Out of Reach

September 1999

Least Affordable States
(Combined Nonmetro Areas)

Estimated Percent of Renters Unable to Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
Hawaii	52%
New York	50%
California	49%
Montana	48%
Washington	48%
West Virginia	48%
Pennsylvania	47%
Rhode Island	47%
Oregon	45%
South Dakota	45%
Estimated Percent of Federal Minimum Wage Needed to Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
Hawaii	358%
Rhode Island	310%
Alaska	293%
Connecticut	280%
Massachusetts	251%
New Hampshire	238%
Nevada	232%
Colorado	217%
Delaware	216%
Vermont	215%
Estimated Hours/Week Needed to Work at Federal Minimum Wage to Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
Hawaii	143
Rhode Island	124
Alaska	117
Connecticut	112
Massachusetts	100
New Hampshire	95
Nevada	93
Colorado	87
Delaware	86
Vermont	86

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