Affordable Housing Research
Analysis built on Lease Lantern's database of affordable and income-based properties — supply, inspection quality, affordability, and neighborhood trends.
Section 8 Voucher Capacity by State
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are administered locally, not nationally. Across the 3,780 public housing authorities Lease Lantern tracks, there are…
Two Affordable Housing Systems: Where LIHTC and HUD Housing Concentrate
America s affordable rental housing runs on two very different engines, and Lease Lantern now tracks both: 23,782 HUD project-based properties (Section 8,…
How Much Can You Earn and Still Qualify for Affordable Housing?
Eligibility for income-based housing isn t a single national number — it s set locally, and it varies enormously. Across the 2,635 HUD income-limit areas…
Senior or Family? How Affordable Housing Differs by State
Affordable housing isn t allocated the same way everywhere. HUD records who each property is built to serve, and across Lease Lantern s 23,782 properties the…
The Most Walkable Affordable Housing in America
For renters on a tight budget many of whom don t own a car a property s Walk Score can matter as much as its rent. It decides whether groceries, transit,…
Where Market Rent Bites Hardest: Rental Affordability by State
Income-based housing exists because market rent and local incomes don t always line up. Across the 5,500-plus cities where Lease Lantern tracks both, the…
The Bedroom Gap: Affordable Housing Is Overwhelmingly Studios and One-Bedrooms
One of the most consequential facts about America s subsidized housing is hidden in its floor plans. Across roughly 1.44 million units with bedroom data in…
Who Affordable Housing Serves: Families, Seniors, and People with Disabilities
Affordable housing is not one thing. HUD records a client group for each property, and across Lease Lantern s 23,782 properties that classification shows a…
HUD Inspection Scores by State: Where Affordable Housing Is Best and Worst Maintained
Every HUD-assisted property receives a physical-condition inspection score from 0 to 100. Lease Lantern has scores for 22,606 properties , and aggregating…
Affordable Housing Supply by State: Where America's 1.7 Million Income-Based Units Are
Lease Lantern tracks 23,782 affordable and income-based properties roughly 1.7 million apartments , about 1.48 million of them assisted units across all 50…
What 22,600 HUD Inspection Scores Reveal About Affordable Housing Quality
Lease Lantern tracks more than 23,700 affordable and income-based properties —over 1.7 million units—across all 50 states, D.C., and U.S. territories. For…