Urban across the Country

Urban’s researchers partner with state and local leaders to provide the evidence, tools, and support they need to improve lives and strengthen communities. This work includes strategic advising to translate research into action, program evaluations to measure effectiveness, and research and data analysis to inform decisionmaking. Our experts develop custom data tools and modeling to support equitable resource allocation and lead community-engaged research and convenings to ensure policies reflect local priorities.

Use this page to explore Urban’s work. Search by region to see examples of our research, and filter by evidence and products to narrow results by topic or type of work.

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A man and young mother sit on a couch as her toddler son plays on the floor nearby
Congress has an opportunity to ensure homeless service providers have the funds they need to protect thousands of young people currently in permanent housing and help them avoid homelessness.
An elderly man embraces an elderly woman as they look out a window, presumably in their home.
Linna Zhu, a housing finance policy expert at the Urban Institute, spoke with PBS affiliate WNPT about how high housing-cost burdens affect senior renters.
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Urban Institute experts raise concerns based on prior research that the proposed rule would reduce participation in essential health, nutrition, and other programs among low-income families with children, including many US citizen children.
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