CHPC Mapping Tool
Easy Guide to Getting Started
BASIC FEATURES:
1. Choose a Location
- To start, specify a location. The SET LOCATION feature allows you to quickly find and position the map to different locations.
- In the SET LOCATION box, type in an address, zip code, city, county, census tract, congressional district, school district, state legislative boundary or metro area.
2. Add Housing Sites
- The CHPC Mapping Tool includes housing data from four different housing programs:
- HUD Multifamily Housing
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing
- Public Housing
- USDA Rural Multifamily Housing
- To select a housing program, move your mouse over one of the programs listed in the left column menu under “ADD SITES” and click on the slider that pops up. (Note: The HUD Multifamily program is already selected as the default.)
- Repeat step B if you want to view multiple housing programs on your map.
3. View specific types of properties under your selected housing program.
- Do you only want to view senior properties? Or maybe you’d just like to view all non-profit owned properties? What if you’d like to color code properties based on their subsidy expiration date?
- To select a more specific fields to focus in on, simply roll your mouse across the [>>] arrow and select from the menus that pop up to the right.
- We recommend that you try out a few selections to discover what data can be viewed and how it appears on your map.
- In the example below, all HUD multifamily properties in the City of San Francisco, shown as colored points, have been color-coded based on their unit size.
4. Zoom in and click on a point to view detailed property information.
- Each data point displayed on the map represents a property in the Housing Program selected. To zoom in or out, use the plus [+] or minus [-] signs in the vertical bar in the top left corner of the map.
- Then, simply click on a property (diamond shaped symbol) to display detailed project information, including property name, unit count, owner type and REAC score.
ADVANCED FEATURES:
5. OPTIONAL: Overlay a Demographic DATA LAYER
- Once you’ve selected all the properties you’d like to see, you can also overlay demographic and income data “DATA LAYERS” onto your map.
- To add a layer of data, move your mouse over one of the Data Layer categories in the left-hand column:
- Poverty
- Renter Cost Burdens
- Renter Affordability
- Distance to Mass Transit
- Once you select a data layer, the geographic area you’re viewing will appear in a color gradation, which is explained in the legend that will appear in the top left corner.
6. Share your map with others!
- You can print directly from your browser (File>>Print) OR
- Save as a PDF and email to a colleague (File>>Print>>Print to PDF)