NJ Map Shows County by County Out of Reach Data
Using the map of New Jersey at the bottom of this post, you can click county by county to see the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Out of Reach 2011 data.
Clicking on your county will allow you to view very useful rental data. The text box provides an oveview. Scroll up or down to view this data. Click on the county for full details.
The research done by the NLIHC includes the amount of money a household must earn in order to afford a rental unit at the area’s Fair Market Rent (FMR), based on the generally accepted affordability standard of paying no more than 30% of income for housing costs. From these calculations the hourly wage a worker must earn to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom home is derived. This figure is the Housing Wage.
Click here for the full Out of Reach report and here for more New Jersey data and analysis.
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