Statistical Brief: What Do We Pay For Living Space?
Statistical Brief: What Do We Pay For Living Space?
Report Number: SB/93-3
Even if you have lower monthly housing costs than another homeowner does, you might really be paying more. More, that is per every square foot of living space! So say data from the 1989 American Housing Survey (AHS).
This Brief shows how homeowners in each region compared in terms of –
- The amount of living space in their homes.
- Their monthly housing costs in general, as well as their costs per square foot of living space.
- Home values in general, plus values per square foot of space.
- Real estate taxes.
Excluded from the calculation of square footage are unfinished attics, carports, attached garages, porches unprotected from the elements, and mobile homes. The AHS is conducted by the Census Bureau and sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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