Bloomington and Monroe County lack sufficient housing, and the reasons are complex, writes Steve Hinnefeld. In his in-depth report on housing, he finds our community struggling with supply, stability, and subsidies, while the deeper housing issues are overlapping and intertwined. | Photo by Jason Vest

Bloomington Housing Crisis: Growth Outpaces Affordability

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Bloomington’s population is growing faster than its supply of affordable housing. In a feature report by correspondent RC Glover we hear from an IU student feeling the pinch and a housing expert who says market conditions and our limited buildable land area will likely continue to make the problem worse without intervention from public-private partnerships like the Hopewell neighborhood under development on the site of the old Bloomington Hospital.

2024’s Most Expensive Metro Areas for Renters:
https://lawnlove.com/blog/most-expensive-metro-areas-to-rent/

Hopewell Neighborhood Development Info:
https://bloomingtonhospitalsite.com/updates/

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Today’s feature story on Bloomington’s affordable housing shortage was produced by RC Glover in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University.

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