PolicyMap & the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

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Details Housing Quality
Topics estimated housing repair costs
Source PolicyMap, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Census, Gordian
Years Available 2018
Geographies metro area
Public Edition or Subscriber-only Public Edition
Download Available yes
For more information policymap.com/solutions/housing-quality
Last updated on PolicyMap September 2019

Description:

PolicyMap and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia developed estimates of housing repair costs for each occupied housing unit surveyed in the 2017 American Housing Survey, then aggregated them to the MSA level. The researchers developed a set of repair scenarios based on responses to questions about housing problems and structural characteristics and worked with construction experts at Gordian to arrive at estimated repair costs using their RSMeans database. This dataset was used to inform a national housing quality analysis. Estimated repair needs for the largest 15 Metropolitan Statistical Areas were calculated using this dataset and scaled based on local differences in construction costs. Cost estimates are provided in 2018 dollars. See policymap.com/issues/housing-quality for more information on this dataset.

Available Data Layers & Indicators (9)
Median housing repair cost for owner occupied housing units in 2018.
Median housing repair cost for rented housing units in 2018.
Median housing repair cost in 2018.
Percent of housing units with no repair needs in 2018.
Percent of housing units with repair needs in 2018.
Percent of owner occupied housing units with no repair needs in 2018.
Percent of owner occupied housing units with repair needs in 2018.
Percent of rented housing units with no repair needs in 2018.
Percent of rented housing units with repair needs in 2018.