CONTACT: Daniel Stroud, Communications Specialist, Prosperity Indiana Out of Reach – Indiana 2026: Indiana’s housing affordability crisis now threatens community, workforce, and economic growth INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The hourly wage needed for Hoosier renters to afford a modest home has increased much faster than Hoosier renter wages, leaving the average household with $7,696 less annually in purchasing power compared to just three years ago. This is […]
Why Indiana’s Housing Crisis is a Wage Crisis
Indiana’s housing crisis isn’t just about rising rents—it’s about paychecks that haven’t kept up. For thousands of Hoosiers, full-time work no longer guarantees housing stability. According to the Out of Reach – Indiana 2025 report, a full-time worker in Indiana must earn $22.18/hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent. But the […]
Affordable Housing is Out of Reach in Indiana for Low-Wage Hoosiers as State Ranks Last in the Midwest for Renter Incomes
CONTACT: Daniel Stroud, Communications Specialist, Prosperity Indiana Affordable Housing is Out of Reach in Indiana for Low-Wage Hoosiers as State Ranks Last in the Midwest for Renter Incomes Full-time Hoosier workers need to earn $22.18 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent in Indiana. This is Indiana’s “2025 Housing Wage” […]