Rent Prices

So bit of a rant. We had to relocate my sister from West Texas to here. Got her a job right away (16 dollars an hour). Trying to find a 1 bd apt for her and my 12 yr old niece and it’s nearly impossible at what she qualifies. we bought our house a few years back with favorable interest rates so I never realized how expensive things were since then. Frustrating from the point that when I was living on the West Coast NIMBYs would often tell people if they can’t afford the rent then move to the Midwest. Welll we are here right smack in the middle of America and it’s hard trying to get someone (DV victim so roommates are not an option currently) situated even in a lower end unit.