three least affordable counties in the country are located in or around the San Francisco metro area.
In 2023, households in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA needed an hourly wage of 63.33 U.S. dollars to afford the rent of a two-bedroom apartment. It's no coincidence that the Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2023, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars)
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NLIHC. (June 14, 2023). Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2023, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203412/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-metro-area/
NLIHC. "Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2023, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203412/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-metro-area/
NLIHC. (2023). Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2023, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203412/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-metro-area/
NLIHC. "Hourly Wages Needed to Afford a Two-bedroom Apartment in The United States in 2023, by Metropolitan Area (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203412/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-metro-area/
NLIHC, Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2023, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203412/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-metro-area/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2023, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NLIHC, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203412/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-metro-area/