Teachers and staff spend more than 30% of their monthly income on housing.
Teacher Housing
Supporting rural schools by advancing affordable housing solutions for the educators who serve local communities.
In rural communities, teacher recruitment and retention are directly connected to housing access. Sitgreaves Community Development Corporation is working to support practical Teacherages and teacher housing solutions that help educators live where they serve.
Affordable Housing for Educators
Teacherages are a practical rural housing solution designed to support school districts, educators, families, and long-term community stability.
Why teacher housing matters
In rural areas like the Arizona White Mountains, teacher shortages can be made worse by limited housing options, rising costs, and fewer affordable rental opportunities near the communities educators serve.
Teacherages help bridge that gap by creating affordable housing options for teachers and staff, often on or near school district property. This approach can reduce barriers to recruitment, retention, and long-term community connection.
Teachers and staff spend more than 30% of their monthly income on housing.
Teachers and staff cannot find affordable housing options.
Teachers and staff favor affordable rental housing within the school district.
Teacherages are housing units developed to support educators in rural communities where affordable housing can be difficult to access.
Affordable housing can make it easier for rural schools to attract qualified educators who may otherwise struggle to find housing nearby.
Stable housing helps educators remain rooted in the school communities where they build relationships with students and families.
School district property may help streamline development opportunities and create housing closer to where educators work.
Teacher housing supports not only educators, but also students, families, schools, employers, and the wider rural community.
Project Vision
Sitgreaves CDC’s teacher housing work is focused on addressing the need for qualified educators by supporting quality, affordable housing options that can serve as a model for other rural school districts.
By connecting housing, education, workforce stability, and community development, Teacherages help create the conditions for rural communities to move from survive to thrive.
Affordable rental housing for educators and school staff.
Support for teacher recruitment, retention, and student stability.
Stronger rural workforce infrastructure for schools and families.
A long-term model for rural collaboration and local problem-solving.
Interested in teacher housing?
For questions about Teacherages, affordable housing for teachers, school district partnerships, or rural housing solutions, please contact Sitgreaves Community Development Corporation.