Local Housing Solutions
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Housing Solutions Lab

Helping cities plan, launch, and evaluate equitable housing policies

Evanston

Evanston, IL Evanston is part of the Housing Solutions Lab’s 2022 Peer Cities Network. The Network meets regularly with peers in small and midsize cities for shared learning and problem-solving and serves to support city leaders as they design policies that address pressing housing challenges while advancing racial and health equity.

Read more about Evanston’s participation in the Peer Cities Network in the Daily Northwestern.

Analyze Icon Our Housing Needs Assessment Tool shows the racial and ethnic makeup of Evanston’s neighborhoods.

Map showing Black population concentrated in central Evanston with majority white neighborhoods around city center.

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