What happens when you neglect affordable housing? The city and its residents suffer
“A mix of research shows Des Moines residents enjoy a high standard of living and a glut of higher-income rentals downtown, but the housing crisis afflicting lower-income families and minimum-wage workers is growing worse. The city has just 30 affordable units available for every 100 families who need them, according to one recent study by the Urban Institute. The divide was worse than Omaha or Brooklyn, New York.”