A surge in rents and home prices left more lower-income households with no place else to go.

Summary

A growing number of Americans are seeking shelter in budget motels due to rising rents and home prices, with families experiencing cramped, unstable living conditions.

In New York’s Hudson Valley, over 550 families with children lived in motels in 2023, a 21% increase from 2018.

High costs, safety concerns, and limited housing options make escaping this cycle difficult.

Advocacy groups warn motels are an unsustainable solution as housing costs outpace wages, while waitlists for subsidized housing and vouchers remain long.

    • buzz86us@lemmy.world
      9·
      23 hours ago

      Seriously I’d love hotels like this $9.99 a night in central Tokyo. If they had something like this in NYC, it would open up so many economic opportunites for regular people to establish employment, and move up on the economic ladder.

    • PetteriPano@lemmy.world
      17·
      1 day ago

      I stayed in a capsule like that on an overnight ferry when all the cabins were booked. It beats sleeping in a recliner seat.

      My wife had a hard time sleeping because of someone snoring loudly in the capsule next to her, but I slept like a log.

      • capital_sniff@lemmy.world
        9·
        1 day ago

        They should be sound proof or at least monitored by a snore attendant. Or just have a snoring/no snoring section. Maybe I should get into pod management.