Newsflash: Rents are Going Up

And while this may not come as exactly a surprise for many of us, this interactive Zillow map demonstrates exactly how far apart minimum wage rates are from Philadelphia's median rental prices. According to the map, single-income minimum wage earners would only be able to afford the median rent in the Greater Philadelphia Area if the minimum wage were just over thirty bucks an hour. [Philly.com; Vox] - Megan Ritchie Jooste