Kansas

In Kansas, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $653. In order to afford this level of rent and utilities, without paying more than 30% of income on housing, a household must earn $2,176 monthly or $26,112 annually. Assuming a 40-hour work week, 52 weeks per year, this level of income translates into a Housing Wage of $12.55.

In Kansas, a minimum wage worker earns an hourly wage of $6.55. In order to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom apartment, a minimum wage earner must work 77 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Or, a household must include 1.9 minimum wage earner(s) working 40 hours per week year-round in order to make the two bedroom FMR affordable.

In Kansas, the estimated mean (average) wage for a renter is $12.02 an hour. In order to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom apartment at this wage, a renter must work 42 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Or, working 40 hours per week year-round, a household must include 1.0 worker(s) earning the mean renter wage in order to make the two-bedroom FMR affordable.

Monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for an individual are $674 in Kansas. If SSI represents an individual's sole source of income, $202 in monthly rent is affordable, while the FMR for a one-bedroom is $529.

A unit is considered affordable if it costs no more than 30% of the renter's income.



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Number of Households (2000)
Total1,037,8915,7753,2216,2752,23511,3936,1614,31821,5271,2461,7968,8751,3609793,6174,1633,48987214,03915,5041,4947,9033,17338,4861,4551,41211,1932,48112,94810,8529,45210,4581,2451,2632,7422,0456023,2341,0542,77312,5811,4817964,7276,8301,695174,5701,5423,3711,3659,19491023,0711,5293,8071,24313,6915,1144,45811,2051,72810,3652,85014,9032,5391,3063,9596,7391,5162,2666,4901,9402,4302,7392,4966,7713,9631,26925,4982,5574,05022,1372,3621,5483,20721,4362,045176,4447,41968,9201,1242,7581,9532,0108581,9889,8883,2261,4122,6336742,6739674,2031,64259,700
Renter319,0181,4506451,6655513,1851,5981,2384,8033303272,1113082308331,0647582314,0905,5343591,99180718,5143272714,1085054,5623,8182,5055,1922532616935591508003197043,5374121729171,01634048,3394087373852,4562097,6213256652945,3511,0289042,9224512,2247224,2215533717721,7173625011,3144164337015521,4591,0552947,48153994711,6735402737956,63752359,7062,66622,3981998583964492764902,30499926245015854924992130622,169
% Renter31%25%20%27%25%28%26%29%22%26%18%24%23%23%23%26%22%26%29%36%24%25%25%48%22%19%37%20%35%35%27%50%20%21%25%27%25%25%30%25%28%28%22%19%15%20%28%26%22%28%27%23%33%21%17%24%39%20%20%26%26%21%25%28%22%28%19%25%24%22%20%21%18%26%22%22%27%23%29%21%23%53%23%18%25%31%26%34%36%32%18%31%20%22%32%25%23%31%19%17%23%21%26%22%19%37%
2009 Area Median Income1
Annual$60,685$49,100$49,000$51,000$50,500$50,400$49,200$49,600$62,900$50,000$42,500$46,400$43,700$50,800$51,500$49,900$56,400$46,200$53,000$50,100$43,900$55,200$54,300$68,500$47,900$42,800$57,300$55,700$54,200$52,200$58,700$45,900$50,800$47,700$56,400$56,900$57,100$47,800$48,400$50,000$62,900$54,400$49,400$61,300$61,300$46,400$70,400$54,800$55,900$51,300$47,400$52,500$70,400$45,900$70,400$50,300$53,000$51,900$49,800$61,800$52,100$70,400$52,600$49,300$49,900$54,600$52,500$48,400$49,900$46,400$61,300$44,500$57,800$57,300$52,200$59,300$54,100$50,300$52,200$49,200$51,400$58,300$46,400$48,700$50,600$58,100$63,500$62,900$51,600$61,300$48,000$48,800$46,400$47,900$58,100$61,600$58,600$57,600$50,900$61,300$52,600$46,800$51,500$46,400$39,400$70,400
Monthly$5,057$4,092$4,083$4,250$4,208$4,200$4,100$4,133$5,242$4,167$3,542$3,867$3,642$4,233$4,292$4,158$4,700$3,850$4,417$4,175$3,658$4,600$4,525$5,708$3,992$3,567$4,775$4,642$4,517$4,350$4,892$3,825$4,233$3,975$4,700$4,742$4,758$3,983$4,033$4,167$5,242$4,533$4,117$5,108$5,108$3,867$5,867$4,567$4,658$4,275$3,950$4,375$5,867$3,825$5,867$4,192$4,417$4,325$4,150$5,150$4,342$5,867$4,383$4,108$4,158$4,550$4,375$4,033$4,158$3,867$5,108$3,708$4,817$4,775$4,350$4,942$4,508$4,192$4,350$4,100$4,283$4,858$3,867$4,058$4,217$4,842$5,292$5,242$4,300$5,108$4,000$4,067$3,867$3,992$4,842$5,133$4,883$4,800$4,242$5,108$4,383$3,900$4,292$3,867$3,283$5,867
