Dialogue: Columbus – Can We Afford to Live Here?

October 12, 2021

Columbus has been an affordable place to live – for most of us. But more and more people are finding it harder to buy or rent a home within their budgets.

Home sale prices are at record highs and outpacing income gains. Apartment buildings are springing up everywhere, but many have rents too high for low-income residents to afford. And with Central Ohio’s population predicted to grow to 3 million by 2050, business and community leaders and housing advocates wonder where the extra half-million people will live.

This Dialogue discussion focuses on Central Ohio’s rapidly changing housing situation and explores what it will take to ensure everyone can afford to live here.