Shelter and Housing 🏠

According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition,

full-time workers need to earn $27.83 per hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania. 

Find Pennsylvania State Data Here

Out of Reach 2025 report shows that despite rising wages, cooling inflation, and low unemployment, low-wage workers and other renters continue to struggle with the high cost of rent. 

Explore the full Out of Reach 2025: The High Cost of Housing report and its interactive website .
Please share this information widely to make the case for long-term investments in affordable housing that ensures low-wage workers in Pennsylvania have a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home.

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outlining our country’s housing crisis.
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RENTS ARE OUT OF REACH

HOURLY WAGES BY PERCENTILE VS. ONE- AND TWO-BEDROOM HOUSING WAGES

 SEVENTEEN OF THE TWENTY FIVE LARGEST OCCUPATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES PAY LESS THAN THE ONE-AND TWO BEDROOM HOUSING WAGES

HOURLY WAGE PERCENTILES VS. ONE- AND TWO-BEDROOM HOUSING WAGES, BY RACE & ETHNICITY

MEDIAN HOURLY WAGES BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER

2025 TWO-BEDROOM RENTAL HOUSING WAGES

Released annually by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach illuminates the gulf between wages and what people need to earn to afford their rents. The report’s “Housing Wage” is an estimate of the hourly wage full-time workers must earn to afford a rental home at fair market rent without spending more than 30% of their incomes. 

Read the Full Out of Reach 2025