This document is a comprehensive affordable housing market study for Mecklenburg county, USA, prepared by Charlotte Housing Authority. It discusses the issue of affordable rental housing needs in the county. This report presents the results of an analysis of the affordable housing market in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The study, prepared for the Charlotte Housing Authority, seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities to provide affordable housing options for very low and low-income residents in this community. The first component begins with an assessment of the current stock of affordable housing units in the Mecklenburg County housing market. The second element offers the data and analysis of the barriers to affordable housing in Mecklenburg County. The third element presents the economic case for addressing the housing shortage for economically disadvantaged households. The fourth and final component brings together the housing market analyses and projections with the obstacles and cost findings to offer policy recommendations.