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Ohio’s Housing Wage Crisis | Columbus News
Ohio’s housing crisis just got steeper: full-time workers need to earn $23.82 an hour to afford a decent two-bedroom apartment, up 5% from last year. That’s nearly $50K annually — but most Ohio renters make just $19.59 an hour, leaving a huge gap. Rising costs for food, transit, and childcare are squeezing low-wage workers in retail and fast food. Over the past six years, the “Housing Wage” has jumped 169%, and in places like Union County, it’s even higher at $27.56. With hundreds of thousands of affordable units missing, experts say wage hikes alone won’t fix it — more investment in rental…
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