High housing costs in the Bay Area meant a tiny home with mold and a revolving door of roommates. AdvertisementFor Julia, 39, the straw that broke the camel's back was when she found out her tiny house was moldy. During her time in the Golden State, she went through what's come to characterize the millennial housing experience. AdvertisementRight before the pandemic, Julia felt ready to leave the city; she moved into a 250-square-foot tiny house in a former garage outside of San Francisco. "Here we were in a situation where all we could afford was a moldy tiny house that was making us sick.

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Persons: Julia, —, it's, She's, we're Organizations: Service, Golden State, Business, millennials, Terner Center, Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley, Survey Locations: California, New Mexico, Bay, Golden, San Francisco, Santa Fe , New Mexico, pricier Santa Fe County