Coverage of housing affordability fromĀ Jacksonville Today and other members of the Northeast Florida News Collaborative.
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NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Affording housing in Jacksonville

More than half of the renting households in the Jax Metro Area spend more than 30% of their monthly income…

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The Ramada by Wyndham Jacksonville I-95 by Butler Blvd. | Ramada
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Ramada could become affordable housing for vets

A nonprofit from New York has plans to convert the Ramada by Wyndham on Baymeadows Road.…

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Ability Housing has opened Village at Cedar Hills, an affordable housing complex on Jacksonville’s Westside. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 6, 2026

#AskJAXTDY | How affordable is ā€˜affordable housing’?

An apartment listed as “affordable housing” may not seem affordable at all. Here’s why.…

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A rendering of Normandy Cove. | Housing Trust Group
February 5, 2026

New housing community will serve the ‘missing middle’

Housing Trust Group is developing Normandy Cove, an affordable housing community on the Westside.…

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Businesses like Blue Hen Cafe and Graet Goods vintage dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
February 2, 2026

St. Augustine seeks to redevelop West City area

A new program aims to help West City homeowners with costly repairs in the underserved area.…

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January 29, 2026

Housing nonprofit expands to Jax to repair veterans’ homes

Rebuilding Together Greater Florida has helped families across Florida with urgent home repairs.…

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Ability Housing has opened Village at Cedar Hills, an affordable housing complex on Jacksonville’s Westside. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
December 9, 2025

90 affordable housing units open in West Jacksonville

Ability Housing opened Village at Cedar Hills, 90 units of affordable housing at a time when it’s desperately needed.…

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ICARE is working with the city to revive an affordable housing trust fund. | Gabriella Paul, WUSF
November 4, 2025

ICARE and city pledge to revive affordable housing fund

The fund would provide incentives for developers to create more affordable housing.…

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Nonprofit leaders and others discuss affordable housing during an event in St. Johns County. From left are Bill Lazar with the St. Johns Housing Partnership, Bob Porter with D.R. Horton, Malinda Everson with Habitat for Humanity, Aliyah Meyer with the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce and Erick Saks with Operation Lifeline. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
October 24, 2025

How can St. Johns County create more affordable housing?

Local leaders outline solutions for affordable housing at a time when it’s desperately needed.…

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Jacksonville at-large Councilman Matt Carlucci speaks during a meeting he hosted at City Hall Monday, August 19, 2024, to allow advocates of an affordable housing financing plan to explain it to council members. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Advocates hope to revive affordable housing plan

An affordable housing plan that could add 1,000 reasonably priced homes to Jacksonville is hanging in limbo.…

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Dwayne Alexander stands outside the entrance to the Jacksonville Housing Authority, where he serves as president and CEO. | Jacksonville Today, Casmira Harrison
December 21, 2023

Despite murky data on housing waitlist, need has clearly grown

The number of people waiting for housing through the Jacksonville Housing Authority has been exaggerated. But the need has grown…

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November 29, 2023

OPINION |Ā Next steps in city’s affordable housing efforts?

In Duval County, the property appraiser estimates that 25% of all single-family homes are owned by investors.…

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October 17, 2023

More Jacksonville tenants are signing out-of-reach leases, case workers say

Local rental-aid and social serviceĀ  organizations are seeing worrying trends as the number of eviction notices climbs in the Duval…

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The Lofts at Cathedral in Downtown Jacksonville are an affordable housing development using Sadowski trust funds.
October 9, 2023

To keep affordable housing affordable, a public-private partnership for Jax?

A proposed mix of public and private money to leverage tax credits could yield $160M to build affordable housing.…