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Affordability The McKinley apartments with a now leasing sign
Affordability As Metro Phoenix Home Prices Rise, so Does the Number of People Forced to Rent

Housing experts say the problem is there are too few homes to buy or rent and too many people moving into—or within—the Valley.

Sara Edwards Sara Edwards May 10, 2022 1:55 pm MST
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Affordability 2 More Valley Starbucks Stores Vote to Unionize

Employees at the Starbucks locations on Seventh Street and Bell Road in Phoenix and 107th Avenue and Indian School Road in Avondale voted in favor of unionizing.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 9, 2022 10:35 am MST
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Affordability Northern Arizona University to Offer Free Tuition for Low-Income Students

NAU plans to offer free tuition to Arizona residents who meet admissions requirements and are from households with annual incomes not exceeding $65,000.

Associated Press Associated Press May 2, 2022 1:40 pm MST
Affordability Maria Parra Cano of Sana Sana Foods prepares burritos with all-natural ingredients for food packages she sends to food-insecure people in south Phoenix. (Photo by Reyna Preciado/Special for Cronkite News)
Affordability Women’s Group Works to Eliminate Food Insecurities in South Phoenix

More than 75% of Maricopa County is considered a food desert, meaning residents are a mile or more away from fresh food. South Phoenix falls into that category.

Scianna Garcia April 26, 2022 1:14 pm MST
Affordability Arizona welcomed close to 100,000 new residents from July 2020 to July 2021, with Maricopa County adding more people than any county in the nation. (Photo courtesy Arizona Department of Transportation)
Affordability Maricopa County Led Nation in Population Growth; Pinal, Yavapai Surged

According to the Census Bureau, nearly 60,000 people moved to Maricopa County from July 2020 to July 2021.

Alexia Stanbridge Alexia Stanbridge March 29, 2022 8:51 am MST

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Affordability Phoenix Gained Residents During Pandemic While Many Metro Areas Shrank

The population in Phoenix jumped by more 78,000 people during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Associated Press Associated Press March 24, 2022 1:49 pm MST
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Affordability StandDown Provides Arizona Veterans with Legal, Medical, and Housing Services

Hundreds of veterans lined up Thursday at the Arizona State Fairgrounds to get help at the 20th annual Maricopa County StandDown

Alex Gould Alex Gould March 22, 2022 6:30 am MST