MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for a wide array of local elections. A top issue for both candidates and voters is access to affordable housing — whether through renting or owning.

Jeannine Erickson and Miki House left their apartment in Uptown on Tuesday afternoon to vote in the Minneapolis races.

"I just had my 29th birthday. So home ownership is definitely something I'm looking towards as I enter my 30s," said Erickson, a youth worker.

House added, "I always keep the Zillow app just to keep eyes on things and see where things are going. But the prices are significant and they are increasing... people are having a harder time on finding housing, in general."

According to a Minnesota Realtors report in June, the statewide median home price rose 4.2% to a re

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