The leading source for credible citizen reporting

Report Your News
Take the tour...

Study: Housing and transport costs burden SF area

Source: Seattle Times
San Francisco : CA : USA | about 1 month ago  
Views: 7
San Francisco Bay area households spend up to two-thirds of their income on transportation and housing costs, a severe burden that leaves workers with insufficient resources for other basic needs, according to a recently-released study. The costs in the nine-county Bay area vary from 54 percent...
  • Print
  • Share:
  • Share
  • Digg
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Stumbleupon

Related Allvoices Contributions

News Stories
 
  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    San Francisco Bay area households spend up to two-thirds of their income on transportation and housing costs, a severe burden that leaves workers with insufficient resources for other basic needs, according to a recently-released study. The costs in...
  • News Source: The Californian | about 1 month ago
    A new study says the average San Francisco Bay Area household spends so much of its income on housing and transportation, there's not much money left for other basic needs. A report by the Urban Land Institute found area households spend on average $...
  • News Source: Contra Costa Times | about 1 month ago
    When prospective buyers tour a home for sale, should there be a sticker on the door informing them of the estimated transportation costs that might come with living there? That was one of dozens of ideas bandied about Wednesday at a real estate...
Blogs
 >
  • Blog Source: sanfrancisco10.cityspur.com
    San Francisco Bay area households spend up to two-thirds of their income on transportation and housing costs, a severe burden that leaves workers with insufficient resources for other basic needs, according to a study released on ...
  • Blog Source: california.thecityezine.com
    San Francisco Bay area households spend up to two-thirds of their income on transportation and housing costs, a severe burden that leaves workers with insu...
  • Blog Source: sf.curbed.com
    In the name of chasing down the "cost of place," the Urban Land Institute has launched a website and report called Bay Area Burden. Both aim to reveal the cumulative costs of housing and transportation based on where a person or family ...
  • Blog Source: blog.sustainableindustries.com
    But the study finds that one fourth of all households in the Bay Area live in neighborhoods where housing and transportation costs account for 65 percent or more of income. Categories: Daily Run Down; Tags: Ausra, cap and trade, ...
Images
 >
 
Report Your News Got a similar story?
Add it to the network!

Or add related content to this report

Cell phones Cell phones use report code: @4554447

Most Popular Reports

Contributions

Help and Accounts


Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

© Allvoices, Inc 2008-2009. All rights reserved.