A new report outlines the cost of living in the state for renters, showing the Akron area has one of the highest rent disparities in the state.
AKRON, Ohio — A new report from the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio outlines the cost of living in the state for renters looking for a modest two-bedroom apartment is well over the mean renter wage — and the Akron area has one of the highest disparities in the state.
"If we think about $19 an hour, that's a person earning about $40,000 a year—so this isn't a person who is extremely low income. This is your everyday neighbor, the person who sits next to you at church, the person who is a part of your rec softball team. These are the people we know and who we are with every single day," said Amy Riegel, executive director of COHHIO.
"Home health care aides, early childhood education service workers, even individuals working in distribution factories are not earning enough to be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment," Riegel said."Individuals who are going to work every day and who are vital resources within our community, they're worried about things like eviction and homelessness and how they're going to be able to keep their housing so that they can continue their employment," Riegel said.
DeWine's proposal in the budget caps credits at $100 million, which would create about 4,000 housing units in the state if the budget is signed as-is by June 30. However, another version proposed by the House would have capped credits at $500 million, which would have created 26,000 housing units.
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