Report shows the Santa Cruz-Watsonville cost of living amounts to $81 dollars per hour
Mickey Adams
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its 2025 “Out of Reach” report Thursday on the high costs of housing around the nation.
The Santa Cruz-Watsonville area rated the least affordable location for a 3rd year in a row.
According to the report, the wage needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment on your own in Santa Cruz is over $81 dollars per hour.
Meanwhile, the Salinas area is listed as the 5th most expensive, with that apartment costing over $57 per hour.
And california is the least affordable state on average, taking just under 50 dollars an hour in income to afford a modest apartment.