30% of AMI2$18,206$14,730$14,700$15,300$15,150$15,120$14,760$14,880$18,870$15,000$12,750$13,920$13,110$15,240$15,450$14,970$16,920$13,860$15,900$15,030$13,170$16,560$16,290$20,550$14,370$12,840$17,190$16,710$16,260$15,660$17,610$13,770$15,240$14,310$16,920$17,070$17,130$14,340$14,520$15,000$18,870$16,320$14,820$18,390$18,390$13,920$21,120$16,440$16,770$15,390$14,220$15,750$21,120$13,770$21,120$15,090$15,900$15,570$14,940$18,540$15,630$21,120$15,780$14,790$14,970$16,380$15,750$14,520$14,970$13,920$18,390$13,350$17,340$17,190$15,660$17,790$16,230$15,090$15,660$14,760$15,420$17,490$13,920$14,610$15,180$17,430$19,050$18,870$15,480$18,390$14,400$14,640$13,920$14,370$17,430$18,480$17,580$17,280$15,270$18,390$15,780$14,040$15,450$13,920$11,820$21,120
Maximum Affordable3 Monthly Housing Cost by % of Family AMI
30%$455$368$368$383$379$378$369$372$472$375$319$348$328$381$386$374$423$347$398$376$329$414$407$514$359$321$430$418$407$392$440$344$381$358$423$427$428$359$363$375$472$408$371$460$460$348$528$411$419$385$356$394$528$344$528$377$398$389$374$464$391$528$395$370$374$410$394$363$374$348$460$334$434$430$392$445$406$377$392$369$386$437$348$365$380$436$476$472$387$460$360$366$348$359$436$462$440$432$382$460$395$351$386$348$296$528
50%$759$614$613$638$631$630$615$620$786$625$531$580$546$635$644$624$705$578$663$626$549$690$679$856$599$535$716$696$678$653$734$574$635$596$705$711$714$598$605$625$786$680$618$766$766$580$880$685$699$641$593$656$880$574$880$629$663$649$623$773$651$880$658$616$624$683$656$605$624$580$766$556$723$716$653$741$676$629$653$615$643$729$580$609$633$726$794$786$645$766$600$610$580$599$726$770$733$720$636$766$658$585$644$580$493$880
80%$1,214$982$980$1,020$1,010$1,008$984$992$1,258$1,000$850$928$874$1,016$1,030$998$1,128$924$1,060$1,002$878$1,104$1,086$1,370$958$856$1,146$1,114$1,084$1,044$1,174$918$1,016$954$1,128$1,138$1,142$956$968$1,000$1,258$1,088$988$1,226$1,226$928$1,408$1,096$1,118$1,026$948$1,050$1,408$918$1,408$1,006$1,060$1,038$996$1,236$1,042$1,408$1,052$986$998$1,092$1,050$968$998$928$1,226$890$1,156$1,146$1,044$1,186$1,082$1,006$1,044$984$1,028$1,166$928$974$1,012$1,162$1,270$1,258$1,032$1,226$960$976$928$958$1,162$1,232$1,172$1,152$1,018$1,226$1,052$936$1,030$928$788$1,408
100%$1,517$1,228$1,225$1,275$1,263$1,260$1,230$1,240$1,573$1,250$1,063$1,160$1,093$1,270$1,288$1,248$1,410$1,155$1,325$1,253$1,098$1,380$1,358$1,713$1,198$1,070$1,433$1,393$1,355$1,305$1,468$1,148$1,270$1,193$1,410$1,423$1,428$1,195$1,210$1,250$1,573$1,360$1,235$1,533$1,533$1,160$1,760$1,370$1,398$1,283$1,185$1,313$1,760$1,148$1,760$1,258$1,325$1,298$1,245$1,545$1,303$1,760$1,315$1,233$1,248$1,365$1,313$1,210$1,248$1,160$1,533$1,113$1,445$1,433$1,305$1,483$1,353$1,258$1,305$1,230$1,285$1,458$1,160$1,218$1,265$1,453$1,588$1,573$1,290$1,533$1,200$1,220$1,160$1,198$1,453$1,540$1,465$1,440$1,273$1,533$1,315$1,170$1,288$1,160$985$1,760
2009 Fair Market Rent (FMR)4
Zero-Bedroom$469$412$395$430$356$355$397$430$430$382$395$456$410$474$425$424$382$356$365$388$410$356$370$539$356$395$393$424$481$501$508$389$410$410$474$474$474$382$474$356$430$474$474$473$473$424$573$474$356$356$356$474$573$424$573$410$356$382$425$455$474$573$424$392$425$474$430$354$474$410$473$410$424$356$410$370$356$410$390$424$396$447$410$356$410$453$474$430$410$473$410$403$410$356$474$474$354$407$410$473$410$424$474$395$395$573
One-Bedroom$529$417$440$479$419$428$422$479$481$417$440$473$416$478$466$432$417$419$447$454$416$415$457$554$419$440$445$432$482$502$509$461$416$416$478$478$478$417$478$419$481$478$478$515$515$432$689$478$419$419$426$478$689$432$689$416$416$417$466$456$478$689$432$438$466$478$479$426$478$416$515$416$432$419$416$513$417$416$434$432$432$483$416$419$416$454$478$481$504$515$416$416$416$419$478$478$416$415$416$515$416$432$478$439$440$689
