Out of Reach 2004

Out of Reach 2004
State Ranks Based on Two Bedroom Housing Wage
(Higher Rank = Less Affordable)

 
Rank
State
Housing Wage for Two Bedroom FMR 
52
District of Columbia
$22.83
51
California
$21.24
50
Massachusetts
$20.93
49
New Jersey
$20.35
48
Maryland
$18.25
47
New York
$18.18
46
Connecticut
$17.90
45
Hawaii
$17.60
44
Alaska
$17.07
43
Nevada
$16.92
42
New Hampshire
$16.79
41
Colorado
$16.64
40
Rhode Island
$16.29
39
Virginia
$16.05
38
Illinois
$15.44
37
Florida
$15.37
36
Minnesota
$15.07
35
Arizona
$14.93
34
Washington
$14.32
33
Delaware
$14.16
32
Georgia
$14.12
31
Texas
$13.84
30
Pennsylvania
$13.82
29
Michigan
$13.58
28
Vermont
$13.42
27
Utah
$13.36
26
Oregon
$12.89
25
Maine
$12.82
24
Wisconsin
$12.22
23
Ohio
$12.08
22
North Carolina
$11.98
21
Missouri
$11.85
20
Indiana
$11.77
19
New Mexico
$11.58
18
Kansas
$11.22
17
Idaho
$11.20
16
Nebraska
$11.08
15
South Carolina
$11.04
14
Tennessee
$11.04
13
Louisiana
$10.95
12
Iowa
$10.74
11
Montana
$10.50
10
Oklahoma
$10.40
9
Kentucky
$10.23
8
South Dakota
$10.18
7
Wyoming
$10.06
6
Alabama
$9.84
5
Mississippi
$9.79
4
Arkansas
$9.63
3
North Dakota
$9.48
2
West Virginia
$9.31
1
Puerto Rico
$7.22 

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