MARCH NIBJ: Local problems need local solutions
A home on W. Sorbonne Drive in the Coeur d'Alene Place neighborhood is listed for $739,000. In February, the median price for a single-family home in Kootenai County topped out at $562,000.
HAILEY HILL/Press
It may seem as though new housing developments are constantly changing the landscape of North Idaho — but local workers face an ongoing struggle to find affordable housing.
Analysis from the Housing Solutions Partnership, a coalition spearheaded by Coeur d’Alene City Councilor Kiki Miller and Community Planning Director Hilary Patterson, found that workers in 24 of the region’s 30 workforce categories cannot afford to purchase a home in North Idaho.
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