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It’s terrible. Prices are too high. A lot of people have left the city. — Erica Harris, Disabled, Quincy
It’s keeping people from staying in Boston. Without affordable housing for middle class and lower class people, everybody’s going to end up leaving. — Cleo Freeman, Security, Mattapan
The city is improving, but it’s less affordable. — William Woods, Stocking Clerk, Roxbury
They should have more affordable housing for people. People get out of college or high school and can’t afford rent. I don’t think my grandchildren will be able to afford to live here. — Cathy, Retired, Dorchester
Twenty years ago, everybody was eager to move back to the suburbs. Now they’re making this city higher class. Everything is less affordable. Pretty soon, Dudley’s going to be for the upper class. — Waddell Williams, Hotel Worker, Roxbury
It’s making a lot of people homeless. I’m a street worker. I see a lot of displaced people. — Nelson Pereira, Street Worker, Dorchester
How do you think the high cost of housing in Boston is affecting the city?