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NAA Supports Efforts to Help End Homelessness Among Veterans

Houston, long touted for its cheap cost of living, has crossed the threshold of housing unaffordability, according to a new Rice University report. Rice’s Shell Center for Sustainability released its fifth sustainability report, which looked at housing affordability, among other issues like quality of life in Houston. Lester King, a research fellow at the Shell Center, authored the report, which was released Sept. 30. The report found that Houston ranks at No. 26 among major cities nationally for affordable housing and transportation costs. The Bayou City was beaten out by cities like Philadelphia, New York and Chicago that have robust transportation systems and affordable housing along train and bus routes. Houstonians spend nearly half — or 46 percent — of their median household income on housing and transportation costs. That’s slightly higher than the federal recommendation of spending no more than 45 percent of household income on housing and transportation. Some resi