Out of Reach

Out of Reach

September 1999


Least Affordable States
(Total Population)

Estimated Percent of Renters Unable To
Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
Virginia
53%
New York
52%
Rhode Island
51%
Vermont
50%
Maine
48%
Pennsylvania
47%
Montana
47%
Massachusetts
45%
New Hampshire
45%
New Jersey
45%
Estimated Percent Of Federal Minimum Wage
Needed To Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
Hawaii
330%
New Jersey
309%
New York
308%
District of Columbia
306%
Massachusetts
296%
Alaska
291%
California
289%
Connecticut
286%
Maryland
257%
Nevada
257%
Estimated Hours/Week Needed To Work At Federal Minimum Wage To Afford 2 Bedroom FMR
Hawaii
132
New Jersey
123
New York
123
District of Columbia
122
Massachusetts
119
Alaska
116
California
116
Connecticut
114
Maryland
103
Nevada
103

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