Housing Affordability and Policy Analysis
Researched and developed an original, data-driven analysis of regional housing affordability built entirely from public records, gathering and merging U.S. Census Bureau (API) and HUD datasets using Python and SQL. Cleaned and organized large, messy multi-source datasets, resolving inconsistent geographies, missing values, and definitional mismatches across sources to produce a reliable analysis-ready dataset. Analyzed cost burden, rent-to-income ratios, and demographic patterns to identify trends in housing accessibility, and built interactive Tableau dashboards to visualize the findings. Authored a structured, policy-style report translating the analysis into a clear narrative with data-backed recommendations for non-technical decision-makers.