Green Options » affordability http://greenoptions.com/tag/affordability Posts tagged 'affordability' Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en How to Save Gas with ‘Real’ Affordable Housing http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/30/how-to-save-gas-with-real-affordable-housing/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/30/how-to-save-gas-with-real-affordable-housing/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:18:38 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/30/how-to-save-gas-with-real-affordable-housing/ Housing-transportation affordability in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, with yellows showing the most affordable areas. (Image courtesy of The Housing + Transportation Affordability Index.)When is a housing bargain not a bargain? When you add in the costs of getting from home to work, school, the stores and elsewhere.

Seems logical, right? But knowing how your transportation costs can affect your decision on where to live isn’t easy. Fortunately, along comes a new online tool that makes it considerably easier.

The Housing + Transportation Affordability Index lets you see which parts of the U.S. are truly affordable when you factor in both housing and transportation costs. The index lets you zoom in and explore 52 metropolitan areas across the country and, to be honest, it’s both fascinating and a little addictive.

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