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Response: The State created the program and Eugene adopted the provisions as an incentive to promote <br />higher density in the core area. The State legislation was broadened later to include areas along mass <br />transit lines. It was created as a tool to encourage compact urban growth in recognition that in-fill is <br />typically more costly than “green field” development. <br /> <br />What is the definition of “low-income housing”? <br /> <br />Response: “Low-income” is a term that is often informally used with different meanings. The HUD <br />definitions are used in a variety of adopted City documents: <br /> <br />Extremely low-income: households with income at or below 30% of median income pay no more <br />than 30% of their income for rent/mortgage and utilities. <br /> <br />Very low-income: households with income at or below 50% of median income pay no more than <br />30% of their income for rent/mortgage and utilities. (For some subsidy programs this threshold is at <br />60% of median income.) <br /> <br />Low-income/Moderate Income: households with income at or below 80% of median income pay no <br />more than 30% of their income for rent/mortgage and utilities. <br /> <br />Affordable: households at or below median income pay no more than 30% of their income for <br />rent/mortgage and utilities. <br /> <br /> <br /> Extremely Very Low income Low-income <br /> <br />Household <br /> <br />2008 Low-income (Low) (Moderate) <br /> <br /> <br />100% (Very Low) <br />Size <br /> <br /> <br />Area Median 50% of Area 80% of Area Median <br />Income 30% of Area Median Income Income <br /> <br />Median Income <br /> <br />1 $38,750 $11,650 $19,450 $31,100 <br /> <br />2 $44,375 $13,300 $22,200 $35,500 <br /> <br /> <br />3 $49,937 $15,000 $25,000 $39,950 <br /> <br />4 $55,500 $16,650 $27,750 $44,400 <br /> <br />5 $59,937 $18,000 $29,950 $47,950 <br /> <br />6 $64,375 $19,300 $32,200 $51,500 <br /> <br />7 $68,812 $20,650 $34,400 $55,050 <br /> <br /> <br />8 $73,250 $22,000 $36,650 $58,600 <br /> <br /> <br />To what degree do students at other universities live on campus and is the University of Oregon <br />typical? What is the projected future enrollment at the U of O? <br /> <br />Response: Mike Eyster of the University of Oregon’s Housing Office reports that the degree to which <br />students live off-campus is very much related to the local real estate market, including both cost and <br />availability, and the profile of the student body. Toward one end of the spectrum Portland State University <br />has 26,608 students and only 1,863 (7%) live on campus. On the other end, 81% of Stanford University <br />students live on-campus because Palo Alto housing is very expensive. Also, at Stanford there are only 6,600 <br />undergraduate students out of 19,800 total enrollment. “The Association of College and University Housing <br />Officers International” collects data. Mr. Eyster provided data for nine of the PAC 10 schools (accurate <br />data from Arizona State University was not available): <br /> Y:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080527\S080527B.doc <br /> <br />