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| source: http://www.trulia.com/blog/trends/military-rentals/ |
A
recent Governing article
highlighted data from a Trulia report concerning the affordability of military
housing across the nation. The article
notes the most and least affordable rental housing areas for military families
among the four lowest military pay grades, which make up over half of enlisted
personnel.
For
military personnel with dependents, rural and suburban areas were among the
most affordable with New Haven/Fairfield, CT, Saginaw, MI, and Rock Island, IL
being the top three most affordable areas, respectively. Fayetteville, AR, Florida
Keys, FL, and Quantico/Woodbridge, VA were among the least affordable. Generally, large cities, coastal regions, and
tourist areas make up the least affordable areas.
The
housing stipend for military members is adjusted if military personnel have a
dependent, but does not increase per child, so affordability is more difficult
among larger families who require three or more bedroom rentals. Trulia’s
report found that single personnel without dependents generally found more
affordable housing options.
The
full article is available here:
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-housing-least-affordable-military-families.html
