What Democratic and Republican Mayors Agree On

Route Fifty: The only issue that consistently unites Democratic and Republican mayors is unaffordable housing, which both sides agree is a significant barrier to residents’ social mobility, according to Boston University’s 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors.

Among mayors of high-cost cities, 43 percent said housing costs are the biggest obstacle to residents getting ahead, but neither Democrats nor Republicans wanted to see home values decline.

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