A new report wants local leaders to continue efforts to tackle housing costs
after finding the number of severely cost-burdened in Franklin County lowered by 4% despite the pandemic and housing pressures., with its new report titled "Finding Home in the Heart of it All," believes cutting the housing gap by half could benefit other aspects of Ohioans' lives.“The region is facing a sizable affordable housing challenge – one that resonates throughout our society," AHACO's board chair, Bob Bitzenhofer, said.
The report in 2017 found that 54,000 Franklin County households were severely cost-burdened, meaning they were paying more than half their income towards housing. That number dropped to 52,000 with the latest report, citing efforts by the City of Columbus and Franklin County to tame housing costs.The report estimates that 80,000 households in the 15-county central Ohio region now face this severe housing cost burden. That number could grow by 20,000 by 2040.Build housing that is affordable to central Ohio's workers and their families.Grow income mobility programs and supportive services to stabilize low-income neighbors.
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