Affordable Housing

The League and its members believe all residents of the Commonwealth have the right to stable, safe and affordable housing. Municipal leaders must continue to engage in conversation and share resources and strategies to tackle this issue head on. Below is a collection of resources to aid our members with increasing housing availability and options in their communities.

OrganizationPublication/Resource
NLCHousing Supply Accelerator PowerPoint Presentation and One Pager (PDFs)
NLCHousing Supply Accelerator Playbook (Downloadable PDF)
DCEDPlanning Series: Reducing Land Use Barriers to Affordable Housing (PDF)
PHFA2020 Pennsylvania Comprehensive Housing Study (PDF)
The InstituteThe Housing Divide in Northeast Pennsylvania (PDF)
Keystone Research Center
PA Budget and Policy Center
Housing Affordability in Pennsylvania During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Evictions and Recommendations to Help Families (PDF)
National Low Income
Housing Coalition
Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2021 (PDF)
PA Governor’s Center for
Local Government Services
PA State Planning Board Local Government Housing Affordability and Inclusionary
Zoning Toolkit February 2023 (PDF)
NLCNational League of Cities & American Planning Association Launch Partnership to
Accelerate & Incentivize Diverse Housing Supply (Press Release)
NLCManufactured Housing: Making Homeownership Attainable (Article)
House Local Government and
Housing and Community
Development Committees
May 1, 2024 Joint Hearing on Increasing the Affordable Housing Supply (video)
House Democratic Policy
Committee
March 18, 2023 Hearing on the Affordable Housing Crisis (video)