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  • Housing on public lands will be limited by wildfire risk and development challenges

    Housing on public lands will be limited by wildfire risk and development challenges

    Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

    Federal public lands may offer opportunities to improve housing affordability in a limited number of states, but will face significant barriers from wildfire risk, water availability, and conflicts with existing resource or recreation uses. Read more

  • Yellowstone Flood reveals Montana’s mobile home flood risk

    Yellowstone Flood reveals Montana’s mobile home flood risk

    Kris Smith, Ph.D.

    Montana’s mobile home residents face disproportionate flood risk and traditional solutions leave them behind. Read more

  • Mobile home residents face higher flood risk

    Mobile home residents face higher flood risk

    Kris Smith, Ph.D.

    Mobile homes are the most common unsubsidized, affordable housing in the United States but have disproportionately higher flood risk than other housing types. Read more

  • Housing costs broke records across the U.S.

    Housing costs broke records across the U.S.

    Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

    Unaffordable housing came to a head during the pandemic as communities across the country saw unprecedented rises in housing costs. Read more

  • Unaffordability for renters made worse during the pandemic

    Unaffordability for renters made worse during the pandemic

    Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

    The unprecedented rise in housing prices since 2020 has affected renters more than homeowners—especially in places that were already unaffordable. Read more

  • How affordable is housing in your county?

    How affordable is housing in your county?

    Patricia Hernandez

    Find information on housing affordability by county and compare within your state. See the average share of wages spent on rent and mortgages in every U.S. county. Read more

  • Housing in recreation-dependent counties is less affordable

    Housing in recreation-dependent counties is less affordable

    Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

    Recreation dependence, population growth from new residents, and income inequality are strongly associated with less affordable housing in non-metro counties. Read more

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