Find Research
AHACO loves being data-driven and evidence-based. Thankfully, Central Ohio shares these nerdy values, and there’s a ton of great research, especially here in our region, that can inform smart housing policies.
This webpage is a constant work-in-progress to help collect and organize some of the cool studies from all around our community. Most research is from the Central Ohio region (we’re happy to share recommendations for excellent national-level research if you ask. If you’ve got a study you’d like to share, spark a conversation and send it our way!
Flagship AHACO Research
Finding Home
Read how closing Central Ohio’s housing gaps can boost our economy, improve our school system, and benefit the health and well-being of our people. Learn more.
Overwhelming
See Central Ohio’s most comprehensive housing survey, understanding how our neighbors really feel about affordability and reforms to land use laws that can ease the housing shortage. Learn more.
the challenge
In 2017, AHACO partnered with the Greater Ohio Policy Center to release an in-depth report that documented the housing needs facing our community. Learn more.
Infographics
AHACO likes to compile interesting and impactful housing research from around the country on different themes into quick infographics, making the data faster to find and easier to absorb. Learn more.
Affordable Housing Research
Central Ohio Regional Housing Strategy Analysis
Conducted by Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Read it here.
leaders' listen survey: housing
Conducted by Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, the Columbus Dispatch, and Measurement Resources. Read it here.
leaders' listen survey: Economic Development
Conducted by Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, the Columbus Dispatch, and Measurement Resources. Read it here.
Analysis of Housing Need for the Columbus Region
Conducted by Vogt Strategic Initiatives and the Building Industry of Central Ohio. Read it here.
HUD PD&R Housing Market Profiles: Columbus, Ohio
Conducted by the U.S. Dpt. of Housing & Urban Development. Read it here.
Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis: Columbus, Ohio
Conducted by the U.S. Dpt. of Housing & Urban Development. Read it here.
Economic Impact Analysis of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Conducted by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, SRC Eval Metrics, and CMHA. Read it here.
Eviction Prevention Research
The Estimated Economic Impact of an Eviction Right to Counsel in the City of Columbus and Franklin County
Conducted by Stout. Read it here.
Observations in Eviction Court and the Stories of People Facing Eviction
Conducted by the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at Case Western Reserve University. Read it here.
Investigating the Causes and Consequences of Eviction
Conducted by Dr. Stephanie Casey Pierce at the Ohio State University. Read it here.
Franklin County Evictions Ad Hoc Working Committee Report
Conducted by Gene Edwards Franklin County Municipal Court Legal Research Department. Read it here.
Do Evictions Increase Crime? Evidence from Nuisance Ordinances in Ohio
Conducted by Stephanie Falcone with the Barcelona School of Economics. Read it here.
“A Little Bit of a Security Blanket”: Renter Experiences with COVID-19 Era Eviction Moratoriums
Conducted by Danya E. Keene, Whitney Denary, Annie Harper, Anna Kapolka at Yale University, Emily A. Benfer at George Washington University, and Peter Hepburn at Rutgers University. Read it here.
homelessness Research
Comprehensive Community homelessness Assessment
Conducted by Focus Strategies. Read it here.
A Place to Call Home for Youth: our Coordinated Community Plan for Youth Facing Homelessness
Prepared by the Columbus & Franklin County Continuum of Care. Read it here.
Source of Income Research
Source of Income Discrimination in Ohio
Conducted by the Ohio Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Read it here.
Central Ohio Landlord Partnership Survey Findings
Conducted by the Franklin County Landlord Partnership Collaborative. Read it Here.
Related Sectors Research
Economic Impact of Arts & Human Services Sectors on Franklin County’s Economy
Conducted by the Human Services Chamber of Franklin County. Read it here.