Did You Know?
Affordable housing facts you should know:
What do you mean by "affordable"?
- A home or apartment that is affordable to those families earning 80% of Area Median Income ($51,500/year for a family of four) or below.
- 50% of Area Median Income represents a family of four earning $32,188 a year.
Additionally:
- Affordable housing demand far outstrips supply.
- Even rental housing is unaffordable to many working households.
- Rental units much more likely to experience deterioration.
- 25,000 lowest income renters pay over half of their income for housing.
- 11,000 low income homeowners pay over half of their income for housing.
- Home foreclosures have tripled in Columbus and Franklin County over the past seven years.
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