The Real Cost Of Large Lot Living
What happens when the high cost of housing prices teachers and police officers out of the communities where they work?
In the suburbs of central Ohio, many communities are increasingly "exclusionary" -- which, according to one research institution, is defined as allowing no more than 8 dwelling units per acre. The result? There aren't any housing choices affordable to people who serve these towns and villages -- middle-class workers such as teachers, firefighters, and police officers. But local officials maintain that to preserve their high quality of life, large lots and low density are necessary to reduce the numbers of families with school-age children.
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