HUD Publishes Voucher Marketing Opportunity Index Data: Analysis of Data at the Tract and Block Group Level.

Report is HERE, related web page HERE includes link to download data at the Census Tract and Block Group levels.

Purpose of this research: 

The proposed research will produce an index for every Census tract in the United States using multiple criteria measuring the housing, demographic, and economic conditions of each tract. The index will identify each tract’s potential opportunity for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders seeking housing to locate improved housing and neighborhood conditions. The index will be designed for use by Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to help voucher-holders identify neighborhoods (defined as Census Tracts) that have relatively low poverty rates, an available stock of at-or-below Fair Market Rent housing, economic opportunities for HCV holders, and a relatively low density of subsidized households (with HCV, public housing, or other multifamily assisted housing projects)

[Unfortunately, appears that much of data may be from 2000 Census and from old HCV data also; with new Census 2010 data coming out in next year-18 months it may be fairly simple process to update existing data?].

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.