There must be something wrong in the calculations for Nevada,
... 92 hrs out of 160 h/month just for rent ?
...in a State with all those foreclosures and vacant houses.

Even in the cheapest states, two adults working 40 hours at minimum wage are still spending 3/4 of their combined income on rent alone.

Insert incredulous stare here.

I bet they waste the rest of their income on food or some other such nonsense.

Livin it right here baby! I'm surrounded by that dark blue. :(

Anyone else notice that the giant block of US defense spending is almost exactly the same shade of blue as the really expensive housing areas? Coincidence? Conspiracy? or Causal connection?

I think that's 92 hours per week, not per month.

You might have missed Hawaii.

Anyone can miss Hawaii, it's so small...

I wonder of those are based on federal minimum wage (which I think is currently $7.25/hr) or state minimum wage?

I think the table is in error. Here's an example - Colorado minimum wage is $7.64/hr and the table indicates you would need to work 85 hours per week to afford an apartment. That comes out to be $649/week, or $2814/month.

Maybe they mean after taxes, or after taxes and groceries and gas and all other expenses.

Said Fred to Amelia.

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That's what Thor said too.

Ah, so I did.

Rent is usually monthly. I got the impression the number was how many hours a month for the rent. Also, nobody could do it in a week on Minimum wage, no matter where you live.

When you talk about rent that minimum wage earners can afford, that rent is quite often by-the-week.

Cheapest place in my town is the local mobile home park. $130/week. But, the water bill is included in the rent.