If you're wealthy, you can live in any city you want. But even if you live in an expensive city, that city relies on people who make minimum wage -- or close to it -- to function. So which cities are most affordable for the people who make it run, and which are the least? Let's find out.
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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Pedestrian Nightmare Interchanges: https://youtu.be/ln5oTdi8CNM
- The 10 Worst State Capitals: https://youtu.be/07Bw4xRSW3Y
- The 10 Most Affordable Zip Codes: https://youtu.be/mrl0PagJe18
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Resources:
- Minimum Wage Interactive Tool from teh Economic Policy Institute: https://www.epi.org/minimum-wage-tracker/
- https://www.walkscore.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population
- https://politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/6-simple-reasons-we-should-raise-the-minimum-wage/
- https://meric.mo.gov/data/cost-living-data-series
- https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-provides-tax-inflation-adjustments-for-tax-year-2023
- https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/14/how-much-of-your-income-you-should-spend-on-housing.html
- https://money.com/rent-30-percent-income-norm/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/housing-costs-soar-financial-analysts-30-per-cent-rule-1.6894375
- https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/mortgages/articles/your-housing-costs-shouldnt-exceed-30-of-your-income-unless-this-one-thing-applies-to-you/
- https://walletgenius.com/home-ownership/can-you-afford-that-house-the-30-rule/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_21st_congressional_district
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_20th_congressional_district
- https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2015/08/birmingham_minimum_wage_increa.html
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/birmingham-raises-minimum-wage-alabama-takes-it-away-n526806
- https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/12/federal-appeals-court-upholds-dismissal-of-birmingham-minimum-wage-suit.html
- https://www.oregonmetro.gov/urban-and-rural-reserves
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court
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Images
- Guild 45th By Joe Mabel, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60597962
- Walmart Cashier By Mike Mozart - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/14248336115/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53820644
- Daycare by Flickr User Kids Work Chicago Daycare https://www.flickr.com/photos/130419557@N06/16133529326 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
- Dishwasher By Khalid Mahmood - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11261250
- Taco Bell By Anthony92931 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22501800
- Supply-demand curve By SilverStar, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5670362
- CGoing Out of Business by Flickr user Marius Waltz https://www.flickr.com/photos/watz/4758159627 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
- Unemployment office by Flickr user Bytemarks https://www.flickr.com/photos/bytemarks/5409428957 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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