Small towns across the country struggle with vacant housing as much as cities, even though some of those places have plenty of jobs. Geography and a declining population lead rural communities to make hard choices that often play themselves out in unexpected ways.

Ep. 7: "You're either growing or you're dying"

Housing blight — concentrated areas of vacant properties in cities, rural areas and suburbs —  is associated with everything from poverty to crime to health disparities. But governments seem powerless to turn it around. We're finding out why. A special 10-part podcast series by American Banker.

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Housing blight — concentrated areas of vacant properties in cities, rural areas and suburbs — is associated with everything from poverty to crime to health disparities. But governments seem powerless to turn it around. We're finding out why. A special 10-part podcast series by American Banker.

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Ep. 7: "You're either growing or you're dying"

Ep. 7: "You're either growing or you're dying"