### Question
How is the "predicted age of housing" defined?


### Answer
The term **predicted age of housing** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 5302* as follows -

> the arithmetic product of the housing stock in the metropolitan city or urban county multiplied times the ratio between the age of housing in all metropolitan areas and the housing stock in all metropolitan areas

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT**

