The Cost of Affordable Housing: Does It Pencil Out?

July 2016

By: Amy Clark, Urban Institute

https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/
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This web page discusses the gap between the cost of developing affordable housing and the expected return on investment. It allows users to toggle on and off different development scenarios, like donated public land, vacancy rates, and tax credits to show that closing the gap takes more than building more apartments or charging higher rent. It advocates for more subsidies to give developers a greater incentive to develop affordable housing.