Two-Bedroom$653$547$547$587$547$547$547$587$632$547$547$547$547$582$573$547$547$547$547$598$547$547$569$712$547$547$585$547$622$604$631$566$547$547$582$582$582$547$582$547$632$582$582$630$630$547$791$582$547$547$547$582$791$547$791$547$547$547$573$547$582$791$547$547$573$582$587$547$582$547$630$547$547$547$547$569$547$547$569$547$547$599$547$547$547$598$582$632$583$630$547$547$547$547$582$582$547$547$547$630$547$547$582$547$547$791
Three-Bedroom$866$725$705$855$712$727$790$855$808$696$705$766$700$708$735$718$696$712$693$806$700$659$716$1,040$712$705$809$718$755$744$804$750$700$700$708$708$708$696$708$712$808$708$708$799$799$718$1,070$708$712$712$741$708$1,070$718$1,070$700$731$696$735$716$708$1,070$718$673$735$708$855$651$708$700$799$700$718$712$700$724$709$700$780$718$725$872$700$712$700$797$708$808$716$799$700$686$700$712$708$708$736$695$700$799$700$718$708$703$705$1,070
Four-Bedroom$955$789$767$1,031$840$941$891$1,031$909$718$767$940$720$777$905$742$718$840$713$898$720$812$850$1,250$840$767$847$742$957$794$859$838$720$720$777$777$777$718$777$840$909$777$777$840$840$742$1,126$777$840$840$763$777$1,126$742$1,126$720$865$718$905$736$777$1,126$742$837$905$777$1,031$957$777$720$840$720$742$840$720$835$836$720$802$742$748$1,051$720$840$720$820$777$909$868$840$720$708$720$840$777$777$857$716$720$840$720$742$777$765$767$1,126
% Change from 2000 Base Rent to 2009 FMR
Zero-Bedroom27%42%38%27%43%47%41%27%21%30%38%43%36%27%27%27%30%43%32%27%36%35%27%27%43%38%26%27%27%27%36%27%36%36%27%27%27%30%27%43%21%27%27%27%27%27%28%27%43%43%41%27%28%27%28%36%27%30%27%28%27%28%27%33%27%27%27%39%27%36%27%36%27%43%36%27%42%36%27%27%27%27%36%43%36%27%27%21%27%27%36%33%36%43%27%27%27%35%36%27%36%27%27%38%38%28%
One-Bedroom27%41%38%27%43%47%42%27%20%31%38%42%36%27%27%27%31%43%33%27%36%35%27%27%43%38%27%27%27%27%36%27%36%36%27%27%27%31%27%43%20%27%27%27%27%27%29%27%43%43%41%27%29%27%29%36%28%31%27%28%27%29%27%33%27%27%27%39%27%36%27%36%27%43%36%27%43%36%27%27%27%27%36%43%36%27%27%20%27%27%36%33%36%43%27%27%28%34%36%27%36%27%27%38%38%29%
Two-Bedroom27%41%38%27%43%47%41%27%20%30%38%42%36%27%27%27%30%43%33%27%36%35%27%27%43%38%27%27%27%27%36%27%36%36%27%27%27%30%27%43%20%27%27%27%27%27%29%27%43%43%41%27%29%27%29%36%28%30%27%28%27%29%27%32%27%27%27%40%27%36%27%36%27%43%36%27%42%36%27%27%27%27%36%43%36%27%27%20%27%27%36%33%36%43%27%27%28%35%36%27%36%27%27%37%38%29%
Three-Bedroom27%41%38%27%43%47%42%27%20%30%38%42%36%27%27%27%30%43%33%27%36%36%27%27%43%38%27%27%27%27%36%28%36%36%27%27%27%30%27%43%20%27%27%27%27%27%28%27%43%43%41%27%28%27%28%36%28%30%27%28%27%28%27%33%27%27%27%39%27%36%27%36%27%43%36%27%42%36%27%27%27%27%36%43%36%27%27%20%27%27%36%33%36%43%27%27%28%35%36%27%36%27%27%37%38%28%
Four-Bedroom27%41%38%27%43%47%41%27%20%30%38%42%36%27%27%27%30%43%33%27%36%35%27%27%43%38%27%27%27%27%36%27%36%36%27%27%27%30%27%43%20%27%27%27%27%27%28%27%43%43%41%27%28%27%28%36%28%30%27%28%27%28%27%32%27%27%27%39%27%36%27%36%27%43%36%27%43%36%27%27%27%27%36%43%36%27%27%20%27%27%36%33%36%43%27%27%28%35%36%27%36%27%27%37%38%28%
Annual Income Needed to Afford FMR
Zero-Bedroom$18,761$16,480$15,800$17,200$14,240$14,200$15,880$17,200$17,200$15,280$15,800$18,240$16,400$18,960$17,000$16,960$15,280$14,240$14,600$15,520$16,400$14,240$14,800$21,560$14,240$15,800$15,720$16,960$19,240$20,040$20,320$15,560$16,400$16,400$18,960$18,960$18,960$15,280$18,960$14,240$17,200$18,960$18,960$18,920$18,920$16,960$22,920$18,960$14,240$14,240$14,240$18,960$22,920$16,960$22,920$16,400$14,240$15,280$17,000$18,200$18,960$22,920$16,960$15,680$17,000$18,960$17,200$14,160$18,960$16,400$18,920$16,400$16,960$14,240$16,400$14,800$14,240$16,400$15,600$16,960$15,840$17,880$16,400$14,240$16,400$18,120$18,960$17,200$16,400$18,920$16,400$16,120$16,400$14,240$18,960$18,960$14,160$16,280$16,400$18,920$16,400$16,960$18,960$15,800$15,800$22,920
