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Affordable Housing

According to the federal government, housing is affordable when rent or mortgage payments (principal, interest, taxes, and insurance) plus utilities are no more than 30% of the occupant’s monthly income.

Regardless of income, policymakers consider households contributing more than 30% of their income towards housing as cost burdened.

Related Definitions:

Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)