The Need
To put it plainly, Collier County can be an expensive place to call home. An average single-family house here is nearly twice the cost of anywhere else in Florida, according to the 2017 community needs assessment. Our essential employees — including police officers, nurses, teachers and more — cannot afford to live in Collier County. And the high cost of housing is closely linked to other problems, like food insecurity, because it consumes a disproportionate share of household budgets.