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Rising living and utility costs are eroding housing security, hitting low-income families the hardest. ...
This StoryMap explores how FEMA’s revised floodplain maps are reshaping flood risk across Houston and Harris County, highlighting vulnerable communiti...
An estimated 750,000 Houston-area residents know someone detained and possibly deported in 2025.
Families experiencing food insecurity are more than twice as likely to report poor or fair physical health compared with those who are food secure.

Houston Community Data Connections
Updates to the Houston Community Data Connections data dashboard allow users to save their favorite indicators, share indicator-specific maps and locate a specific address on the map, among other features.
EXPLORE THE DASHBOARD(opens in a new window)Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892



