Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Publication Title

Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research

Publisher

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Volume

10

Issue

1

First page number:

185

Last page number:

198

Abstract

Micropolitan area is a newly defined unit of analysis for examining housing affordability. Before the creation of micropolitan areas in 2003, U.S. counties were categorized as either metropolitan or nonmetropolitan. The category of micropolitan area allows for a more detailed analysis of housing affordability conditions in areas with populations less than metropolitan areas but more than nonmetropolitan areas. Variables examined in this analysis of micropolitan areas include demographic and housing characteristics. A policy section highlights how the findings from this analysis may be applied to micropolitan geography.

Keywords

Cities and towns; Dwellings; Housing; Housing policy; Metropolitan areas; Suburbs

Disciplines

Place and Environment | Real Estate | Urban Studies | Urban Studies and Planning

Language

English

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