Notice & Wonder: Los Angeles Affordable Housing
Data Story
In this data story, students investigate the distribution and variability of development costs of L.A. affordable housing projects.
Welcome to this Tuva data story! In large cities like Los Angeles, affordable housing is a major issue. Although L.A. has been adding thousands of affordable housing units each year, it is estimated that there is still a need for 500,000 affordable housing units in the city. The federal government defines affordable housing as housing that costs no more than 30% of the targeted population’s income. These data come from affordable housing projects in Los Angeles between 2003-2022. Click Next to begin!
Topics and standards: California, Social Studies, Math, Distributions & Variability, Grades 9-12, One-Variable Statistics, Notice & Wonder, CCSMP-7, Regional Development