One-Bedroom$21,166$16,680$17,600$19,160$16,760$17,120$16,880$19,160$19,240$16,680$17,600$18,920$16,640$19,120$18,640$17,280$16,680$16,760$17,880$18,160$16,640$16,600$18,280$22,160$16,760$17,600$17,800$17,280$19,280$20,080$20,360$18,440$16,640$16,640$19,120$19,120$19,120$16,680$19,120$16,760$19,240$19,120$19,120$20,600$20,600$17,280$27,560$19,120$16,760$16,760$17,040$19,120$27,560$17,280$27,560$16,640$16,640$16,680$18,640$18,240$19,120$27,560$17,280$17,520$18,640$19,120$19,160$17,040$19,120$16,640$20,600$16,640$17,280$16,760$16,640$20,520$16,680$16,640$17,360$17,280$17,280$19,320$16,640$16,760$16,640$18,160$19,120$19,240$20,160$20,600$16,640$16,640$16,640$16,760$19,120$19,120$16,640$16,600$16,640$20,600$16,640$17,280$19,120$17,560$17,600$27,560
Two-Bedroom$26,112$21,880$21,880$23,480$21,880$21,880$21,880$23,480$25,280$21,880$21,880$21,880$21,880$23,280$22,920$21,880$21,880$21,880$21,880$23,920$21,880$21,880$22,760$28,480$21,880$21,880$23,400$21,880$24,880$24,160$25,240$22,640$21,880$21,880$23,280$23,280$23,280$21,880$23,280$21,880$25,280$23,280$23,280$25,200$25,200$21,880$31,640$23,280$21,880$21,880$21,880$23,280$31,640$21,880$31,640$21,880$21,880$21,880$22,920$21,880$23,280$31,640$21,880$21,880$22,920$23,280$23,480$21,880$23,280$21,880$25,200$21,880$21,880$21,880$21,880$22,760$21,880$21,880$22,760$21,880$21,880$23,960$21,880$21,880$21,880$23,920$23,280$25,280$23,320$25,200$21,880$21,880$21,880$21,880$23,280$23,280$21,880$21,880$21,880$25,200$21,880$21,880$23,280$21,880$21,880$31,640
Three-Bedroom$34,627$29,000$28,200$34,200$28,480$29,080$31,600$34,200$32,320$27,840$28,200$30,640$28,000$28,320$29,400$28,720$27,840$28,480$27,720$32,240$28,000$26,360$28,640$41,600$28,480$28,200$32,360$28,720$30,200$29,760$32,160$30,000$28,000$28,000$28,320$28,320$28,320$27,840$28,320$28,480$32,320$28,320$28,320$31,960$31,960$28,720$42,800$28,320$28,480$28,480$29,640$28,320$42,800$28,720$42,800$28,000$29,240$27,840$29,400$28,640$28,320$42,800$28,720$26,920$29,400$28,320$34,200$26,040$28,320$28,000$31,960$28,000$28,720$28,480$28,000$28,960$28,360$28,000$31,200$28,720$29,000$34,880$28,000$28,480$28,000$31,880$28,320$32,320$28,640$31,960$28,000$27,440$28,000$28,480$28,320$28,320$29,440$27,800$28,000$31,960$28,000$28,720$28,320$28,120$28,200$42,800
Four-Bedroom$38,197$31,560$30,680$41,240$33,600$37,640$35,640$41,240$36,360$28,720$30,680$37,600$28,800$31,080$36,200$29,680$28,720$33,600$28,520$35,920$28,800$32,480$34,000$50,000$33,600$30,680$33,880$29,680$38,280$31,760$34,360$33,520$28,800$28,800$31,080$31,080$31,080$28,720$31,080$33,600$36,360$31,080$31,080$33,600$33,600$29,680$45,040$31,080$33,600$33,600$30,520$31,080$45,040$29,680$45,040$28,800$34,600$28,720$36,200$29,440$31,080$45,040$29,680$33,480$36,200$31,080$41,240$38,280$31,080$28,800$33,600$28,800$29,680$33,600$28,800$33,400$33,440$28,800$32,080$29,680$29,920$42,040$28,800$33,600$28,800$32,800$31,080$36,360$34,720$33,600$28,800$28,320$28,800$33,600$31,080$31,080$34,280$28,640$28,800$33,600$28,800$29,680$31,080$30,600$30,680$45,040
Percent of Family AMI Needed to Afford FMR
Zero-Bedroom31%34%32%34%28%28%32%35%27%31%37%39%38%37%33%34%27%31%28%31%37%26%27%31%30%37%27%30%35%38%35%34%32%34%34%33%33%32%39%28%27%35%38%31%31%37%33%35%25%28%30%36%33%37%33%33%27%29%34%29%36%33%32%32%34%35%33%29%38%35%31%37%29%25%31%25%26%33%30%34%31%31%35%29%32%31%30%27%32%31%34%33%35%30%33%31%24%28%32%31%31%36%37%34%40%33%
One-Bedroom35%34%36%38%33%34%34%39%31%33%41%41%38%38%36%35%30%36%34%36%38%30%34%32%35%41%31%31%36%38%35%40%33%35%34%34%33%35%40%34%31%35%39%34%34%37%39%35%30%33%36%36%39%38%39%33%31%32%37%30%37%39%33%36%37%35%36%35%38%36%34%37%30%29%32%35%31%33%33%35%34%33%36%34%33%31%30%31%39%34%35%34%36%35%33%31%28%29%33%34%32%37%37%38%45%39%
Two-Bedroom43%45%45%46%43%43%44%47%40%44%51%47%50%46%45%44%39%47%41%48%50%40%42%42%46%51%41%39%46%46%43%49%43%46%41%41%41%46%48%44%40%43%47%41%41%47%45%42%39%43%46%44%45%48%45%43%41%42%46%35%45%45%42%44%46%43%45%45%47%47%41%49%38%38%42%38%40%43%44%44%43%41%47%45%43%41%37%40%45%41%46%45%47%46%40%38%37%38%43%41%42%47%45%47%56%45%
Three-Bedroom57%59%58%67%56%58%64%69%51%56%66%66%64%56%57%58%49%62%52%64%64%48%53%61%59%66%56%52%56%57%55%65%55%59%50%50%50%58%59%57%51%52%57%52%52%62%61%52%51%56%63%54%61%63%61%56%55%54%59%46%54%61%55%55%59%52%65%54%57%60%52%63%50%50%54%49%52%56%60%58%56%60%60%58%55%55%45%51%56%52%58%56%60%59%49%46%50%48%55%52%53%61%55%61%72%61%
