Location Affordability Index - All Census Counties
The Location Affordability Index is an indicator of housing and transportation costs at the neighborhood level. It gives the percentage of a given family's income estimated to be spent on housing and transportation costs in a given location for eight different household profiles. It is calculated using actual and modeled data for Census block groups in all 942 Combined Base Statistical Areas, which cover 94% of the U.S. population.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1Y |
| agencyDataSeriesURL | http://www.locationaffordability.info/lai.aspx%3Furl=download.php |
| agencyProgramURL | http://www.locationaffordability.info/ |
| analysisUnit | Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) |
| bureauCode |
[ "021:04" ] |
| categoryDesignation | Research |
| collectionInstrument | Transportation |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "FHWA-Datahub", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:Highway-Data@dot.gov" } |
| dataQuality |
true
|
| describedBy | http://lai.locationaffordability.info/lai_data_dictionary.pdf |
| describedByType | application/pdf |
| description | The Location Affordability Index is an indicator of housing and transportation costs at the neighborhood level. It gives the percentage of a given family's income estimated to be spent on housing and transportation costs in a given location for eight different household profiles. It is calculated using actual and modeled data for Census block groups in all 942 Combined Base Statistical Areas, which cover 94% of the U.S. population. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "All Census Counties", "mediaType": "text/csv", "downloadURL": "http://lai.locationaffordability.info/download_csv.php%3Fstate=us&geography=county" } ] |
| identifier |
"337.2"
|
| isPartOf | DOT-337 |
| issued | 2013-11-19 |
| keyword |
[ "access", "affordability", "cost", "housing", "land use", "livability", "location", "location efficiency", "transit", "transportation" ] |
| landingPage | https://data.transportation.gov/d/kyux-4ae5 |
| language |
[ "en-US" ] |
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-03-27 |
| phone | 800-245-2691 |
| programCode |
[ "021:058" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Office of the Secretary of Transportation", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| references |
[ "http://www.locationaffordability.info/downloads/ModelingCode.pdf" ] |
| spatial | Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) |
| temporal | 2006-01-01/2010-12-31 |
| theme |
[ "Transportation" ] |
| title | Location Affordability Index - All Census Counties |
