Maryland is among the most-challenging states for minimum wage workers to earn enough to be able to afford rent for a two-bedroom apartment, suggesting that affordable housing is “out of reach” for many low-wage renters.
That’s the conclusion of the “Out of Reach” report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a housing research organization, which shows that Maryland is behind only seven states and Washington, D.C., in the 2024 ranking.
With renters making up a third of Maryland households, the lack of affordable housing has been at the forefront of many legislative discussions. Lawmakers and state officials have tried to make Maryland a more renter-friendly state. But advocates say more should be done.
“We’re going to need sustained attention to this through multiple lenses,” said Claudia Randall Wilson, executive director of the Community Development Network of Maryland, noting that affordable housing impacts other societal challenges.
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