Four-Bedroom63%64%63%81%67%75%72%83%58%57%72%81%66%61%70%59%51%73%54%72%66%59%63%73%70%72%59%53%71%61%59%73%57%60%55%55%54%60%64%67%58%57%63%55%55%64%64%57%60%65%64%59%64%65%64%57%65%55%73%48%60%64%56%68%73%57%79%79%62%62%55%65%51%59%55%56%62%57%61%60%58%72%62%69%57%56%49%58%67%55%60%58%62%70%53%50%58%50%57%55%55%63%60%66%78%64%
2009 Renter Household Income
Estimated Median Renter Household Income5$32,640$24,064$28,870$28,895$33,765$25,666$24,142$26,275$31,704$30,914$27,261$25,139$33,469$31,373$27,430$23,480$33,409$25,726$25,919$23,315$28,432$28,677$26,790$28,975$28,318$22,720$24,482$30,508$31,182$31,453$33,185$32,174$34,704$28,148$33,408$38,774$37,245$23,795$27,857$26,427$30,596$32,415$35,429$34,462$37,059$27,528$47,638$35,946$33,779$28,299$27,168$32,152$42,712$26,383$26,432$32,988$25,541$26,378$29,320$30,169$37,683$35,892$27,923$23,435$26,948$32,739$25,458$25,594$30,577$27,591$26,695$25,954$28,742$27,495$29,071$34,578$25,357$29,183$27,240$21,334$29,571$25,242$30,838$28,069$22,076$30,386$30,176$32,787$30,444$29,823$29,794$28,442$27,626$29,233$35,629$32,491$28,685$26,551$29,307$34,757$27,455$30,103$35,798$22,892$19,382$29,809
Percent Needed to Afford 2 BR FMR80%91%76%81%65%85%91%89%80%71%80%87%65%74%84%93%65%85%84%103%77%76%85%98%77%96%96%72%80%77%76%70%63%78%70%60%63%92%84%83%83%72%66%73%68%79%66%65%65%77%81%72%74%83%120%66%86%83%78%73%62%88%78%93%85%71%92%85%76%79%94%84%76%80%75%66%86%75%84%103%74%95%71%78%99%79%77%77%77%84%73%77%79%75%65%72%76%82%75%73%80%73%65%96%113%106%
Rent Affordable at Median$816$602$722$722$844$642$604$657$793$773$682$628$837$784$686$587$835$643$648$583$711$717$670$724$708$568$612$763$780$786$830$804$868$704$835$969$931$595$696$661$765$810$886$862$926$688$1,191$899$844$707$679$804$1,068$660$661$825$639$659$733$754$942$897$698$586$674$818$636$640$764$690$667$649$719$687$727$864$634$730$681$533$739$631$771$702$552$760$754$820$761$746$745$711$691$731$891$812$717$664$733$869$686$753$895$572$485$745
% Renters Unable to Afford 2 BR FMR638%44%36%39%30%40%44%43%38%32%38%42%30%34%40%45%30%40%40%50%37%36%40%47%37%46%46%33%38%37%36%31%28%37%31%27%28%44%40%40%40%33%30%34%31%38%30%30%30%37%39%34%34%40%59%30%40%40%37%34%28%42%37%45%40%32%44%40%36%38%46%40%36%38%36%30%42%34%40%50%34%46%32%37%48%38%37%37%36%40%34%37%38%34%30%33%36%39%34%34%38%34%30%46%55%51%
2009 Renter Wage
Estimated Mean Renter Wage7$12.02$8.50$8.35$9.73$11.83$10.37$8.51$10.20$8.82$8.61$8.35$10.03$11.76$10.82$7.03$7.01$15.46$6.79$9.94$8.54$8.79$8.38$12.67$8.37$10.05$5.83$8.56$9.50$10.04$10.58$9.70$10.27$9.78$10.24$12.60$11.91$10.68$8.39$10.03$10.75$9.29$12.04$10.91$9.15$10.55$8.43$14.53$11.62$10.61$9.98$8.49$11.88$11.61$6.89$10.87$10.94$8.64$7.23$11.43$9.50$14.31$8.70$9.31$9.18$8.26$12.70$8.59$10.17$12.80$9.52$6.08$7.53$7.22$7.89$9.22$10.94$8.94$8.59$9.79$5.95$10.24$7.94$11.80$10.53$8.18$10.56$9.67$13.37$10.26$11.30$10.33$7.95$8.12$9.75$12.07$10.87$7.79$7.62$10.40$9.68$8.23$8.82$12.69$9.07$7.63$14.34
Rent Affordable at Mean Wage$625$442$434$506$615$539$442$531$459$448$434$522$612$563$365$364$804$353$517$444$457$436$659$435$523$303$445$494$522$550$504$534$508$532$655$619$555$436$521$559$483$626$567$476$549$438$756$604$552$519$442$618$604$359$565$569$449$376$595$494$744$452$484$477$429$661$447$529$666$495$316$392$376$410$479$569$465$447$509$310$532$413$613$547$425$549$503$695$534$588$537$413$422$507$628$565$405$396$541$503$428$459$660$472$397$746
2009 Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55$6.55
Rent Affordable at Minimum Wage$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341$341
2009 Supplemental Security Income
Monthly SSI Payment$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674$674
Rent Affordable at SSI$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202$202
