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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain to me like I am 5 how there is a housing crisis in Alexandria when the last report on homelessness said there were 152 people in the City experiencing homelessness in 2023 - down from 198 in 2019?

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Yes, they gave a detailed explanation of Alexandria’s housing needs at the meeting last night.

“ Approximately 15,500 Alexandria renter households with incomes up to $75,000 are estimated to be housing cost burdened, defined as spending more than 30 percent of their gross income on housing costs (American Community Survey 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates). Housing cost burden is experienced most acutely by Alexandria households with incomes below $50,000 (approximately 10,500 households).

In addition, approximately 3,500 Alexandria homeowner households with incomes up to $75,000 are estimated to be housing cost burdened (American Community Survey 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates).”

Ultimately, the amenities you enjoy in Alexandria require the work of lots of people at various income levels, and many of those people are being aggressively priced out. We need restaurant workers and retail employees and construction workers and many, many more lower income occupations to make our city run, and those people need to be able to live here too.

You can read more about it here: https://www.alexandriava.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/Z4H-Event-McIlvaine-Presentation-Housing-Needs-March2023.pdf

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