Memo to Members

Fact of the Week: Higher Rates of Poorest Households Have Insufficient “Residual Income” for their Housing than Are “Housing Cost-Burdened” by Standard Measure

Feb 25, 2019

30% Housing Cost-to-Income Standard for Housing Affordability Underestimates Problems for the Lowest Income Households and Overestimates Problems for Higher Income Households

Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. (2018). Measuring housing affordability: Assessing the 30 percent of income standard. Cambridge, MA: Author.

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