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Creation Date
2014-04-14
Description
The dot density map above depicts the locations of Section 8 buildings with contracts set to expire by 2015 by Chicago community area. The locations are overlaid with rent levels to determine if the buildings are in “hot markets.” The greatest concentration of expiring buildings is in Uptown which, by this measure, is not a hot market, although all neighboring markets are “hot.” There are also concentrations of expiring building contracts in Lincoln Park and the Near North Side, which, in these markets, indicates there might be financial incentives for building owners to abandon the program.
Keywords
GIS, subsidized housing, section 8, Chicago