Data deep dive
Massachusetts has a housing gap of 200,000 homes in just the next decade. With insights into the homes we have, we can better chart the path toward the homes we need.
Housing Navigator MA’s State of Affordable Housing dashboards provide a deep dive on the supply of affordable (income-restricted) rental housing across our state. Here, 64 percent of renters earning less than $35,000 a year – that’s 200,000 households – spend half their income to have a roof over their heads.*
60 percent of household growth between 2020 & 2050 will be households making less than $75,000/year*
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A stable home is the foundation. We collected this fine-grained data to support our search tool and the thousands of people using it every day to find their way home.
We provide this data for free to support the work of those who care about this critical issue. Whether you are a housing activist, a researcher analyzing a housing program, a journalist who wants facts on the ground, someone searching for an affordable home, or all of the above, we encourage you to leverage our data to take action. If you use our data, please attribute Housing Navigator MA.
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*Background statistics taken from the MAPC Regional Growth Projections