BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Amid stubborn inflation and rising household costs, as many as 4 in 10 residents in the Baltimore area struggled to pay for basic needs over the past year, and most expect the financial strain to continue, according to a new survey from Johns Hopkins University.
The survey, released Wednesday by the school’s 21st Century Cities Initiative, polled more than 1,200 residents in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Between 30% and 40% of respondents reported difficulty affording medical care, utilities, food, housing and transportation in the last 12 months.
“Affordability has been turned into kind of a political buzzword, and I think it’s really easy to lose sight of why affordability is a concern and the people behind that,” Michael Bader, an associate professor of sociology at Hopkins and director of 21st Century Cities Initiative, said of why researchers pursued the report.
Those worries are not easing. Nearly 7 in 10 residents said they are concerned about affording medical care in the coming year, while about 6 in 10 are worried about covering utility, food and housing costs.
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