They have jobs and they can’t afford to rent!
Rent is the biggest expense for the vast
majority of households that don’t own their homes, as it is for families in
Oregon. The rise and fall of rent are directly related to their quality of life
and affordability. Forbes Home, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, determined
that Oregon residents spend the largest percentage of their income on rent,
ranking ninth in the United States. According to this study, Oregonians spend
an average of $1,284 on rent. Oregon renters earn an average of $5,133 a month
and spend more than 25.01% of their income on rent each month. In Oregon, one
of the states with one of the nation’s worst housing crises, renters are about
to face the biggest rent increase since limits began. The average rent for a
one-bedroom in Portland was $1,500 a month, according to apartment rental
company Zumper last year. And in 2023, if a landlord decides to implement the
14.6 percent maximum increase, the monthly rent for the same apartment could
climb to $1,719, which would cost renters an additional $2,628 over the year.
The video “Go inside 24 hours of Portland’s
homeless crisis” shows that Portland has a serious housing crisis, with
homeless tents all over the streets. An old couple lived in a dilapidated
trailer for a long time. An Asian woman about 50 years old works in a super
market during the day and lives in a shelter at night. A young single mother
and her little daughter were living in an RV but couldn’t find a place to park
them for the night. They have jobs but their incomes are too low to cover the
high rents. The Oregon and Portland city governments urgently need to build
more affordable housing and low-rent apartments to solve the housing problem of
low-income and homeless people. (Ziwen)
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