City And County Employees Struggle To Afford Housing

Municipal workers in the Washington D.C. region are being priced out of the home market as housing prices double in four years.

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December 25, 2004, 5:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

In Alexandria, for example, housing division chief Shane Cochran estimates that a household would have to earn $91,416 yearly to be able to afford the average home or condominium in the city...

Only 15 percent of Alexandria's municipal employees and one-third of its schools staff live in the city; 27 percent of Arlington County employees live in Arlington.

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Read the full story: For Many, The Price Isn't Right

Friday, December 24, 2004 in The Washington Post

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