Out of Reach

Out of Reach

September 1999


Least Affordable Metro Areas

Estimated Percent of Renters Unable To 
Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
State College, PA
59%
Bangor, ME
59%
Bloomington, IN
59%
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX
58%
Pueblo, CO
58%
Cumberland, MD-WV
55%
Bryan-College Station, TX
55%
Jamestown, NY
55%
Westchester County, NY
55%
Johnstown, PA
53%
Estimated Percent Of Federal Minimum Wage
Needed To Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
San Francisco, CA
436%
San Jose, CA
425%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY
413%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT
413%
Westchester County, NY
401%
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ
359%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
356%
Boston, MA-NH
338%
Danbury, CT PMSA
338%
Rockland County, NY
333%
Estimated Hours/Week Needed to Work at Federal Minimum Wage to Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
San Francisco, CA
174
San Jose, CA
170
Nassau-Suffolk, NY
165
Stamford-Norwalk, CT
165
Westchester County, NY
160
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ
143
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
142
Danbury, CT PMSA
135
Boston, MA-NH
135
Rockland County, NY
133


Back to Out of Reach Table of Contents.