Meet the Cost of Living fellows
Members of our inaugural fellowship cohort will support the reporting needs of the project—and pursue stories of their own
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- Sep 12
Join the Cost of Living Project!
We're giving 8 teens $100 (+ a disposable camera) each to photograph their neighborhood
- Sep 8
My Two Cents: In between jobs in Grant Park
This 56-year-old former real estate analyst likes to joke that she’s another local living the life of “home-loaner-ship"
- Sep 8
Hope for a Post-it note
A lifelong Grove Park resident on what it’s like to be caught in a gentrification feedback loop
- Aug 16
How do Georgia’s eviction laws impact me?
How many rent payments can I miss before my landlord can evict me? If I’ve been evicted in the past, can landlords automatically reject me?
- Aug 16
Understanding TADs and TIFs, the financing tricks that transform cities
In Atlanta, the TAD program has been credited for billions of dollars in assessed property value growth since the program began in 2001
- Aug 10
My Two Cents: An MRI technologist living in East Cobb
This 54-year-old's family's combined household income—he lives in East Cobb with his wife and son—is $150,000
- Jun 15
What rights do I have as a tenant?
Georgia has some of the weakest tenant protections in the country. But, tenants still do have rights. Here is some advice from experts.
- Jun 13
My Two Cents: A part-time graduate student living in Hills Park
How does this 24-year-old afford Atlanta? Saving money by living with her parents while she earns a master's degree in social work.
- May 31
The long road home
Developing housing is a complex and multi-step process that can take several years. Here’s a flowchart explaining why.
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