Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity

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"Home prices in Colorado Springs have gone up 7.3% in the past year, according to Zillow with the median price of homes sold being $295,800...'But, when you compare that to the incomes of some of the most vulnerable people in our community it's still completely out of reach'”

Virtually nowhere in the U.S. can a full-time employee earning minimum wage afford a one-bedroom apartment. Even two such jobs won’t rent a two-bedroom apartment in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 #𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆. For more information, please visit: pikespeakhabitat.org/about/cost-of-home ... See MoreSee Less

Discrimination & Rising Costs — Stories Of Struggling To Find Housing In Colorado Springs