Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Renters
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1140 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

Consumer Affairs: Best and Worst States for Renters

from Consumer Affairs, May, 2024 (excerpts)

What makes some states better than others for renters?

Several factors make some states better for renters than others. The states that ranked the highest had the following things in common:

  • Low percentages of household income going toward rent
  • Low costs of living
  • Cheaper rent prices
  • A higher percentage of units built after 2000
  • A higher likelihood of having tenant-friendly eviction laws and statutes
  • More rental availability…

The worst states had several factors in common

Some states attract renters by offering cheap rentals, low insurance premiums and tenant-friendly laws. These are not those states. The worst states for renters have several things in common: high rental costs, low vacancy rates, residents paying a significant amount of their incomes toward rent and eviction laws that are unfriendly to tenants, to name a few….

2. Hawaii

The Aloha State is one of the most expensive places in the U.S. to live. It has the second-highest median cost to rent a two-bedroom ($1,895) and the highest overall cost of living in the country.

People who live in Hawaii also pay over a third of their income toward rent (33.5%).

  • Median gross rent on two-bedroom: $1,895
  • Percentage of renter-occupied units built after 2000: 21.5%
  • Vacancy rate: 6.2%…

read … Best States for Renters (2024) | ConsumerAffairs®

Links

TEXT "follow HawaiiFreePress" to 40404

Register to Vote

2aHawaii

Aloha Pregnancy Care Center

AntiPlanner

Antonio Gramsci Reading List

A Place for Women in Waipio

Ballotpedia Hawaii

Broken Trust

Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii

Cliff Slater's Second Opinion

DVids Hawaii

FIRE

Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii Military History

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Together

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

July 4 in Hawaii

Land and Power in Hawaii

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii