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New Study Identifies 10 US Regions Where High Rents Drive Poverty
Original: Where High Rents Drive People Into Poverty A new study identified 10 locations where higher-than-average housing costs h
A new study has identified 10 locations in the United States where higher-than-average housing costs are pushing residents into poverty. Researchers say the housing shortage not only drives up rents but effectively functions as a regressive cost that hits low-income households hardest, deepening poverty in expensive markets. The findings have sparked discussion about housing policy and the link between rent burdens and poverty rates.
Why now: Fresh research quantifying how the US housing shortage and high rents directly increase poverty is drawing attention amid ongoing housing affordability debates.
United StatesElizabeth A. Harris
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- Where High Rents Drive People Into Poverty A new study identified 10 locations where higher-than-average housing costs have impacted poverty the most. By Elizabeth A. Harris, Sept. 29, 2026, "The # HousingShortage in the United States not only drives up rents, it is also a… · DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · 8
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