Source: 2017 H+T Index Release, using 2015 ACS and 2014 LEHD
Quality of Life: Cost Burden for Housing & Transportation
Cost burden for housing is typically spending 30% or more on housing costs Cost burden for housing & transportation is typically spending 45% or more on housing + transportation costs Our region overall has lower housing & transportation costs than the TN and USA averages as a % of median income. However, the share of costs are highest in lower‐income counties that are farther from the urban core such as Humphreys (55%), Houston (53%) and Stewart (54%).
Transportation Cost as a % of Median Income
Housing Cost as a % of Median Income
H+T as % of Median Income
USA Average
22% 25% 21% 24% 20% 27% 31% 30% 23% 23% 20% 31% 21% 26% 12% 19%
27% 21% 21% 23% 24% 23% 22% 24% 22% 22% 21% 23% 23% 20% 21% 21%
49% 46% 42% 47% 44% 50% 53% 55% 46% 45% 41% 54% 44% 46% 33% 40%
Tennessee Average
GNRC REGION
Cheatham County Davidson County Dickson County Houston County Humphreys County Montgomery County Robertson County Rutherford County
Stewart County Sumner County
Trousdale County Williamson County
Wilson County
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