Mentally, physically, financially exhausting': Santa Cruz County now the most expensive rental market in the U.S. - Lookout Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz County tops the list of most expensive rental markets in the country, according to the nonprofit National Low Income Housing Coalition. According to the report, the fair market rent for a two-bedroom rental in the county is $3,293; renters would have to earn an average “housing wage” of $63.33 an hour to be able to afford that rent.
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