Affordability Tracker

The Urban Institute’s Affordability Tracker shows how affordability varies across regions and over time, highlighting pressure points in household budgets. It provides context for understanding why families may struggle even when working by offering updated data on earnings and essential expenses such as housing, health care, child care, energy, and gas. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs can use this tool to strengthen coaching around location-based challenges and to frame family financial planning within real economic conditions.