Affordable Housing Cost for Families Residing in Low-Income Miami-Dade Neighborhoods

In recent years Miami has ranked among the most impoverished communities in theUntied States. At the same time, Miami-Dade County has experienced a housing boom characterized by high rates of condominium conversion and an increasing shortage of affordable rental units. This analysis provides affordable housing costs for families within the City of Miami and selected low-income neighborhoods. We chose these neighborhoods because they are home to some of Miami-Dade’s poorest families and therefore are more vulnerable to the process of gentrification that is transforming many of Miami’s low-income communities. Moreover, the central location of these neighborhoods makes them particularly attractive to developers, planners and public officials interested in “revitalizing” the urban core.

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