Nobody Is Building the Housing That Would Close This Gap

The 2026 numbers on the housing wage gap just came out, and the pipeline that would close it is shrinking, not growing

Every year the National Low Income Housing Coalition puts out Out of Reach, and every year I look for one number, what does a full time worker need to earn to afford a modest two bedroom apartment. The 2026 report is out. The number is $34.73 an hour. The average renter in this country earns $24.84 an hour. That is a $9.89 gap, and it means most working…