In the 20 years Lisa Hicks has lived in the Central Valley, she’s watched as local rents increased year after year. That trend, while briefly disrupted by the pandemic, has intensified. For example, from January 2015 to January 2024, the average monthly rent in Merced County steadily ticked upward: from $974 in 2015 to $1,932 […]
Author Archives: Jovi Dai
Jovi Dai is a data journalist at the Center for Public Integrity based at the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.
