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Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS)

The Rental Housing Finance Survey collects data on the financial, managerial, and physical characteristics of rental properties nationwide.

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2021 data are temporarily unavailable - revision pending
December 13, 2022
2021 RHFS Summary Tables are now available in Table Creator
November 29, 2022
2015 RHFS Revised Public Use Files are now available
January 27, 2022

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Press Release
Census Bureau Releases 2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey Public Use Files
December 13, 2022
Today the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new public use files for the 2021 RHFS.
Press Release
Costos de vivienda: carga excesiva para más de 19 millones
December 08, 2022
Más del 40% (19 millones) de los hogares del país que alquilan su vivienda destinan más del 30% de sus ingresos al costo de la vivienda.
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More Than 19 Million Renters Burdened by Housing Costs
December 08, 2022
Over 40% (19 million) of renter households spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs during the 2017-2021 period according to new ACS estimates.

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Table Creator
Create custom RHFS tables without having to use microdata.
Public Use File (PUF) and Codebook
The files contain individual rental housing responses to the survey questions for use in generating custom tables.
Summary Tables
The tables summarize the survey results.

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Methodology
The methods we use to collect and produce the Rental Housing Finance Survey, including sampling, questions, collection, review, quality, weighting, etc.
Questionnaire and Glossary
The questionnaire contains survey questions that respondents were asked. The glossary provides definitions and explanations of terms used in RHFS.
Help Guides and Other Documentation
These documents explain the RHFS Table Creator, RHFS geography, the Internal Use File, disclosure, variance estimation, and more.

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