Averting Residential Displacement: Assessing Indicators of Risk to Enable Early Intervention
As part of the Great Homes and Neighborhoods for All (GHNA) initiative, our project seeks to evaluate levels of residential displacement risk that New Jersey residents may face across the state, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Our aim is to identify the early warning signs that commonly precede displacement rather than pinpointing areas where it has already occurred. We primarily seek to identify areas where displacement pressures are increasing and to focus our attention on long-time residents who are most vulnerable to neighborhood change. With access to this information, actors such as policymakers, nonprofit organizations, and housing activists will be better able to implement early and effective interventions.
We defined a group of nine leading indicators to enable us to find the neighborhoods showing early signs of displacement. With access to this information, actors such as policymakers, nonprofit organizations, and housing activists will be better able to implement early and effective interventions.