Maryland among least-affordable states; waiting lists for housing vouchers boast thousands of applicants
by Margie Hyslop, Staff Writer
As a senior information specialist working for the Department of Health and Human Services, Christina Bradshaw has what a housing official called a “good job.”
Yet, Bradshaw said after a divorce she faced the choice of living in a community she could afford or one that was a good environment for her three kids.
Bradshaw wanted to continue living in the house she rents in Silver Spring, a challenge given that in Maryland the average hourly wage needed to pay for a modest two-bedroom apartment is $24.76. That’s the fourth-highest figure in the nation, behind Hawaii, the District of Columbia (at $28.10) and California, according to “Out of Reach 2011,” the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s latest report on obstacles that low-wage workers face in their search for housing.
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