Datasets > Polygon data > United States > 2010-2014

Location Affordability Index v.3, 2012-2016

United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development · 2012 Full Details

Full Details

Title
Location Affordability Index v.3, 2012-2016
Description
First launched by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Transportation (DOT) in November 2013, the Location Affordability Index (LAI) provides ubiquitous, standardized household housing and transportation cost estimates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Because what is affordable is different for everyone, users can choose among eight household profiles—which vary by household income, size, and number of commuters—and see the impact of the built environment on affordability in a given location while holding household demographics constant.  Version 3 updates the constituent data sets with 2012-2016 American Community Survey data and makes several methodological tweaks, most notably moving to modeling at the Census tract level rather at the block group. As with Version 2, the inputs to the simultaneous equation model (SEM) include six endogenous variables—housing costs, car ownership, and transit usage for both owners and renters—and 18 exogenous variables, with vehicle miles traveled still modeled separately due to data limitations.To learn more about the Location Affordability Index (v.3) visit: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/location-affordability-index/.Date of Coverage: 2012-2016 Data Dictionary: DD_Location Affordability Indev v.3.0LAI Version 3 Data and MethodologyLAI Version 3 Technical Documentation, The Location Affordability Index (LAI) helps to better understand the combined cost of housing and transportation. First launched by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Transportation (DOT) in November 2013, the LAI provides ubiquitous, standardized household housing and transportation cost estimates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Because what is affordable is different for everyone, users can choose among eight household profiles—which vary by household income, size, and number of commuters—and see the impact of the built environment on affordability in a given location while holding household demographics constant.
Publisher
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Subject
Affordable housing, Economy, Boundaries, Location, Society
Temporal Coverage
2012-2016
Date Issued
2025
Rights
This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Rights Holder
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Access Rights
Public
Format
Shapefile
Language
English
Date Added
October 01, 2025

Resource Class

Resource Type

Theme

Place

Provider

Location

Cite and Reference

  • Citation
    [Creator not found] (2025). Location Affordability Index v.3, 2012-2016. United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (dataset)
  • BTAA Geoportal Link

View more items like this one...

Location Affordability Index v 1.0, 2005-2009

2005

Low Transportation Cost Index, 2008-2012

2008

Low Transportation Cost Index, 2020

2020

ACS 5 Year CHAS Data by County, 2008-2012

2008

ACS 5 Year CHAS Data by Place, 2008-2012

ACS 5 Year CHAS Data by State, 2008-2012

ACS 5 Year CHAS Data by Summary Level 080, 2008-2012

2008

ACS 5YR CHAS Estimate Data by County, 2016-2020

2016

ACS 5YR CHAS Estimate Data by Place, 2016-2020

2016

ACS 5YR CHAS Estimate Data by Tract, 2016-2020

2016