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Housing snapshot shows renter-majority city, persistent cost burdens and slow homeownership gains for younger households
Summary
City planners presented the 2025 housing snapshot showing Madison remains renter-majority, roughly one-third of households are cost-burdened, home prices and interest rates have pushed first-time homebuying out of reach for many under-35 households, and the point-in-time shelter count remains between about 600 and 800 individuals.
Planner Colin presented the 2025 housing snapshot to the Plan Commission on March 31, summarizing tenure, affordability, vacancy and homelessness indicators for Madison.
Key findings: the city remains slightly renter-majority; about one-third of all households are cost-burdened (spending more than 30% of income on housing), with roughly one-quarter of renters severely cost-burdened (greater than 50% of income). Colin presented…
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