Dialogue: Columbus - Can We Afford to Live Here?

Columbus has been an affordable place to live – for most of us. But more and more people are finding it harder to buy or rent a home within their budgets.

Home sale prices are at record highs and outpacing income gains. Apartment buildings are springing up everywhere, but many have rents too high for low-income residents to afford. And with Central Ohio’s population predicted to grow to 3 million by 2050, business and community leaders and housing advocates wonder where the extra half-million people will live.