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This Data is downloaed at California Tax Credit Allocation Committee - CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Maps.
Background and Purpose
About affirmatively furthering fair housing
As defined in state law,1 affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) means taking meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. Specifically, affirmatively furthering fair housing means taking meaningful actions that, taken together:
● Address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity,
● Replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns,
● Transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity, and
● Fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws.
Purpose of the neighborhood change mapping tool
The Neighborhood Change Map identifies places where demographic change presents both challenges and opportunities for advancing several AFFH objectives, including advancing racial and economic integration and addressing disproportionate housing needs. The map captures both substantial racial/ethnic demographic change (growth in the non-Hispanic white share of the population) and economic demographic change (growth in median household income), as well as markers of disproportionate housing needs (rising median rents and the home value/income percentile gap).