Hyattsville housing study finds rising rents, cost-burdened households

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A photo, taken from the center lane of the Baltimore Avenue-slash-Route 1 corridor looking directly south from the intersection of Oglethorpe Street and Baltimore Avenue, shows an urban vista. The green hills of Bladensburg are in the far distance, set against a cloudy evening sky and above a ribbon of roadway. Nearer to the photographer, an urban streetscape reveals row-houses and mid-rise commercial buildings south of Madison Street set against tree-lined sidewalks. Light traffic is seen on the roadway.

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Cars drive in light traffic through downtown Hyattsville's Baltimore Avenue and Route 1 corridor, looking south from the vantage point of Oglethorpe Street and Baltimore Avenue.

Underlying a Hyattsville housing market that is becoming more expensive are cost-burdened households, changing housing market conditions, and a lack of affordable housing options, according to a new analysis of the city’s housing affordability landscape. The analysis was conducted by Enterprise Community Partners, which was hired by the city...
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