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Housing + Transportation Affordability
Housing is typically the largest expense category for most US households, with transportation second.
Transportation costs are highly dependent on housing location and available transportation choices.

Housing + Transportation Affordability, Top Ten Cities, 2015

Sources: Center for Neighborhood Technology; US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Housing affordability in Greensboro is 5% better than the national average, but transportation affordability
lags behind the national average by 9%. Housing and transportation affordability rates are relatively similar for
the top ten cities in North Carolina, with Raleigh and Durham experiencing the greatest combined
affordability.

DRAFT 34 FEBRUARY 23, 2018