Working Wages Don’t Pay Rent in Orange County, Report Says

A sign that welcomes people to the city of Port Jervis sits off an exit from Interstate Highway 84 in Orange County, N.Y., on Sept. 9, 2022. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

An average worker cannot afford market-rate apartments in Orange County, New York, in 2022, according to a newly released report by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress.

To afford a one-bedroom apartment in the county, which has a fair market rate of $1,107, a renter must have a regular 40-hour-a-week job that pays over $20 an hour.