State Affordable
Requirement as % of
base density (10% is
the minimum required)
State/Tier 1 - Bonus
Units as a % of base
density (20% is the
minimum bonus)
Tier 2 - Project receives a local
density increase of 20% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 50% of the
State minimum required percentage
Tier 3 - Project receives a local
density increase of 30% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 75% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a HQTA
Tier 4 - Project receives a local
density increase of 40% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal 100% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a TPA
4.00 6.00 8.00
10 20
11 21.5
12 23
13 24.5
14 26
15 27.5 31.5
16 29 33
17 30.5 34.5
17.5 30.5 34.5 36.50
18 32 36 38
19 33.5 37.5 39.5
20 35 39 41 43
21 38.75 42.75 44.75 46.75
22 42.5 46.5 48.5 50.5
23 46.25 50.25 52.25 54.25
24 50 54 56 58
Low Income
Summary of Tier 1-4 Bonuses for Projects at Various Income Levels State Affordable
Requirement as % of
base density (5% is the
minimum required)
State/Tier 1 - Bonus
Units as a % of base
density (20% is the
minimum bonus)
Tier 2 - Project receives a local
density increase of 20% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 50% of the
State minimum required percentage
Tier 3 - Project receives a local
density increase of 30% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 75% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a HQTA
Tier 4 - Project receives a local
density increase of 40% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal 100% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a TPA
4.00 6.00 8.00
5 20
6 22.5
7 25
7.5 25
8 27.5 31.5
8.75 27.5 31.50 33.50
9 30 34 36
10 32.5 36.5 38.5 40.5
11 35 39 41 43
12 38.75 42.75 44.75 46.75
13 42.5 46.5 48.5 50.5
14 46.25 50.25 52.25 54.25
15 50 54 56 58
Very Low Income
State Affordable
Requirement as % of
base density (10% is
the minimum required)
State/Tier 1 - Bonus
Units as a % of base
density (5% is the
minimum bonus)
Tier 2 - Project receives a local
density increase of 20% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 50% of the
State minimum required percentage
Tier 3 - Project receives a local
density increase of 30% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 75% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a HQTA
Tier 4 - Project receives a local
density increase of 40% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal 100% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a TPA
1 1.5 2
10 5
11 6
12 7
13 8
14 9
15 10 11
16 11 12
17 12 13
17.5 12 13 13.5
18 13 14 14.5
19 14 15 15.5
20 15 16 16.5 17
21 16 17 17.5 18
22 17 18 18.5 19
23 18 19 19.5 20
24 19 20 20.5 21
25 20 21 21.5 22
26 21 22 22.5 23
27 22 23 23.5 24
28 23 24 24.5 25
29 24 25 25.5 26
30 25 26 26.5 27
31 26 27 27.5 28
32 27 28 28.5 29
33 28 29 29.5 30
34 29 30 30.5 31
35 30 31 31.5 32
36 31 32 32.5 33
37 32 33 33.5 34
Moderate Income
State Affordable
Requirement as % of
base density (10% is
the minimum required)
State/Tier 1 - Bonus
Units as a % of base
density (5% is the
minimum bonus)
Tier 2 - Project receives a local
density increase of 20% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 50% of the
State minimum required percentage
Tier 3 - Project receives a local
density increase of 30% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal to 75% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a HQTA
Tier 4 - Project receives a local
density increase of 40% of the State
minimum if it provides additional
affordable units equal 100% of the
State minimum required percentage
and located in a TPA
1 1.5 2
38 33 34 34.5 35
39 34 35 35.5 36
40 35 36 36.5 37
41 38.75 39.75 40.25 40.75
42 42.5 43.5 44 44.5
43 46.25 47.25 47.75 48.25
44 50 51 51.5 52
Moderate Income