Neighborhood and the Built Environment

Housing and neighborhood quality has received increasing attention in recent years² and is indelibly tied to a family’s economic condition

The military community is rich in culture, ethnicity, and language. Military-connected respondents represent 95 countries of origin and 15% use a language other than English in their home.

Foreign-born active-duty spouse respondents represent 75 countries of origin, most commonly Canada, Germany, the Philippines, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

Eight percent of active-duty family respondents were living outside the country; these families report lower overall financial stress than their U.S. peers. Among those who are financially stressed, 61% report “out-of-pocket relocation costs” as a top contributor to that financial stress, compared to just 27% of their U.S. peers.