Westchester Housing Market

2013 Most Expensive Jurisdictions
Westchester County is one of the most expensive jurisdictions for rental housing in the United States. This table demonstrates the average hourly wage needed to afford a two bedroom rental unit.

Out of Reach 2013
National Low Income Housing Coalition presentation demonstrating the disparity between income and housing from national and local perspectives.

LoHud Article: Fight for Fair Housing is Far from Over
"Results of a nonprofit group’s latest examination of fair housing in Westchester show how much so, making plain that “Jim Crow” is alive and well, and discriminating with seeming impunity. The cringe-worthy findings — unequal treatment for blacks and Hispanics was ikelier than fair treatment in some locales — should serve as fresh notice to local policymakers, real estate professionals, and prosecutors that the hard work of fair housing is far from done."

Article: Section 8: Housing voucher recipients packed into minority neighborhoods

Westchester/Rockland Section 8 Concentration Map

Article: Westchester County Housing Discrimination Hits Disabled Hardest