Note: Rental deserts are census tracts where less than 20% of the housing stock is vacant for rent or renter-occupied. Mixed-tenure neighborhoods are tracts where between 20% and 80% of housing is available for rent or renter-occupied. High-rental neighborhoods are tracts where at least 80% of housing is available for rent or renter-occupied. People of color include all people who do not identify as non-Hispanic white. Figures shown are neighborhood averages.
Source: Adapted from Airgood-Obrycki, W., Maaoui, M., and Wedeen, S. (2024). Rental deserts, segregation, and zoning. Cambridge, MA: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Retrieved from: https://tinyurl.com/mr44a2kz