Six Homes, 3,304 Applicants
On July 13, Princeton's own report found residents couldn't find the help they needed. Three weeks later, a lottery for six affordable homes closed with 3,304 applicants.
Between 2014 and 2025, Princeton’s Housing Problem Flipped
Princeton’s 2025 Community Needs Assessment found that for many lower-income residents, the problem isn’t that services don’t exist. It’s that people can’t find them, or get through the application process to reach them.