Who Qualifies for Affordable Housing? AMI Affordable housing categories are based on the Area Median Income (AMI). Sammamish uses the Seattle Metro Area Median Family Income as its AMI. For 2024, this is $147,400. For comparison, the Sammamish median household income was approximately $239,000 in 2023. Note that AMI is household, not individual, income. In Sammamish, almost half of households have two incomes. In King County, about 2/3 of households have two incomes. Affordability Categories For affordable housing regulations, the highest category is Middle Income, from 80 to 115% of AMI, or $118,000 to $170,000. Sammamish does not appear to have any program in place or under discussion for people in this category. The Low Income category is from 50 to 80% of AMI, or $74,000 to $118,000 . This is the target for the current Sammamish Mandatory Affordable Housing 10% regulation. There is nothing in the  proposed code changes that will increase this. The Very Low Income category...