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Renters need to make $33/hour to afford 1 bedroom

Vancouver area has 4th highest housing costs in Washington state

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One-story homes at Meadow Verde Mobile Home Park, foreground, are seen in the shadow of apartments in Hazel Dell. A Clark County renter would need to earn more than $33 an hour or work 83 hours at minimum wage to afford a one-bedroom apartment at the fair market rate of $1,750 a month, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach report. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

A Clark County renter on the hunt for a studio apartment would need to earn $61,000 annually to comfortably afford the $1,628-a-month fair market rent, according to a recent study.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach report compares median salaries and rental prices across the nation. It found a Clark County renter would need to earn more than $33 an hour or work 83 hours a week at minimum wage to afford a one-bedroom apartment at the fair market rate of $1,750 a month.

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