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Low Transportation Cost Index [United States]

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Low Transportation Cost Index [United States]
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LOW TRANSPORTATION COST INDEX Summary The Low Transportation Cost Index is based on estimates of transportation expenses for a family that meets the following description: a 3-person single-parent family with income at 50% of the median income for renters for the region (i.e. CBSA). The estimates come from the Location Affordability Index (LAI). The data correspond to those for household type 6 (hh_type6_) as noted in the LAI data dictionary. More specifically, among this household type, we model transportation costs as a percent of income for renters (t_rent). Neighborhoods are defined as census tracts. The LAI data do not contain transportation cost information for Puerto Rico. Interpretation Values are inverted and percentile ranked nationally, with values ranging from 0 to 100. The higher the transportation cost index, the lower the cost of transportation in that neighborhood. Transportation costs may be low for a range of reasons, including greater access to public transportation and the density of homes, services, and jobs in the neighborhood and surrounding community. Data Source: Location Affordability Index (LAI) data, 2012-2016. Related AFFH-T Local Government, PHA and State Tables/Maps: Table 12; Map 11. References: www.locationaffordability.info https://lai.locationaffordability.info//lai_data_dictionary.pdf To learn more about the Low Transportation Cost Index visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/affh; https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/FHEO/documents/AFFH-T-Data-Documentation-AFFHT0006-July-2020.pdf Date of Coverage: 07/2020
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United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Temporal Coverage
Last modified 2024
Date Issued
2017
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Public
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English
Date Added
August 28, 2025

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    United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2017). Low Transportation Cost Index [United States]. . https://hudgis-hud.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/58ebe2dc6645452d9702c0adb8033460 (web service)
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