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When Essential Workers Can't Afford to Live Where They Serve

I'm a teacher and can't afford to live in the district where I work so I commute 90 minutes each way to educate kids whose parents can afford what I cannot.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Housing inequality creates geographic segregation that separates service providers from the communities they serve, undermining social cohesion.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Housing — why it's unaffordable and what might change?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.