Not Shocking- New York Is One Of The Most Expensive States For Fe

A new study has ranked each state on the housing affordability for female graduates, and New York did not perform well.

When you go to college, you hope to graduate, get a good paying job, and then eventually build a stable future financially. Achieving this is tougher due to the gender pay gap. A study shows that in several states, this gap forces female graduates to spend a higher percentage of their income on rent, challenging their financial independence right from the start of their careers.

The study published by Moving Astute compared annual median rent and average salaries across states. It found that female graduates in Hawaii spend over 39% of their income on rent, the highest among all states, followed closely by California, New York and Florida where female graduates allocate approximately 35%, 33% and 32% of their income to rent.

So New York came in at number 3 as the worst for female graduates. Here's a look at that data:

Rank	State	Annual Median Rent (One Bedroom)	Average Salary for Female Graduates	Proportion of Female Graduate's Salary Spent on Rent
1	Hawaii	$20,538	$52,054	39.46
2	California	$22,710	$64,979	34.95
3	New York	$20,874	$62,336	33.49
4	Florida	$16,248	$49,658	32.72
5	Colorado	$17,568	$56,710	30.98
6	Virginia	$18,156	$60,677	29.92
7	Washington	$18,492	$61,852	29.9
8	Utah	$13,950	$46,836	29.78
9	New Jersey	$18,936	$64,680	29.28
10	Georgia	$15,672	$53,933	29.06

According to US News, New York ranks #47 in Affordability in the country overall, #20 in Best States Overall, and #49 in Opportunity overall. However on the flip side, WalletHub ranked New York State as the number 7 state in the country for women overall.

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