Affordable Housing Facts

What is Affordable Housing?
According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing costs should equal 30% of a household's gross income. For homeowners this includes principal, interest, taxes and insurance and for renters it includes rent and utilities.

Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo Counties Income Schedules 2007
Income Schedule for Projects with Public Funding

Income Schedule for Ownership or Rental Projects without Public Funding

Faces of Affordable Housing : Advertised Salaries in Marin County (January 2007)

Montessori Preschool Teacher	$19,500
Starbucks Barista @ $10/hour, 40 hrs/wk	$20,800
Instructional Assistant, Mill Valley School District	$22,630
Dental Assistant, Mill Valley	$35,000
Administrative Assistant, Corte Madera	$35,000
Utility Maintenance Worker, City of Mill Valley	$38,000
Teacher, San Rafael City Schools	$42,000- $82,000
Teacher, Reed School District	$43,919- $75,974
Deputy Sheriff, Marin County	$58,000- $75,000
Public Defender Investigator, Marin County	$67,000- $81,500

A school-teacher earning $43,000 per year can afford $1,000 per month for housing.
A police officer earning $58,000 can afford monthly payments up to $1,400 per month for housing.
A senior on fixed income earning $20,000 a year can afford $450 per month for housing.