Is housing in downtown Lancaster, PA still affordable?
Understand if your rent is affordable and help us build a community-wide picture of housing costs. This tool is free, anonymous, and designed to support informed conversations in our city.
Why this tool exists
This calculator focuses on how rent compares to local incomes using the standard 30% guideline. Your participation helps turn individual experiences into shared understanding.
What This Tool Does
Your submission becomes part of a larger, anonymous dataset that helps identify housing affordability trends and supports community-level discussions and planning.
What the Numbers Tell Us
Housing affordability isn’t based on a single number. Rent, unit size, and household income work together to tell a fuller story.
Centers Local Incomes
Housing affordability looks different in every community. What may be affordable in one city may not be realistic in another, because incomes vary locally.
Builds Shared Understanding
Housing affects everyone, but it’s often discussed using incomplete or conflicting information. This tool focuses on clarity by collecting real, anonymous data and presenting it in a straightforward way.
Rent Affordability Calculator
Your submissions help create a snapshot of rent trends in our community. The more people participate, the more accurate and useful the results become.