2030 Cities Where Middle-Income Families Can Still Afford Homes
In 2024, nearly half of all American renter households were considered cost-burdened, spending over 30% of their income on housing. The figure signals structural weakness in the housing market and points to a decade of major shifts in where Americans can afford to live. Executive summary: key findings and projections for 2030 The report provides a forward-looking analysis of U.S. housing affordability and identifies the metropolitan areas best positioned to maintain affordable homeownership by 2030. Using a proprietary forecasting model based on federal economic and housing data, the analysis projects home prices and incomes to calculate a 2030 affordability ratio... View Article
