Economy
Readers' Comments: The Hourly Wage Required to Rent a Two-Bedroom Apartment
“It's expensive to live in desirable places.”
In May 2015, I wrote up a study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition that examined the mismatch between median hourly wages and average rent in every U.S. state. People had a lot of feelings about the piece—and continue to do so, if the 1,258 comments are any indication.
These two comments cut through all the conversation to get to the heart of the matter.