Defining Sensitive Communities:

Communities were designated sensitive if they met the following criteria:

They currently have populations vulnerable to displacement in the event of increased redevelopment and drastic shifts in housing cost. Vulnerability is defined as:

Share of very low income residents is above 20%, 2017

AND

The tract meets two of the following criteria:

Share of renters is above 40%, 2017

Share of people of color is above 50%, 2017

Share of very low income households (50% AMI or below) that are severely rent burdened households is above the county median, 2017

They or areas in close proximity have been experiencing displacement pressures. Displacement pressure is defined as:

Percent change in rent above county median for rent increases, 2012-2017

OR

Difference between tract median rent and median rent for surrounding tracts above median for all tracts in county (rent gap), 2017

Read in-depth methodology description here: https://www.sensitivecommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UDP_SC_Methodology.pdf

Original data sourced from: https://www.sensitivecommunities.org/