The IDP uses an extremely broken income statistic: “area median income,” or AMI. By including cities all around Boston such as Brookline and Newton, the AMI gives an annual income of $113,300 for a household of 4. Most households in Boston make nowhere near that!
Our solution: redefine “affordable housing” to be truly affordable, including households making $0-25,000 and $25,000-50,000 a year.