US Housing Shortage
Job centers on the coasts have the most severe shortages
Source: Calculations based on US Census Bureau data
Note:
- Adequate supply = median house affordable on median income.
- Mild undersupply = median house unaffordable, vacancy rate above all-county median.
- Moderate undersupply = median house unaffordable, vacancy rate below median, building permit activity above all-county median.
- Severe undersupply = median house unaffordable, vacancy rate below median, permit activity below median.