sdc.housing

Housing-related data and metrics for the Social Data Commons

The housing folder is organized as follows:

1. Operations and Planning

These are data and measures that help decison-makers to assess the current state of the housing stock and plan housing development and points of intervention. Example of topics include:

• Rent Data
• Vacant Addresses
• Homelessness (incl. evictions)
• Taxes
• Households characteristics
• Prices

2. Program Participation

These are data and measures that relate to federal and local programs which help to obtain or improve housing situation or provide shelter. For example:

• Assisted, Subsidized and Affordable Housing
• Mortgages (Freddie Mac, Fannie May)
• Low-Income Tax Credit

3. Housing Surveys

These are data from surveys of housing stock. Examples:

• American Housing Survey
• Survey of Construction.