Housing Palm Beach County: An Analysis of Housing Needs and Housing Affordability Problems

In the wake of the recent housing boom a wide range of stakeholders, including policy makers and key members of the business community, have drawn attention to the growing shortage of affordable housing in Palm Beach County. But while the impact of home appreciation on middle- and higher-income workers has led to the proposal of “workforce housing” and similar policies in Palm Beach County, no new and significant affordable housing policies are aimed at resolving the increasing and widespread housing affordability problems of low-income families and workers. Recent hurricanes have exacerbated the housing crisis already faced by Palm Beach County’s working poor as a result of rapidly rising housing costs, persistently low wages and a declining stock of affordable rentals.

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