A question that keeps coming up is whether Charlottesville has a housing crisis.
We think the answer is yes & that it extends beyond very low income residents. Here is a chart from Albemarle County showing jobs that do not make a “housing wage,” such as teacher & electrician.
We think the answer is yes & that it extends beyond very low income residents. Here is a chart from Albemarle County showing jobs that do not make a “housing wage,” such as teacher & electrician.
What is a housing wage? It’s how much someone working full time needs to made to afford a 2 bedroom apartment. In Albemarle County in 2019, it was around $24-25 an hour, more than most people working in the county make.
This information is provided in this easy to follow presentation albemarle.org/home/showpubli…
Livable Cville is planning to provide a Charlottesville city specific version of these numbers soon, but we wanted to put this information out for consideration. For what it is worth, we do not expect the city numbers to reveal better affordability than the county.
If you want some in depth looks into Charlottesville’s affordability crisis, one great resource is @CLIHC_Cville’s 2020 report “The Impact of Racism on Affordable Housing in Charlottesville” justice4all.org/wp-content/upl…
Here is a bit more information from our FAQ document:
https://twitter.com/cvilleneighbors/status/1431635614919704576
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