How affordable is St. Louis… really?
St. Louis is a tale of two cities… for some, the region is rich in naturally affordable housing. But for others, affordable housing is hard to find.
Our mission is to create a shared understanding of the scope of affordable housing need in the St. Louis region and to provide accountability for what we are doing collectively to address it.
Affordable housing is a racial justice issue
We cannot discuss affordable housing in the St. Louis region without considering race. Read more…
Scoring the St. Louis Region on Affordability
How likely are we to have affordable housing in St. Louis?
What do we know about affordable housing?
Learn more about how St. Louis preserves existing affordable housing and builds new affordable housing opportunities. Explore the Report Card in full!
How much affordable housing does our region need?
One of the challenges for affordable housing advocates is quantifying the need for affordable housing and setting concrete goals for housing policy and programs. We have developed an affordable housing demand model to quantitatively estimate the number of housing units needed in our region. We welcome you to learn more about the methodology behind the model.