Measuring house scarcity using the number of inhabitants per dwelling

Measuring house scarcity is not a straightforward task, as multiple factors can come into play. The most intuitive indicator, however, is the number of dwellings per person.

Land scarcity

ColorLabelNumber of inhabitants per dwelling
🟦No scarcityThere is one house for each 0.06 - 0.99 person
🟩Low scarcityThere is one house for each 1.00 - 1.99 people
🟨Medium scarcityThere is one house for each 2.00 - 2.49 people
🟥High scarcityThere is one house for each 2.50 - 3.48 people
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