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New homes → moving chains

Moving chains reach lower-income parts of the market.

As moves propagate, the model reaches more below-median-income and rent-burdened neighborhoods.

REDRAWN FROM STUDY DATAFigure 6 · Equivalent unit creation
Figure 6 · Equivalent unit creationAs moves propagate, the model reaches more below-median-income and rent-burdened neighborhoods. Values digitized from Figure 6; endpoints checked against the reported 45–70 and 17–39 person ranges in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.01530456075Equivalent units per 100 new homesMigration roundBelow-median-income tra…Bottom-quintile tractsRent-burdened tracts05101520253035
Figure 6 · Equivalent unit creation. Values digitized from Figure 6; endpoints checked against the reported 45–70 and 17–39 person ranges in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
Migration roundBelow-median-income tractsBottom-quintile tractsRent-burdened tracts
0000
5341525
10492436
15583142
20633546
25663748
30683849
35693950

Source: Mast (2023) · Figure 6; PDF p. 37

Data: Values digitized from Figure 6; endpoints checked against the reported 45–70 and 17–39 person ranges in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.

Keep in mind: This is a modeled migration chain, not a direct rent estimate. The lines represent neighborhood categories, not individual households.

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Moving chains reach lower-income parts of the market.

As moves propagate, the model reaches more below-median-income and rent-burdened neighborhoods.

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Mast (2023)
Figure
Figure 6 · Equivalent unit creation · Figure 6; PDF p. 37
Redraw data
Values digitized from Figure 6; endpoints checked against the reported 45–70 and 17–39 person ranges in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
Keep in mind
This is a modeled migration chain, not a direct rent estimate. The lines represent neighborhood categories, not individual households.
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Values used to redraw Figure 6 · Equivalent unit creation
Migration roundBelow-median-income tractsBottom-quintile tractsRent-burdened tracts
0000
5341525
10492436
15583142
20633546
25663748
30683849
35693950
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