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Map: Here’s the salary you need to rent in every SF neighborhood

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Most San Franciscans don’t really need to be told that it costs a lot to rent in the city these days, but the news keeps coming whether we’re ready or not.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition [NLIHC], a Washington D.C.-based think tank, released its annual “Out Of Reach”report last week, chronicling how many hours the average American must work in order to rent a home at a fair market price in all 50 states.

According to NLIHC:

“The report’s Housing Wage is the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to afford a modest rental home without spending more than 30% of his or her income on housing costs. It is based on HUD’s Fair Market Rent (FMR), which is an estimate of what a family moving today can expect to pay for a modest rental home in the area.”

In 2017, the report estimated that it would take 215 working hours per week at San Francisco minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom SF apartment. Since that’s chronologically impossible for one person, a two-person household would instead end up working 107.5 hours per week apiece, which is only psychologically impossible.

The outlook has not improved in the latest slate of findings, which breaks down individual ZIP codes within San Francisco (as well as other U.S. cities) and recommends an hourly wage needed in order to rent a one- or two-bedroom home without risky financial burden.

Note that these figures represents an estimated market rent for a new renter seeking an apartment today, and are significantly higher than the citywide median rent paid by those already renting. Nevertheless, here’s a breakdown of our citywide breakdown.

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Two-bedroom housing wage:

$54.23

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$43.46

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$81.92

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$65.77

A boat marina in San Francisco with many boats. Photo by Brocken Inaglory

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

In the foreground is a lot with a colorful pattern painted on it. There is a row of houses adjacent to the lot. Photo by Fabrice Florin

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

An aerial view of San Francisco. There are city buildings, a body of water, and a red bridge spanning the water. Photo by Robert Campbell

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$59.42

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$47.69

A group of tall buildings in San Francisco. Photo by sailko

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$70.38

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$56.35

An aerial view of a San Francisco city street with cars. Photo by BrokenSphere

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$60.58

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$48.65

Various colorful houses on a cliff in San Francisco. Photo by Wng

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$67.69

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$54.23

Two-bedroom housing wage: 

$89.81

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$71.92

In the foreground are buildings. In the distance is a metallic silver bridge spanning a body of water. Photo by Dawid Glawdzin

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$62.12

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$49.81

Clement St. farmers market! One of my faves

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Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

A sidewalk with trees. There is a sign hanging above one of the businesses adjacent to the sidewalk which reads: Patxi’s Chicago Pizza. Photo by Anonymous

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage:  

$72.12

A street with rows of buses parked on each side. In the distance is a cityscape with various assorted buildings. Photo by Hydrogen Iodide

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$70.19

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$56.15

A row of Victorian houses in San Francisco. Photo by WikiCommons

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

Changing skyline in west soma. #westsoma #sanfrancisco

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Two-bedroom housing wage:

$69.42

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$55.58

A street in San Francisco in the Castro neighborhood. The street has a rainbow painted on the crosswalk. Photo by Burkhard Mücke

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$60.96

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$48.85

A street in San Francisco with tracks on it. There are buildings on each side of the street. Photo by Torbak Hopper

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$53.08

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$42.50

A street in the Mission District in San Francisco. There is a building with a colorful mural on one side of the street. Classic vintage cars are in the foreground.
Via Kārlis Dambrāns
Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$59.42

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$47.69

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

An aerial view of various buildings in San Francisco. Photo by Aaron Tait

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$69.23

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$55.58

De hoje ! Aqui muro divide até ruas ! #loveit... #workinganddrivingaround

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Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

An aerial view of the city of San Francisco. Photo by Gregory Varnum

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

Stopped in for a coffee at Four Barrel

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Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$70.38

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$56.35

An aerial view of Parkmerced in San Francisco. Photo by Derrick Coetzee

94133

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$54.23

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$43.46

94123

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$81.92

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$65.77

A boat marina in San Francisco with many boats. Photo by Brocken Inaglory

94111

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

In the foreground is a lot with a colorful pattern painted on it. There is a row of houses adjacent to the lot. Photo by Fabrice Florin

94129

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

An aerial view of San Francisco. There are city buildings, a body of water, and a red bridge spanning the water. Photo by Robert Campbell

94104

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$59.42

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$47.69

A group of tall buildings in San Francisco. Photo by sailko

94109

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$70.38

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$56.35

An aerial view of a San Francisco city street with cars. Photo by BrokenSphere

94121

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$60.58

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$48.65

Various colorful houses on a cliff in San Francisco. Photo by Wng

94105

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

94115

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$67.69

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$54.23

94107

Two-bedroom housing wage: 

$89.81

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$71.92

In the foreground are buildings. In the distance is a metallic silver bridge spanning a body of water. Photo by Dawid Glawdzin

94118

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$62.12

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$49.81

Clement St. farmers market! One of my faves

A post shared by thesunshinebritt (@thesunshinebritt) on

94102

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

A sidewalk with trees. There is a sign hanging above one of the businesses adjacent to the sidewalk which reads: Patxi’s Chicago Pizza. Photo by Anonymous

94158

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage:  

$72.12

A street with rows of buses parked on each side. In the distance is a cityscape with various assorted buildings. Photo by Hydrogen Iodide

94117

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$70.19

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$56.15

A row of Victorian houses in San Francisco. Photo by WikiCommons

94103

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

Changing skyline in west soma. #westsoma #sanfrancisco

A post shared by Dennis Yang (@sinned) on

94114

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$69.42

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$55.58

A street in San Francisco in the Castro neighborhood. The street has a rainbow painted on the crosswalk. Photo by Burkhard Mücke

94122

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$60.96

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$48.85

A street in San Francisco with tracks on it. There are buildings on each side of the street. Photo by Torbak Hopper

94110

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$53.08

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$42.50

A street in the Mission District in San Francisco. There is a building with a colorful mural on one side of the street. Classic vintage cars are in the foreground.
Via Kārlis Dambrāns
Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns

94116

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$59.42

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$47.69

94127

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$90

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$72.12

An aerial view of various buildings in San Francisco. Photo by Aaron Tait

94131

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$69.23

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$55.58

De hoje ! Aqui muro divide até ruas ! #loveit... #workinganddrivingaround

A post shared by Anna Karla (@annakarlapatriota) on

94124

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

An aerial view of the city of San Francisco. Photo by Gregory Varnum

94134

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

Stopped in for a coffee at Four Barrel

A post shared by Portola District, SF (@lifeinportola) on

94112

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$52.31

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$41.73

94132

Two-bedroom housing wage:

$70.38

One-bedroom housing wage: 

$56.35

An aerial view of Parkmerced in San Francisco. Photo by Derrick Coetzee