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Re:What you’d need to make in every county in the US to affo... by abshack on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @04:22PM (#7630170)
$750/$1160 is ~64%. The common definition for affordable rent is ~30% of monthly wage[1] (based on some quick google-fu).

[1] http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/special-topics/files/...

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Re:What you’d need to make in every county in the US to affo... by mhurron on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @04:44PM (#7630314)
The lower your income, the higher percentage of it will go to housing unless you are prepared to live in a dank, urine-soaked hellhole.
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Re:What you’d need to make in every county in the US to affo... by extra88 on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @06:31PM (#7630913)
Or have (more) roommates. Three people together can get a 2-3 bedroom apartment that's better than the 1 bedroom apartments they can get individually.
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