Housing GSO: HRA Greensboro Affordable Housing Plan

NEIGHBORHOOD SELECTION

Greensboro should pursue neighborhood reinvestment in its disinvested communities, which include many majority black neighborhoods that were historically barred from fair market competition and affordable, quality homeownership. This legacy of disinvestment has created disparate rates of homeownership within these neighborhoods, compared to other parts of the City.

Reinvesting in these neighborhoods can begin to repair these disparities , helping strengthen areas to once again have self-sustaining housing markets that provide health- and wealth-building opportunities for residents.

Homeownership Rate by Census Tract, 2017

50% Citywide Homeownership Rate, 2017

0% to 25% Owner-Occupied Units

25% to 50% Owner-Occupied Units

50% to 75% Owner-Occupied Units

75% to 100% Owner-Occupied Units

Source: 2017 ACS Estimates, City of Greensboro

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