Seven in ten would welcome affordable housing in their own neighborhood
Core finding
Support for building affordable housing reaches into Americans' own neighborhoods, where 70% say they would back it nearby, including 46% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025.
About one-in-seven (15%) neither agree nor disagree, and a matching 15% are opposed, including 9% who strongly disagree.
Topline scale
Seven in ten would welcome affordable housing in their own neighborhood.
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: I would support the development of affordable housing in my neighborhood.
n = 1,000 · Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | politics |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co
Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: I would support the development of affordable housing in my neighborhood.
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.