Memo to Members

Nearly Half of All Federally Assisted Affordable Homes Exposed to Seven or More Extreme Heat Events are Located in the Southeast and Northeast Regions

Nov 03, 2025

Nearly Half of All Federally Assisted Affordable Homes Exposed to Seven or More Extreme Heat Events are Located in the Southeast and Northeast Regions

Note: Data includes extreme heat alerts between May 1 and October 31 from the National Weather Service. Federally assisted affordable housing includes: public housing, project-based subsidized housing, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit housing.  

Source: Declet-Barreto, J., et al. (October, 2025). Colliding Crises: The Dangers of Extreme Heat in Affordable Housing. Union of Concerned Scientists. Available at https://bit.ly/4nurCLA