When a family no longer has to choose between paying the rent and putting a healthy meal on the table for their children, they build strength.
When a family no longer fears of having to move their kids to another school because a landlord increased the rent again, they build stability.
And when a family no longer has to pay more than half their income on rent and for the first time can save for the future, they build independence.
![In 2018 Milwaukee Habitat Homeowners spent an average of 24% less on housing compared to what they'd been paying to rent.](https://milwaukeehabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Homeowners-spent-24-less-on-housing-1024x300.png)
![The average Milwaukee Habitat Homeowner saves $36,000 over a 30 year fixed mortgage compared to the average market rate with a 620 credit score.](https://milwaukeehabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Average-homeowner-saves-36000-1024x225.png)
![In 2018 families in Milwaukee Habitat's Critical Home Repair program saved 42% on repairs like roofing, plumbing and electrical which would have cost nearly twice as much on the open market.](https://milwaukeehabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Homeowners-save-42-on-critical-home-repairs-1024x332.png)
![There's been a 25% increase in assessed home values on blocks where we built in the Washington Park neighborhood from 2013-2017.](https://milwaukeehabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/25-increase-in-home-values-1024x879.png)
![Every time Milwaukee Habitat purchases a vacant lot or foreclosed home from the City of Milwaukee we save taxpayers $2000 and $3500 respectively per year for each property.](https://milwaukeehabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cost-of-vacant-lot-and-foreclosed-home-to-city-1024x382.png)
![In 2018 Milwaukee Habitat Homeowners paid $825,000 in property taxes which funded local schools, roads and municipal jobs.](https://milwaukeehabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Homeowners-paid-825k-in-property-taxes-1024x224.png)
With your support we are not only helping local families in need of safe, affordable housing, but we are investing in our city’s neighborhoods. Thank you for making a difference in our community.