Out of Reach
In order to afford a modest two-bedroom home in the Garden State, a family must earn an hourly wage of $31.32, more than the state’s average hourly wage of $23.29 or the current $13 per hour minimum wage. That means, at the mean wage, an individual would have to work 54 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR) or 96 hours per week for a minimum wage worker. Read More Links of Interest
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