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Housing In The Nation’S Micropolitan Areas: A First Look, Robert E. Lang, Karen A. Danielsen
Housing In The Nation’S Micropolitan Areas: A First Look, Robert E. Lang, Karen A. Danielsen
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
Micropolitan area is a newly defined unit of analysis for examining housing affordability. Before the creation of micropolitan areas in 2003, U.S. counties were categorized as either metropolitan or nonmetropolitan. The category of micropolitan area allows for a more detailed analysis of housing affordability conditions in areas with populations less than metropolitan areas but more than nonmetropolitan areas. Variables examined in this analysis of micropolitan areas include demographic and housing characteristics. A policy section highlights how the findings from this analysis may be applied to micropolitan geography.