Long-term effects of public low-income housing vouchers on neighborhood quality and household composition

► Voucher receipt stimulates geographic mobility in both the short- and long-term. ► Voucher receipt leads to some long-term improvements in neighborhood quality, but few short-term changes. ► Voucher receipt generates household composition change in the year of receipt, but greater stability in subsequent years. ► Full sample results mask heterogeneity across the geographic and demographic subgroups we study.