Housing Choice Vouchers in the suburbs: Finneytown and Hamilton County, Ohio

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Main Author:	Murphy, Dugan
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2012
Subjects:	Urban Planning Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Cincinnati Ohio GIS Interview
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337886018

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13378860182021-08-03T06:15:34Z Housing Choice Vouchers in the suburbs: Finneytown and Hamilton County, Ohio Murphy, Dugan Urban Planning Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Cincinnati Ohio GIS Interview <p>The purpose of this thesis is to update an on-going spatial study of USDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher(HCV) distribution in Hamilton County, Ohio, drawing from previous quantitativestudies of 2000 (Wang and Varady, 2005) and 2005 (Varady et al, 2010) voucher holderlocation data that utilized GIS hot spot analysis to investigate the spatial distribution ofHCV households throughout Hamilton County, Ohio in those two time periods. Thisthesis adds to that discussion an exploration of how the HCV program fits into the largerstory of inner ring suburb decline within US metropolitan areas.</p><p>This thesis includes an informant interview-based qualitative study of thesuburban neighborhood of Finneytown within Springfield Township, Ohio, where hotspot analysis revealed a voucher concentration in 2005 (Varady et al, 2010). Interviewswith key stakeholders involved with or affected by administration of the HCV programfocused on the effects of voucher holder concentrations, both real and perceived; how theprogram is administered; and the nature of voucher holder concentrations. Thisinvestigation speaks to the popular concerns of negative spillover effects from HCVconcentrations such as crime, property maintenance, and social disruption.</p><p>One weakness of spatial analysis on this research topic is that it fails to reveal thehuman stories behind the HCV program. Interviews, however, rely on perceptions ofothers and their own interpretations of the phenomena in question. This paper combinesquantitative and qualitative research approaches in order to render a more completeportrait of Finneytown in regards to the HCV program. The study of Finneytown also ties into the larger stories of inner ring suburb decline within US metropolitan areas andof federal housing subsidy in suburban communities.</p><p>This study finds that voucher holders are generally moving away from fewerlocations within Cincinnati to a greater number of locations around the county, but thatvoucher distribution is characterized for a large part by relatively few, fairly concentratedlocations within and outside the city. The most important influence on voucher holderlocation appears to be the availability of rental housing that meets the fair market rentstandard, though larger rental properties, especially those financed using the Low IncomeHousing Tax Credit (LIHTC), are more likely to rent to voucher holders. Formerlyowner-occupied single family detached houses are more likely to become renter-occupiedif they are older, smaller, lower quality, and/or lack amenities such as garages andbasements. Disruptive social behavior and poor maintenance of exterior propertyappurtenances associated with properties participating in the HCV program lack aconsistently responsible party whom local code enforcement officials can contact tomitigate those issues. Immigration of voucher holders into suburban communities isassociated with impacts on local school districts that may require new programs and stafftraining to handle. Though presence of voucher holders in inner ring suburbs maycorrelate with signs of community decline, the evidence suggests that the HCV programis in many ways a symptom, not a cause, of that decline.</p> 2012-09-21 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337886018 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337886018 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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title	Housing Choice Vouchers in the suburbs: Finneytown and Hamilton County, Ohio
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Housing Choice Vouchers in the suburbs: Finneytown and Hamilton County, Ohio

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