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom$9.02$7.92$7.60$8.27$6.85$6.83$7.63$8.27$8.27$7.35$7.60$8.77$7.88$9.12$8.17$8.15$7.35$6.85$7.02$7.46$7.88$6.85$7.12$10.37$6.85$7.60$7.56$8.15$9.25$9.63$9.77$7.48$7.88$7.88$9.12$9.12$9.12$7.35$9.12$6.85$8.27$9.12$9.12$9.10$9.10$8.15$11.02$9.12$6.85$6.85$6.85$9.12$11.02$8.15$11.02$7.88$6.85$7.35$8.17$8.75$9.12$11.02$8.15$7.54$8.17$9.12$8.27$6.81$9.12$7.88$9.10$7.88$8.15$6.85$7.88$7.12$6.85$7.88$7.50$8.15$7.62$8.60$7.88$6.85$7.88$8.71$9.12$8.27$7.88$9.10$7.88$7.75$7.88$6.85$9.12$9.12$6.81$7.83$7.88$9.10$7.88$8.15$9.12$7.60$7.60$11.02
One-Bedroom$10.18$8.02$8.46$9.21$8.06$8.23$8.12$9.21$9.25$8.02$8.46$9.10$8.00$9.19$8.96$8.31$8.02$8.06$8.60$8.73$8.00$7.98$8.79$10.65$8.06$8.46$8.56$8.31$9.27$9.65$9.79$8.87$8.00$8.00$9.19$9.19$9.19$8.02$9.19$8.06$9.25$9.19$9.19$9.90$9.90$8.31$13.25$9.19$8.06$8.06$8.19$9.19$13.25$8.31$13.25$8.00$8.00$8.02$8.96$8.77$9.19$13.25$8.31$8.42$8.96$9.19$9.21$8.19$9.19$8.00$9.90$8.00$8.31$8.06$8.00$9.87$8.02$8.00$8.35$8.31$8.31$9.29$8.00$8.06$8.00$8.73$9.19$9.25$9.69$9.90$8.00$8.00$8.00$8.06$9.19$9.19$8.00$7.98$8.00$9.90$8.00$8.31$9.19$8.44$8.46$13.25
Two-Bedroom$12.55$10.52$10.52$11.29$10.52$10.52$10.52$11.29$12.15$10.52$10.52$10.52$10.52$11.19$11.02$10.52$10.52$10.52$10.52$11.50$10.52$10.52$10.94$13.69$10.52$10.52$11.25$10.52$11.96$11.62$12.13$10.88$10.52$10.52$11.19$11.19$11.19$10.52$11.19$10.52$12.15$11.19$11.19$12.12$12.12$10.52$15.21$11.19$10.52$10.52$10.52$11.19$15.21$10.52$15.21$10.52$10.52$10.52$11.02$10.52$11.19$15.21$10.52$10.52$11.02$11.19$11.29$10.52$11.19$10.52$12.12$10.52$10.52$10.52$10.52$10.94$10.52$10.52$10.94$10.52$10.52$11.52$10.52$10.52$10.52$11.50$11.19$12.15$11.21$12.12$10.52$10.52$10.52$10.52$11.19$11.19$10.52$10.52$10.52$12.12$10.52$10.52$11.19$10.52$10.52$15.21
Three-Bedroom$16.65$13.94$13.56$16.44$13.69$13.98$15.19$16.44$15.54$13.38$13.56$14.73$13.46$13.62$14.13$13.81$13.38$13.69$13.33$15.50$13.46$12.67$13.77$20.00$13.69$13.56$15.56$13.81$14.52$14.31$15.46$14.42$13.46$13.46$13.62$13.62$13.62$13.38$13.62$13.69$15.54$13.62$13.62$15.37$15.37$13.81$20.58$13.62$13.69$13.69$14.25$13.62$20.58$13.81$20.58$13.46$14.06$13.38$14.13$13.77$13.62$20.58$13.81$12.94$14.13$13.62$16.44$12.52$13.62$13.46$15.37$13.46$13.81$13.69$13.46$13.92$13.63$13.46$15.00$13.81$13.94$16.77$13.46$13.69$13.46$15.33$13.62$15.54$13.77$15.37$13.46$13.19$13.46$13.69$13.62$13.62$14.15$13.37$13.46$15.37$13.46$13.81$13.62$13.52$13.56$20.58
Four-Bedroom$18.36$15.17$14.75$19.83$16.15$18.10$17.13$19.83$17.48$13.81$14.75$18.08$13.85$14.94$17.40$14.27$13.81$16.15$13.71$17.27$13.85$15.62$16.35$24.04$16.15$14.75$16.29$14.27$18.40$15.27$16.52$16.12$13.85$13.85$14.94$14.94$14.94$13.81$14.94$16.15$17.48$14.94$14.94$16.15$16.15$14.27$21.65$14.94$16.15$16.15$14.67$14.94$21.65$14.27$21.65$13.85$16.63$13.81$17.40$14.15$14.94$21.65$14.27$16.10$17.40$14.94$19.83$18.40$14.94$13.85$16.15$13.85$14.27$16.15$13.85$16.06$16.08$13.85$15.42$14.27$14.38$20.21$13.85$16.15$13.85$15.77$14.94$17.48$16.69$16.15$13.85$13.62$13.85$16.15$14.94$14.94$16.48$13.77$13.85$16.15$13.85$14.27$14.94$14.71$14.75$21.65
Housing Wage as % of Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom138%121%116%126%105%104%117%126%126%112%116%134%120%139%125%124%112%105%107%114%120%105%109%158%105%116%115%124%141%147%149%114%120%120%139%139%139%112%139%105%126%139%139%139%139%124%168%139%105%105%105%139%168%124%168%120%105%112%125%134%139%168%124%115%125%139%126%104%139%120%139%120%124%105%120%109%105%120%115%124%116%131%120%105%120%133%139%126%120%139%120%118%120%105%139%139%104%119%120%139%120%124%139%116%116%168%
One-Bedroom155%122%129%141%123%126%124%141%141%122%129%139%122%140%137%127%122%123%131%133%122%122%134%163%123%129%131%127%142%147%149%135%122%122%140%140%140%122%140%123%141%140%140%151%151%127%202%140%123%123%125%140%202%127%202%122%122%122%137%134%140%202%127%129%137%140%141%125%140%122%151%122%127%123%122%151%122%122%127%127%127%142%122%123%122%133%140%141%148%151%122%122%122%123%140%140%122%122%122%151%122%127%140%129%129%202%
Two-Bedroom192%161%161%172%161%161%161%172%186%161%161%161%161%171%168%161%161%161%161%176%161%161%167%209%161%161%172%161%183%177%185%166%161%161%171%171%171%161%171%161%186%171%171%185%185%161%232%171%161%161%161%171%232%161%232%161%161%161%168%161%171%232%161%161%168%171%172%161%171%161%185%161%161%161%161%167%161%161%167%161%161%176%161%161%161%176%171%186%171%185%161%161%161%161%171%171%161%161%161%185%161%161%171%161%161%232%
