According to a new <a href="http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/reports/2019-county-health-rankings-key-findings-report">report</a> from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin — which ranks the health of nearly every county in the U.S. — more than 10 percent of households live with the burden of extremely high housing costs. Where people spend more than half of their income on housing, it is more difficult to live better and longer.

According to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin — which ranks the health of nearly every county in the U.S. — more than 10 percent of households live with the burden of extremely high housing costs. Where people spend more than half of their income on housing, it is more difficult to live better and longer.

According to a new <a href="http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/reports/2019-county-health-rankings-key-findings-report" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin — which ranks the health of nearly every county in the U.S. — more than 10 percent of households live with the burden of extremely high housing costs. Where&nbsp;people spend more than half of their income on housing, it is more difficult to live better and longer.

Report finds link between high housing costs and poor health

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