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Typical Phoenix-area apartment not affordable for average minimum-wage worker

A motorist passes the Windscape Apartments in Mesa. Typical Phoenix-area apartments are not affordable for the average minimum-wage worker, according to a recent Redfin study.

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Typical Phoenix-area apartments are not affordable for the average minimum-wage worker, according to a recent Redfin study.

Minimum-wage workers in Arizona would have to work 77 hours per week to afford a median monthly rent price of $1,430, according to the 2025 study.

The figures are based on the Arizona minimum wage of $14.35 per hour in 2024, according to the Redfin website.

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