Our Latest Research Report (04/08/26)

How Affordable Homes Strengthen People and Communities

The 2026 Housing Impact Report, How Affordable Homes Strengthen People and Communities, provides a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of who affordable housing serves, the growing demand for assistance, and the measurable outcomes tied to these programs.

Access the Housing Impact Dashboard

Explore who is supported by affordable rental housing programs in your state, track how assistance has changed over time, and see how support is distributed across different household groups using the Housing Impact Dashboard. 

Register for the upcoming webinar

Join PAHRC’s virtual event, Making the Case: Research to Strengthen Your Affordable Housing Advocacy, to locate data to help you strengthen conversations with policymakers, funders, and community stakeholders.

Housing Impact Reports

Housing Impact Report: Feature on Career-Age Families (2021)

Housing Impact Report: Children (2020)

2019 Housing Impact Report

Value of Home (2015)

Housing Impact Report: Feature on Special Populations (2021)

Housing Impact Report: Seniors (2020)

2018 Housing Impact Report

Why Housing Matters (2014)

Housing Impact Report: Feature on Children (2021)

Housing Impact Report: Career-Age Families (2020)

Sustainable Communities (2017)

Housing Impact Report: Feature on Older Adults (2021)

Housing Impact Report: Meeting Unique Needs (2020)

Housing is a Foundation (2016)


People

Housing Impact Report: Senior Spotlight (2020)

The Cost of Cuts (2012)

A Platform To Learn

Employment Trends

The Education Boost


Places

The National Risk Index and Racial Equity for Renters

Taking Stock: Natural Hazards and Federally Assisted Housing

Natural Hazards and Federally Assisted Housing

Strategies for Investing Opportunity

Balancing Priorities


Programs

Estimating the Cost to Preserve the Nation’s Public Housing Stock

How Public Housing Authorities Are Transforming the Way They Preserve and Expand Their Housing Stock

Health Starts at Home

Testing Performance Measures for the MTW Program

Innovations in the Moving to Work Demonstration

Public Housing Authority Pathways to Advancing Equity

Strategize, Start, Sustain: The Evolution of PHA Health Initiatives

How Housing is Advancing Education

Evidence of Success in the Moving to Work Program

Picture of Preservation Report 2024

How Public Housing Authorities are Addressing Equity

2020 Picture of Preservation

Opting In Opting Out

Formulating Strategies for Successful Participation

Innovations in the Moving to Work Demonstration

Improving Low Income Housing Tax Credit Data for Preservation

Picture of Preservation 2021

The Demand for Housing Assistance

Testing Performance Measures For the Moving to Work Program