Research and Information

Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Housing and Community Development Strategies in Rural Population Loss Counties

Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Housing and Community Development Strategies in Rural Population Loss Counties
Print copy: $6.00
Illustrates successful strategies used by rural communities in the Great Plains states that have experienced population loss.
2007, 54 pages, ISBN 978-1-58064-151-7

The full research report provides broader insights into the colonias region – as well as proposes a definition for industry use. With greater high-cost lending and a poverty rate (27%) nearly twice the national average (15%), colonias communities are worthy of focus and support. Eager to learn more?