Housing costs are rising everywhere — but especially in swing states

America’s housing affordability crisis is weighing heavily on the nation’s most sought-after voters in places like Wilmington, N.C., where home prices have risen 65 percent since 2019. But housing costs emerged as the starkest economic challenge, especially in Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina. In those three states, more than 80 percent of voters live in counties where housing costs surged faster than the national average between August 2019 to August 2024, The Post found. Many swing states, particularly along the Sun Belt, experienced an influx of new residents during the...