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Reports on Housing
Long Island Index Profile 2012
To learn more about how Long Island is progressing economically, demographically, socially and more read the new Long Island Index Profile 2012 report.
Written by Chris Jones and staff at the Regional Plan Association.
Infographics were created by Amy Unikewicz of JellyFever Design.
Tracking Residential Satisfaction on Long Island Survey
Findings from the 2012 survey about Long Islanders outlook on the future and openness to change in their region can be read here.
Poll conducted by Leonie Huddy and staff at the Center for Survey Research, Stony Brook University.
Long Island Looks to the Future
The current survey was undertaken to investigate local opinion on housing costs and preferences, a topic that has been monitored through the Long Island Index over the past several years and studied in detail in 2004. The financial strain created by high housing costs and local property taxes has been well documented in past reports which have also uncovered a surprisingly large number of local residents who think they may leave Long Island for areas with lower housing costs. The current report digs more deeply than past reports into Long Islanders’ views of housing to explore the interlinked issues of high housing costs and a willingness to embrace housing alternatives, both for oneself and others. As in past reports, we examine housing experiences, attitudes, and preferences within different age groups. Not surprisingly, age has a marked influence on the felt impact of local housing costs. These differences persist in the current study to produce strikingly different housing preferences and support for alternatives to the traditional suburban single-family home across age groups.
Where Do We Grow from Here? Land Use on Long Island
This survey, commissioned by the Rauch Foundation, focuses on regional attitudes toward severe housing problems, support for affordable housing policies and open space preservation. Seventy-four percent of Long Islanders view the lack of affordable housing as one of the most serious problems facing the region.
