Follow the steps below:
1.
Choose three neighborhoods to study (in any
borough)
2.
Go to Blog and click on the census link below.
3.
Find the range of median rent for your three
neighborhoods (Map View: Housing and Families, median rent). Write down the range of median rent for your neighborhood.
(i.e. in Park Slope, rents range from approx. $1,100 – $1,800 median monthly
rent).
4.
Click on the Envisioning Development link.
5.
Find the first of your three neighborhoods and
click on it. Read the statistic in the
box in the top right corner, and note the median income break down as compared
to the city average.
6.
Click on “who can afford to live here.” Move the different bedroom rents back and
forth on the graph. Take note on who can
afford to live at what income.
7.
Compare that to the median cost of rent in your
neighborhood from the census data.
8.
Summarize:
What percent of this neighborhood can afford their rent? What conclusions can you draw from this data?
9.
Move on to your second and third neighborhoods
and repeat steps 5 – 8. Record your notes.
After you have explored and gathered data on all three
neighborhoods, summarize your findings by answering these questions:
·
What patterns do you notice?
·
What correlations can you draw?
·
What are your conclusions?
If you had the power of the mayor, how would you go about
solving this problem?
