SeanRobertsFerngully t1_jd0e5xs wrote
Reply to comment by wise_garden_hermit in Report: Affordable housing shortage has worsened in RI for renters with extremely low incomes by GhostOpera406
Do we have a demographic shift? Like regardless of population number change, more households now?
Most of my street is empty nesters so like 40 ish houses of just 2 people in 1500±500 ft houses. The neighbor across the street had 3 kids when I first moved here but they all moved out of state so it's just the husband and wife now.
wise_garden_hermit t1_jd2wg0n wrote
There are more households now, there are some stats in this thread. There are also fewer houses, apparently.
But yeah, there is a general trend whereby neighborhoods that lots of people moved in 30-40 years ago are largely inhabited by older folks. Usually these places were in locations close to cities that became more desirable in the last 20 years, increasing their housing values. The kids of these home owners can't afford a house in the same area, so they move away.
It's a sad cycle that leads to both the parents and the kids more isolated because no one can afford to live near each other.
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