How Americas housing crisis changed how people view affordable housing: survey

America’s housing crisis has changed the tune of how people perceive affordable housing, according to a new survey.The poll of 1,000 U.S.adults found more than half believe what they pay monthly for their home is more than it should be — the average person stating they spend 42% of their annual income on housing-related costs.More than four in 10 (42%) parents polled in the survey said they either don’t believe or “aren’t sure” their children would be able to afford living in the same neighborhood they grew up in, due to climbing housing costs.And many who said they pay more than they should blame the surrounding environment: 45% cite their neighborhood’s cost of living is higher than average, and another 33% noted that where they live is “notorious” for high housing costs.All of this has led people to consider affordable housing as a possible solution.Commissioned by Built and conducted by Talker Research, the study found that 63% view “affordable housing” as a term positively.In fact, more people viewed affordable housing positively than other forms of multi-family housing (83%, compared to townhomes (76%), apartments (70%), and mobile or pre-fabricated homes (64%).While people believe affordable housing is defined as being extremely low-cost (38%), synonymous with public housing (33%), or is exclusively for people living under the poverty line (23%), one in three Americans believes affordable housing is meant for anyone and everyone.Others believe it’s intended for low-income people (44%), retirees and seniors (29%), veterans (22%), and first-time buyers/renters (19%).

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Two-thirds said they’d be willing to live in or next to a home labeled “affordable housing,” and another 53% would react positiv...