Images such as an ambulance careening down the highway, lights flashing and sirens wailing, or a city block filled with riots and turmoil, are what comes to mind when one thinks of the word crisis. In the minds of many, crisis is synonymous with chaos. The Asheville housing crisis, however, is a crisis of a different nature. It is a silent crisis, one that is the affecting the lives of countless households throughout Asheville. Despite these widespread effects many citizens are turning a blind eye to this crisis, as it is not loud or chaotic one. The housing crisis in Asheville exists as a constant state of a shortage of affordable housing. Affordable in this statement is the key word, as many houses are being developed regularly that sell