This layer displays information about childcare costs in counties across the United States, including the median price and the price as a percentage of household income. Data are from the National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). Search for additional data in this series to view data by child age and setting.
This layer displays childcare costs for a household with two children as a percent of median household income.
This map layer displays hourly wage needed to afford fair market rent (FMR) housing with 1, 2, or 4 bedrooms. The data is obtained from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Out of Reach (OOR) 2021 dataset. 2016 to 2020 values are also mapped for users to compare against each other in a yearly trend.
This map layer displays the percentage of income as of the annual Area Median Income (AMI) to afford a rental house unit with 1, 2, or 4 bedrooms. The data is obtained from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Out of Reach (OOR) 2021 dataset.
This map layer displays weekly work hours at average wage needed to afford a house unit with 1, 2, or 4 bedrooms. The data is obtained from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Out of Reach (OOR) 2021 dataset.
This map layer displays weekly work hours at minimum wage needed to afford a house unit with 1, 2, or 4 bedrooms. The data is obtained from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Out of Reach (OOR) 2021 dataset.
This layer displays the estimated percentage of household income for housing and transportation for a family earning the Area Median Income (AMI). The expected values for housing and transportation are modelled by HUD using data from the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Transportation, including:
Note: The LAI does not predict what families are actually paying to live in a particular area, but rather what a family would pay (either in USD or as a percentage of income) if average or reasonable housing and commuting conditions for a particular neighborhood were achieved.
This layer displays the estimated monthly cost for housing and transportation for a low-income, single-parent family (earning 50% of the Area Median Income). The values for housing and transportation are modelled by HUD using data from the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Transportation, including:
Note: The LAI does not predict what families earning 50% AMI are actually paying to live in a particular area, but rather what a family would pay (either in USD or as a percentage of income) if average or reasonable housing and commuting conditions for a particular neighborhood were achieved.