Path: csiph.com!goblin1!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed7.news.xs4all.nl!85.12.16.70.MISMATCH!peer03.ams1!peer.ams1.xlned.com!news.xlned.com!peer01.fr7!futter-mich.highwinds-media.com!peer01.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad!fx43.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail Content-Type: Text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Jeff-Relf.Me @. Message-ID: Newsgroups: sci.physics,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.checkmate Subject: The 25 least affordable metros for renters. User-Agent: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM Lines: 24 X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenet-news.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2018 07:47:24 UTC Organization: usenet-news.net Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:47:13 -0700 (Seattle) X-Received-Bytes: 1690 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2130889279 Xref: csiph.com sci.physics:706477 comp.os.linux.advocacy:471065 alt.checkmate:211735 Quoting CreditSesame.COM, Sep 17, 2018: Out of all 150 metros analyzed, there were only three in which renters earned more than needed to cover the cost of a one-bedroom apartment; to wit: Fort Smith, AR-OK, Killeen-Temple, TX, Fort Wayne, IN. Boston Seatl SanJos SanFrn NewYrk LosAng 61 60 57 54 51 48 % NonRenter/Renter Ratio (Safety) 2.6 2.22 2.48 3 2.95 2.85 # of HouseMates Required (Danger) 1,990 1,770 2,500 2,667 2,127 1,954 $ Median 1-bedroom rent (Price) 14.70 15.35 19.41 17.06 13.87 13.19 $ Est. hourly wage for renters 38.27 34.04 48.08 51.29 40.90 37.58 $ Hourly wage needed to pay rent The 25 least affordable metros for renters: 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 9. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 17. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA