Excessive Housing Cost Burden

The Excessive Housing Cost Burden indicator reflects the proportion of households, renters and homeowners combined, that pay more than 35 percent of their gross income for housing. The higher the proportion of neighborhood residents paying excessive housing costs, the higher the negative impact on community health. Excessive Housing Cost Burden is calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

High housing costs often force families to choose between heating, eating, and filling prescriptions. Low-income people struggling to pay high housing costs are less likely to have a usual source of medical care and are more likely to postpone medical treatment and end up in the emergency room. Lack of affordable housing is associated with emotional, behavioral and academic problems among children, and with increased risk of teen pregnancy, early drug use, and depression during adolescence. These impacts can have long-term health consequence. Excessive Housing Cost Burden is in the Housing Domain.

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort ascending
Marcy Holmes 57.1% 87
University of Minnesota 56.1% 86
Hawthorne 53.8% 85
Cedar Riverside 52.3% 84
Harrison 50.5% 83
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 49.5% 82
Jordan 49.0% 81
Folwell 48.8% 80
East Phillips 46.9% 79
Near - North 46.0% 78
Como 45.5% 76
Mid - City Industrial 45.5% 76
Holland 45.4% 75
Prospect Park - East River Road 44.9% 74
Beltrami 44.3% 72
Northeast Park 44.3% 72
McKinley 44.1% 71
Willard - Hay 43.8% 70
Phillips West 42.6% 69
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 41.9% 68
Ventura Village 40.4% 67
Bryant 38.9% 65
Elliot Park 38.9% 65
Central 38.1% 64
Whittier 36.6% 63
Lyndale 35.9% 62
Marshall Terrace 35.7% 61
Powderhorn Park 35.2% 60
Webber - Camden 34.4% 59
Bottineau 34.3% 57
Shingle Creek 34.3% 57
Logan Park 31.6% 56
Columbia Park 31.5% 55
Seward 31.0% 54
Bancroft 30.5% 52
Lind - Bohanon 30.5% 52
Windom Park 30.1% 51
Loring Park 30.0% 49
Minnehaha 30.0% 49
Nicollet Island - East Bank 29.9% 48
Lowry Hill 29.5% 46
St. Anthony West 29.5% 46
Audubon Park 28.6% 45
East Isles 28.3% 43
Longfellow 28.3% 43
Cleveland 28.0% 42
Sheridan 27.9% 41
St. Anthony East 27.7% 40
Downtown West 27.6% 39
Midtown Phillips 27.5% 37
Corcoran 27.5% 37
Lowry Hill East 27.3% 36
Wenonah 26.4% 35
Howe 25.5% 34
Kenwood 25.4% 32
Cedar - Isles - Dean 25.4% 32
Victory 25.0% 30
East Calhoun (ECCO) 25.0% 30
Regina 24.7% 28
Waite Park 24.7% 28
Morris Park 24.5% 27
Diamond Lake 24.1% 26
Standish 23.9% 25
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 23.3% 24
Downtown East 23.2% 22
Ericsson 23.2% 22
Keewaydin 23.0% 21
East Harriet 22.6% 20
Northrop 22.1% 19
Hiawatha 21.5% 18
Linden Hills 21.0% 17
Field 20.9% 15
Windom 20.9% 15
West Calhoun 20.0% 14
Tangletown 19.9% 13
King Field 19.7% 12
Lynnhurst 19.5% 10
North Loop 19.5% 10
Fulton 19.4% 9
Hale 18.7% 8
Cooper 18.3% 7
Bryn - Mawr 18.0% 6
Page 17.8% 5
Armatage 17.5% 4
Kenny 16.5% 3
Humboldt Industrial Area 0.0% 1
Camden Industrial 0.0% 1

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