Observed arrival · 2026-11-05
Citizen Economic Index: rent in weeks of pay
The index compares how much of a typical U.S. household’s take-home pay five basic bills required each year from 1980 to 2025.
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- Its 2025 tax estimate assumes a married couple with two earners and no children; state and local taxes are excluded.
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The 2025 example starts with $74,531 in after-federal-tax pay and a $1,557 monthly median gross rent, converting rent to 13.0 weekly-pay units. Its household is the income median, but taxes are estimated for a married couple with two earners and no children; state and local taxes are excluded. The page also separates the other four bills and notes that child care and other costs of raising children are left out.
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