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
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