Three-Bedroom254%213%207%251%209%213%232%251%237%204%207%225%206%208%216%211%204%209%203%237%206%193%210%305%209%207%238%211%222%218%236%220%206%206%208%208%208%204%208%209%237%208%208%235%235%211%314%208%209%209%218%208%314%211%314%206%215%204%216%210%208%314%211%198%216%208%251%191%208%206%235%206%211%209%206%213%208%206%229%211%213%256%206%209%206%234%208%237%210%235%206%201%206%209%208%208%216%204%206%235%206%211%208%206%207%314%
Four-Bedroom280%232%225%303%247%276%262%303%267%211%225%276%211%228%266%218%211%247%209%264%211%238%250%367%247%225%249%218%281%233%252%246%211%211%228%228%228%211%228%247%267%228%228%247%247%218%331%228%247%247%224%228%331%218%331%211%254%211%266%216%228%331%218%246%266%228%303%281%228%211%247%211%218%247%211%245%245%211%235%218%220%309%211%247%211%241%228%267%255%247%211%208%211%247%228%228%252%210%211%247%211%218%228%225%225%331%
Housing Wage as % of Mean Renter Wage
Zero-Bedroom75%93%91%85%58%66%90%81%94%85%91%87%67%84%116%116%48%101%71%87%90%82%56%124%68%130%88%86%92%91%101%73%81%77%72%77%85%88%91%64%89%76%84%99%86%97%76%78%65%69%81%77%95%118%101%72%79%102%71%92%64%127%88%82%99%72%96%67%71%83%150%105%113%87%86%65%77%92%77%137%74%108%67%65%96%82%94%62%77%81%76%97%97%70%76%84%87%103%76%94%96%92%72%84%100%77%
One-Bedroom85%94%101%95%68%79%95%90%105%93%101%91%68%85%128%119%52%119%86%102%91%95%69%127%80%145%100%87%92%91%101%86%82%78%73%77%86%96%92%75%100%76%84%108%94%99%91%79%76%81%96%77%114%120%122%73%93%111%78%92%64%152%89%92%109%72%107%81%72%84%163%106%115%102%87%90%90%93%85%140%81%117%68%77%98%83%95%69%94%88%77%101%99%83%76%85%103%105%77%102%97%94%72%93%111%92%
Two-Bedroom104%124%126%116%89%101%124%111%138%122%126%105%89%103%157%150%68%155%106%135%120%125%86%164%105%180%131%111%119%110%125%106%108%103%89%94%105%125%112%98%131%93%103%132%115%125%105%96%99%105%124%94%131%153%140%96%122%145%96%111%78%175%113%115%133%88%131%103%87%111%199%140%146%133%114%100%118%122%112%177%103%145%89%100%129%109%116%91%109%107%102%132%130%108%93%103%135%138%101%125%128%119%88%116%138%106%
Three-Bedroom139%164%162%169%116%135%179%161%176%155%162%147%114%126%201%197%87%202%134%182%153%151%109%239%136%232%182%145%145%135%159%140%138%131%108%114%128%160%136%127%167%113%125%168%146%164%142%117%129%137%168%115%177%200%189%123%163%185%124%145%95%237%148%141%171%107%191%123%106%141%253%179%191%174%146%127%153%157%153%232%136%211%114%130%165%145%141%116%134%136%130%166%166%140%113%125%182%175%129%159%164%157%107%149%178%144%
Four-Bedroom153%179%177%204%137%175%201%194%198%160%177%180%118%138%248%204%89%238%138%202%158%186%129%287%161%253%190%150%183%144%170%157%142%135%119%125%140%165%149%150%188%124%137%177%153%169%149%129%152%162%173%126%187%207%199%127%193%191%152%149%104%249%153%175%211%118%231%181%117%145%266%184%198%205%150%147%180%161%157%240%140%255%117%153%169%149%155%131%163%143%134%171%171%166%124%138%212%181%133%167%168%162%118%162%193%151%
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage Needed to Afford FMR
Zero-Bedroom55484650424247505045465448565050454243464842436342464650565960464848565656455642505656565650675642424256675067484245505356675046505650425648564850424843424846504752484248535650485648474842565642484856485056464667
One-Bedroom62495256495050565649525649565551494952534949546549525251575960544949565656495649565656606051815649495056815181494949555456815151555656505649604951494960494951515157494949535656596049494949565649494960495156525281
Two-Bedroom77646469646464697464646464686764646464706464678464646964737174666464686868646864746868747464936864646468936493646464676468936464676869646864746464646467646467646470646464706874687464646464686864646474646468646493
Three-Bedroom1028583100848593100958283908283868482848195827784122848395848987948882828383838283849583839494841268384848783126841268286828684831268479868310076838294828484828583829284851028284829483958494828182848383868282948284838383126
