Nearly one in every five (17.3 percent) house hunters are willing to sacrifice their physical safety to find a home they can afford within the next year, according to a new report from Redfin.

Nearly one in four (23.7 percent) Gen Z respondents said they are willing to live somewhere less safe for the right price, compared to 18.1 percent of millennials and 17.5 percent of Gen Xers. Only 5.5 percent of Baby Boomers said they would trade their safety. This is according to a Redfin-commissioned survey of roughly 3,000 U.S. homeowners and renters conducted by Qualtrics in February 2024.

Survey respondents indicated they are more willing to sacrifice less-vital housing needs, like the number of bedrooms, but a significant number — especially from younger generations — said they would be willing to exchange their safety for affordability.

“Younger generations have come of age during a housing supply crunch, where prices are at all-time highs. Couple that with them earning less — relative to older generations — and you can see why they are willing to make more serious sacrifices to find a home they can afford,” Redfin Senior Economist Elijah de la Campa said in a release. “When the typical household earns less than is needed to buy or rent a typical home, house hunters can’t afford not to make sacrifices.”

While safety may be seen as a trade-off by some house hunters, roughly the same number of respondents (16.4 percent) said their concern for safety/crime was at least one of the factors driving their decision to move.

More than one in five Gen Xers (20.8 percent) said safety/crime was a contributing factor for their move, compared to 17.6 percent of boomers, 15.3 percent of millennials and 12.8 percent of Gen Zers.

Overall, safety concerns were the fourth-most cited reason for wanting to move, behind wanting more space, a lower cost of living and lower home prices — and on the same level as wanting to live near family, Redfin added.

Of the housing features presented in the survey, house hunters were most willing to trade off access to their doctor/healthcare amenities (41 percent), and restaurants, bars and coffee shops (36 percent) in their bid to secure an affordable home.

More than one in four respondents (26 percent) said they were willing to trade access to highly-rated schools for a home within their budget. One in three (33 percent) said they were willing to trade off living in an area where people looked like them, or where the local politics/government reflected their beliefs.

Inside a home, respondents prioritized the number of bedrooms (28 percent willing to trade off for an affordable home) over square footage (31 percent) and the number of bathrooms (36 percent).

House hunters seeking affordability are also willing to make work-related sacrifices. Around 34 percent said a longer commuting time was something they would consider trading for the right price, while 27 percent said they would be willing to entertain not having space to work from home.

More than one in four (28 percent) said they would be willing to live in an area with a higher risk of natural or climate disasters such as fire, flood or poor air quality, if it meant being able to afford a home, according to Redfin.