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.
Three bedroom Upward home / private yard, porch, and entryway
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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
FTE
%
$
Where these defaults come from
Group B
FTE
%
$
Where these defaults come from
2.5%
05%10%
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.
