To Move Madison Forward,
Make Home Ownership a Reality Now
You can’t buy the house that you grew up in.
Over 12,000 households in Madison pay more than half of their income towards rent.1
In 2020, 28% of homeowners and nearly 20% of renters with annual incomes of $50,000 to $75,000 spent more than 30 percent of their income on rent.2
It’s time to make homeownership possible for Madisonians. For years, housing availability in Madison hasn’t kept up with our population. Skyrocketing housing costs push many of us out of our community. We need more affordable housing options so that Madisonians of all incomes can afford to live here.
- We need 10,000 new homes in the next five years to meet our future housing needs.
- Half of Madison residents are homeowners, but less than 20% of black residents own homes.
- 54% of rental households spend more than 30%of their income on housing.
Find Out How We Can Make Housing in Madison Affordable.
“If recent trends continue, Madison could be home to 70,000 new residents and 40,000 new households by 2040.”
-Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, April 15, 2021
The mayor and City Council must adopt ordinances and programs that will provide affordable housing optionsso all of us can afford to live in Madison.
Check the Facts: (1,2) https://www.rascw.org/news/a-future-we-can-afford-starts-with-modernizing-city-zoning-ordinances. 2)
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