Correlation analysis is not strong enough to determine that higher density alone leads to higher disease transmission.

Higher measures of community density appear to be related to lower COVID-19 positivity rates overall, but not in areas subjectively known to have higher levels of poverty.

Higher measures of housing density and crowding appear to be related to higher COVID-19 positivity rates, especially in areas subjectively known to have higher levels of poverty.

The Walkscore has an intriguing relationship with COVID-19 transmission, appearing to increase as COVID-19 rates decrease. These findings point to potential other factors that are strongly associated with both that could play a role in causation, such as income, neighborhood amenity and desirability, which increase with walkability.

Housing age increases as COVID-19 rates decrease, but this may be due to neighborhood desirability, income, and issues regarding the health effects of buildings built in different time periods.

Re-run analysis after data is collected and over 1 year

Other demographic factors

Housing Age and pre-existing health conditions as they relate to COVID-19