To Afford a One-Bedroom Apartment in Seattle, a Minimum Wage Worker Has to Work 87 Hours Per Week

by Heidi GrooverThe rent is too damn high. sandiegoa/getty
A new report shows just how much it takes to afford to live in Seattle, one of the hottest housing markets in the county: $24 an hour or about 87 hours of work per week at the current minimum wage.Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition's "Out of Reach" report highlights the gap between wages and housing costs. And every year the results are dismal. According to to this year's report, released today, it remains difficult fo