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Report: Ohio Renters Need to Make $22.51 an Hour to Afford 2-Bedroom Apartment
OHIO, JUL 17 – The hourly wage needed to afford two-bedroom apartments in Ohio rose 40.7% since 2020, while 21% of jobs pay less than required, worsening housing affordability challenges.
- On Thursday, the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio released a report showing Ohio’s housing wage gap has doubled in the past five years.
- Despite recent wage gains, wages have increased in recent years but rents have risen much faster, COHHIO Executive Director Amy Riegel said, highlighting the growing gap.
- Data shows 21% of jobs in Ohio don’t meet the housing wage requirement, indicating nearly 1.2 million jobs in Ohio’s workforce can’t afford a two-bedroom apartment, the report says.
- Low-Income renters face impossible choices, Renee Willis said, while Ohio lawmakers recently preserved key housing programs in the budget.
- The Trump Administration has proposed cutting 44% of HUD’s funding and eliminating rental assistance programs, prompting the report to urge Congress to protect and expand housing programs.
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Ohio renters need to make $22.51 an hour to afford two-bedroom apartment, new report shows
Ohioans need to be making at least $22.51 an hour working a full-time job to be able to afford a “modest” two-bedroom apartment, according to a new report released this week.
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Report: Ohio’s housing wage gap continues to climb
(The Center Square) – Ohio home renters continue to need to make more money to afford a place to live. A report released Thursday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio…
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Report: Ohio’s housing wage gap continues to climb | The Highland County Press
A report released Thursday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio showed the gap between what people pay in rent and their income has doubled in the last five years.
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