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ISSUES <br />In developing the goals and policies to meet these Teal °for this Hou sing Element, the <br />following eve -Fan 20 ye-aF housing and - -, r ----- - *issues were <br />identified for Tukwila ^^^*°' .A° th <br />worm-FAT <br />While Tukwila continues to have affordable units for those at 50 -BO% of area median <br />income (AMI), more and more households are struggling to meet their housing costs. <br />figures and Tukwila School District demographics (.see the Housing Background Report <br />for more information). Almost half of City residents are burdened by housing costs paving_ <br />more than 30% of their income for housing. In particular, households who make 30% or <br />less of the AMI face the greatest struggle to find affordable housing: <br />Housing Condition <br />Most existing single- family homes in Tukwila were constructed before 1970 and the <br />PeGembe" 70992 City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan - Housing Element <br />24 <br />Commented [EB1]: Because poverty is increasingly <br />moving to the suburbs, because rents have gone up and <br />wages haven't, because we have programs that subsidize <br />homeowners like mortgage interest deductions that are <br />far greater than housing subsidies for limited income <br />folks..... <br />