Four-Bedroom112939012199111105121107849011085911068784998410585951001479990998711293101988585919191849199107919199998713291999990911328713285102841068691132879810691121112918599858799859898859487881238599859691107102998583859991911018485998587919090132
Work Hours/Week at Mean Renter Wage Needed to Afford FMR
Zero-Bedroom30373634232636323834363527344747194028353633225027523534373640293231293134353625363033403439303126273231384741293241293725513533402939272833604245353426313731553043272639333825313231393928303435413038383729344031
One-Bedroom34384138273238364237413627345147214735413638285132584035373640353331293134383730403134433839363230323931464849293744313726613637432943322934654246413536363734563247273139333828383531403933303441423141393829374437
Two-Bedroom42505046364149445549504236416360276242544850356542725344484450424341363842504539523741534650423940425038526156384958394431704546533553413544805658534640474945714158364051444636444341535243374154554050514835465542
Three-Bedroom556665684654716470626559465080793581547361604396549373585854645655534346516454516745506758665747525567467180764965744958389559566843774943571017276695851616361935485465266585646545452666656455073705264656343607157
Four-Bedroom6171718255708178796471724755998136955581637552115641017660735868635754475056666060755055716168605161656950758380517776616042100617084479272475810674798260597264639656102476168606252655754686866505585725367676547657760
Full-time Jobs at Minimum Wage Needed to Afford FMR
Zero-Bedroom1.41.21.21.31.01.01.21.31.31.11.21.31.21.41.21.21.11.01.11.11.21.01.11.61.01.21.21.21.41.51.51.11.21.21.41.41.41.11.41.01.31.41.41.41.41.21.71.41.01.01.01.41.71.21.71.21.01.11.21.31.41.71.21.21.21.41.31.01.41.21.41.21.21.01.21.11.01.21.11.21.21.31.21.01.21.31.41.31.21.41.21.21.21.01.41.41.01.21.21.41.21.21.41.21.21.7
One-Bedroom1.61.21.31.41.21.31.21.41.41.21.31.41.21.41.41.31.21.21.31.31.21.21.31.61.21.31.31.31.41.51.51.41.21.21.41.41.41.21.41.21.41.41.41.51.51.32.01.41.21.21.31.42.01.32.01.21.21.21.41.31.42.01.31.31.41.41.41.31.41.21.51.21.31.21.21.51.21.21.31.31.31.41.21.21.21.31.41.41.51.51.21.21.21.21.41.41.21.21.21.51.21.31.41.31.32.0
Two-Bedroom1.91.61.61.71.61.61.61.71.91.61.61.61.61.71.71.61.61.61.61.81.61.61.72.11.61.61.71.61.81.81.91.71.61.61.71.71.71.61.71.61.91.71.71.81.81.62.31.71.61.61.61.72.31.62.31.61.61.61.71.61.72.31.61.61.71.71.71.61.71.61.81.61.61.61.61.71.61.61.71.61.61.81.61.61.61.81.71.91.71.81.61.61.61.61.71.71.61.61.61.81.61.61.71.61.62.3
Three-Bedroom2.52.12.12.52.12.12.32.52.42.02.12.22.12.12.22.12.02.12.02.42.11.92.13.12.12.12.42.12.22.22.42.22.12.12.12.12.12.02.12.12.42.12.12.32.32.13.12.12.12.12.22.13.12.13.12.12.12.02.22.12.13.12.12.02.22.12.51.92.12.12.32.12.12.12.12.12.12.12.32.12.12.62.12.12.12.32.12.42.12.32.12.02.12.12.12.12.22.02.12.32.12.12.12.12.13.1
Four-Bedroom2.82.32.33.02.52.82.63.02.72.12.32.82.12.32.72.22.12.52.12.62.12.42.53.72.52.32.52.22.82.32.52.52.12.12.32.32.32.12.32.52.72.32.32.52.52.23.32.32.52.52.22.33.32.23.32.12.52.12.72.22.33.32.22.52.72.33.02.82.32.12.52.12.22.52.12.52.52.12.42.22.23.12.12.52.12.42.32.72.52.52.12.12.12.52.32.32.52.12.12.52.12.22.32.22.33.3
Full-time Jobs at Mean Renter Wage Needed to Afford FMR
Zero-Bedroom0.80.90.90.80.60.70.90.80.90.90.90.90.70.81.21.20.51.00.70.90.90.80.61.20.71.30.90.90.90.91.00.70.80.80.70.80.90.90.90.60.90.80.81.00.91.00.80.80.60.70.80.80.91.21.00.70.81.00.70.90.61.30.90.81.00.71.00.70.70.81.51.01.10.90.90.70.80.90.81.40.71.10.70.71.00.80.90.60.80.80.81.01.00.70.80.80.91.00.80.91.00.90.70.81.00.8
One-Bedroom0.80.91.00.90.70.81.00.91.00.91.00.90.70.81.31.20.51.20.91.00.91.00.71.30.81.51.00.90.90.91.00.90.80.80.70.80.91.00.90.71.00.80.81.10.91.00.90.80.80.81.00.81.11.21.20.70.91.10.80.90.61.50.90.91.10.71.10.80.70.81.61.11.21.00.90.90.90.90.91.40.81.20.70.81.00.81.00.70.90.90.81.01.00.80.80.81.01.00.81.01.00.90.70.91.10.9
Two-Bedroom1.01.21.31.20.91.01.21.11.41.21.31.00.91.01.61.50.71.51.11.31.21.30.91.61.01.81.31.11.21.11.31.11.11.00.90.91.01.3