What You Need to Earn to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment in 10 Major Cities

“The rent is too damn high.” Former New York City mayoral candidate Jimmy McMillan may have been thinking of the Big Apple when he named his fleeting but dearly departed political party, but thanks to a new study from financial data analysis firm SmartAsset, the entire country has a new rallying cry.

The firm released a study analyzing the incomes necessary to comfortably afford the rent on a two-bedroom apartment in 15 major cities. It looks like it’s time to find $216,129 under your couch cushions every year if you’d like to move to a two-bedroom in San Francisco.....
http://www.alternet.org/economy/average-rents-major-cities-are-very-high