An average worker cannot afford market-rate apartments in Orange County, New York, in 2022, according to a newly released report by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress.
To afford a one-bedroom apartment in the county, which has a fair market rate of $1,107, a renter must have a regular 40-hour-a-week job that pays over $20 an hour.
However, an average worker earns just under $15 an hour in the county.
A household with two average workers can barely afford a two-bedroom apartment in the county, which has a fair market value of $1,412.
Fair market rent and worker wage data are based on reports by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, respectively, according to the report….