Here's how hard one group says it is to find affordable housing in Hall (Hint: Really hard) - Gainesville Times

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Here's how hard one group says it is to find affordable housing in Hall (Hint: Really hard)

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Sarah Kirsch, executive director of the Urban Land Institute Atlanta, speaks during a housing forum at Gainesville Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The community meeting focused on challenges and solutions to affordable housing locally. - photo by Austin Steele

03132019 HOUSING 001.JPG — Sarah Kirsch, executive director of the Urban Land Institute Atlanta, speaks during a housing forum at Gainesville Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The community meeting focused on challenges and solutions to affordable housing locally. - photo by Austin Steele

Households making less than $60,000 per year are being squeezed out of affordable housing in Hall County, and there are no affordable two-bedroom apartments for those making $35,000 or less.