Partner with us

Housing for the people you’re trying to recruit and retain.

Upward partners with public employers to develop high-quality, attainable housing for their employees, without requiring the employer to fund construction.

EXPLORE A PARTNERSHIP How it works

Partners in hard hats break ground with ceremonial shovels at Live Oak Commons, the Hays CISD employee housing community in Uhland, Texas

Who we serve

Our Partners

School districts

Teachers, aides and support staff, housed near the campuses they serve.

Cities

Police, fire, public works and the staff who keep a city running.

Counties

Deputies, EMS, courts and county staff across growing regions.

Hospitals and health systems

Nurses, technicians and shift workers who need to live close to care.

Higher education

Faculty and campus staff in college towns where rents outpace pay.

Retention math

What staff turnover costs you now, and what a smaller number is worth

Every departure carries a replacement cost your organization already pays. Start from published averages, then change any figure to match your own.

Your organization

Group A

Staff in this group

FTE

Annual turnover today

Cost to replace one

Where these defaults come from

Group B

Staff in this group

FTE

Annual turnover today

Cost to replace one

Where these defaults come from

If turnover fell by 2.5%

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Jefferson Union High School District in California went from 25 percent annual staff turnover to near zero after opening 122 staff homes in 2022. A three point improvement is a deliberately conservative test.

Saved every year

Recurring, not one-time.

Turnover cost you carry today$0

After the improvement$0

Departures avoided each year0

Saved over 10 years$0

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For public employers