How high is rent in six Michigan cities?

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Finance guidelines say housing should not cost more than 30 percent of household income. But in 2013, thousands of Michigan rental households fall below that standard.

Michigan

Two-bedroom fair market rental: $768

Hourly wages needed to afford two-bedroom fair market rental: $14.77

Mean renter hourly wage: $11.62

Rent affordable at mean wage: $604

Full-time jobs needed at mean renter wage to afford fair market apartment: 1.3

Ann Arbor metropolitan area

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Two-bedroom fair market rental: $901

Hourly wage needed to afford two-bedroom fair market rental: $17.33

Mean renter hourly wage: $12.35

Rent affordable at mean wage: $642

Full-time jobs at mean renter wage to afford fair market apartment: 1.4

Detroit-Warren metropolitan area

Two-bedroom fair market rental: $821

Hourly wage needed to afford two-bedroom fair market apartment: $15.79

Mean renter hourly wage: $13.63

Rent affordable at mean wage: $709

Full-time jobs needed at mean renter wage to afford fair market apartment: 1.2

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Grand Rapids-Wyoming metropolitan area

Two-bedroom fair market rental: $739

Hourly wage needed to afford two-bedroom fair market rental: $14.21

Mean renter hourly wage: $10.76

Rent affordable at mean wage: $559

Full-time jobs needed at mean renter wage to afford fair market apartment: 1.3

Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area

Two-bedroom fair market rental: $797

Hourly waged needed to afford two-bedroom fair market rental: $15.33

Mean renter hourly wage: $10.15

Rent affordable at mean wage: $528

Full-time jobs at mean renter wage to afford fair market apartment: 1.5

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Flint metropolitan area

Two-bedroom fair market rental $711

Hourly wage needed to afford two-bedroom fair market rental: $13.67

Mean renter hourly wage: $9.80

Rent affordable at mean wage: $510

Full-time jobs needed at mean renter wage to affair fair market apartment: 1.4

Saginaw metropolitan area

Two-bedroom fair market rental: $665

Hourly wage needed to afford two-bedroom fair market rental: $12.79

Mean renter hourly wage: $8.85

Rent affordable at mean wage: $460

Full-time jobs at mean renter wage to afford fair market apartment: 1.4

Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition