Minimum Wage Workers Priced Out of One-Bedroom Apartments in Every Major U.S. City: 2024 Data

Even with a $10 hourly minimum wage increase, a minimum-wage earner could only comfortably afford a one-bedroom apartment in five of the 50 largest metros: Buffalo, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Hartford. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- None of the 50 largest U.S. cities...