COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — According to a recent report, the cost of rent in Ohio has more than doubled in the last five years alone.
A report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio found full time workers must earn at least $22.51 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Ohio. That is nearly $4 higher than the average Ohio renter makes, the study said. See previous coverage of Columbus’ attempts to address affordable housing in the video player above.
The coalitions said that is a sharp increase from 2020, where the gap between income and rent affordability was $1.57 per hour. The gap is now $3.89 per hour, and the report said that adds up quickly. A minimum wage worker in Ohio would need to work 67 hours per week to afford a modest one bedroom rental…