{"id":172321,"date":"2023-03-13T16:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=172321"},"modified":"2023-03-13T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:54:03","slug":"majority-of-young-coloradans-are-rent-burdened-want-rent-stabilization-survey-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/majority-of-young-coloradans-are-rent-burdened-want-rent-stabilization-survey-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of young Coloradans are rent-burdened, want rent stabilization, survey shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey details how Colorado’s rent prices keep the state’s young residents from seeking medical care, buying groceries and pursuing a college degree — and it found a majority of young Coloradans support rent stabilization policies.<\/p>\n

The survey, released Monday by progressive youth advocacy organization New Era Colorado, polled 506 Coloradans between 18 and 34. and was weighted by gender, race, ethnicity, education and voter registration to match the characteristics of Colorado’s 18-to-34-year-old population, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, according to New Era Colorado.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re creating an environment in Colorado where we\u2019re radicalizing young people to get involved in politics because if they can’t afford to live, pay their medical debt, their student loans, then people are going to start getting involved to change that,” said Tash Berwick, New Era Colorado political director.<\/p>\n

A map produced by New Era Colorado using Census Bureau data illustrates a breakdown of Colorado counties by the number of young people cost-burdened by rent — paying more than 30% of their income toward housing, New Era Colorado said.<\/p>\n

In Colorado\u2019s 10 counties with the most young renters, at least 40% paid more than 30% of their income toward housing, New Era found, including 60% of young households in Boulder County, 52% in El Paso County and 42% in Denver.<\/p>\n

In 17 of Colorado\u2019s 64 counties, at least half of households pay unaffordable rent, New Era found.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung people are saying loud and clear (and Gov. Polis agrees) that rent is too damn high in Colorado,\u201d said Nicole Hensel, executive director of New Era Colorado, in a news release. \u201cThis survey shows that young people across the state increasingly can\u2019t afford to live here — giving up careers, families and futures in Colorado. Young people deserve to live where their lives are.\u201d<\/p>\n

How does that housing unaffordability impact Colorado’s young adults? New Era’s survey found:<\/p>\n