9/30/2013
NCHH has released the newest results of The State of Healthy Housing, a comprehensive study of housing conditions in 46 metropolitan areas of the nation. The study reveals that 35 million-- 40 percent – of metropolitan homes in the U.S. have one or more health and safety hazards.
NCHH researchers found that the physical conditions of U.S. housing have declined since the last survey in 2009, which found that about 30 million homes (or 35%) had health and safety hazards. The foreclosure crisis and the blighted conditions that followed may be one factor in the decline.
According to The State of Healthy Housing, the metropolitan areas of San Jose, Calif.; Indianapolis, Ind.; and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.; rank at the top of the list for having the healthiest housing. At the bottom of the list for having the least healthy houses are the metropolitan areas of San Antonio, Texas; Birmingham, Ala; and Memphis, Tenn. Learn more>