October 16, 2014
Affordable Housing Without Representation

The phrase public housing often conjures up images of the large complexes built throughout many of the countries most urban areas.  Indeed, public housing is a big part of the social fabric of large cities like New York and Chicago, but it actually appears in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and even three American Territories.  And as it turns out, about 20% of our nation’s public housing stock is located outside of urban areas.  Regardless of where the housing is located or the local cost of living, tenants pay rent capped at about 30% of their income, making housing more affordable for the over two million American’s residing in these properties.

This got me thinking: are there areas of the country with significantly better/worse public housing options?

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