 Virginia
$14.48
35
 Florida
$13.98
34
 Georgia
$13.83
33
 Delaware
$13.79
32
 Vermont
$13.58
31
 Rhode Island
$13.21
30
 Oregon
$13.18
29
 Texas
$13.18
28
 Utah
$13.14
27
 Michigan
$12.96
26
 Pennsylvania
$12.90
25
 Maine
$12.37
24
 Ohio
$11.79
23
 North Carolina
$11.57
22
 Wisconsin
$11.46
21
 New Mexico
$11.12
20
 Indiana
$10.93
19
 Missouri
$10.80
18
 Kansas
$10.65
17
 South Carolina
$10.50
16
 South Dakota
$10.44
15
 Tennessee
$10.40
14
 Louisiana
$10.31
13
 Nebraska
$10.22
12
 Wyoming
$10.20
11
 Montana
$10.19
10
 Iowa
$9.96
9
 Oklahoma
$9.94
8
 Idaho
$9.87
7
 North Dakota
$9.83
6
 Kentucky
$9.56
5
 Alabama
$9.31
4
 Mississippi
$9.05
3
 Arkansas
$9.02
2
 West Virginia
$8.72
1
 Puerto Rico
$8.56 

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