We are proud to release our new report today, “Antioch CHANGE: A Community Housing Assessment of Needs, Gaps and Equity” that summarizes the housing experiences of over 1,000 Antioch residents, gathered by East County Regional Group parent leaders in a community-driven survey, and lays out policy recommendations including permanent tenant protections: rent control, just cause for eviction, and anti-harassment policies.
This report—guided by residents’ leadership and community-based participatory research—is the result of a partnership between the East County Regional Group (ECRG), First 5 Contra Costa, Healthy & Active Before 5, and Urban Habitat.
Key findings include:
~ On average, respondents pay 63% of their monthly income on rent, leaving little for food, medicine, childcare, and other basic necessities.
~ 79% of renters are worried about rent increases, while 68% are worried about being able to pay their current rent.
~ One in 5 renters surveyed live in corporate-owned homes, making them more likely to face rent increases, unfair evictions, and harassment by landlords. Latino and Black residents and families with young children are hardest hit, paying more of their income on rent and living in fear of eviction.
Antioch has the highest rate of evictions of any city in the Bay Area and some renters are facing rent increases as high as 30%. This while the County’s homelessness rate is up by 35% since 2019.
Click here to learn more and download the Antioch CHANGE report.