Affordable Housing in Rural America
Responding to a Great Need for Affordable Housing
Many of the nation’s rural communities struggle with persistently high rates of poverty. One in every four rural households in the U.S. is severely overburdened by housing costs. More than 40 percent lack basics like water, electricity and adequate heating and plumbing.Enterprise is helping rural communities respond to these challenges, and provide decent, green affordable housing for all residents by:
- Advocating for support for rental assistance and other funding programs
- Advancing best practices in green building and sustainability
- Promoting the development of safe, affordable and green homes for farm workers, with a special focus on migrant worker communities in the Pacific Northwest and southwestern U.S.
Resources & Presentations
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Enterprise Rural Program Fact Sheet Since 1997, Enterprise has invested more than $800 million in grants, loans and equity, and developed more than 15,000 affordable homes in rural communities nationwide. This fact sheet highlights our work and priorities, and profiles a family who found a safe place to call home at Chuska Apartments in Gallup, N.M. |
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Affordable Green Building in Rural Communities The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) brought together green building organizations, local rural housing organizations with a history of green building, funding organizations, and other stakeholders. This report highlights the characteristics and challenges of green affordable housing with how practitioners are successfully developing this type of housing. |