The National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual report on rental housing affordability in every jurisdiction in the country.

• Link to the full Out of Reach 2006 report for national data and more viewing options.
• Or see the "PA Data" Excel download, below, for details on all Pennsylvania jurisdictions.

• In Pennsylvania, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $757. In order to afford this level of rent and utilities, without paying more than 30% of income on housing, a household must earn $2,525 monthly or $30,300 annually. Assuming a 40-hour work week, 52 weeks per year, this level of income translates into a Housing Wage of $14.57.
• In Pennsylvania, a minimum wage worker earns an hourly wage of $5.15. In order to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom apartment, a minimum wage earner must work 113 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Or, a household must include 2.8 minimum wage earner(s) working 40 hours per week year-round in order to make the two bedroom FMR affordable.
• In Pennsylvania, the estimated mean (average) wage for a renter is $11.57 an hour. In order to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom apartment at this wage, a renter must work 50 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Or, working 40 hours per week year-round, a household must include 1.3 worker(s) earning the mean renter wage in order to make the two-bedroom FMR affordable.
• Monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for an individual are $603 in Pennsylvania. If SSI represents an individual's sole source of income, $181 in monthly rent is affordable, while the FMR for a one-bedroom is $630.