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Wildfire highlights need for affordable housing in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Destroyed structures are pictured along Cherokee Orchard Road on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Gatlinburg. The wildfires killed 12 people. One more died of a heart attack and another in a vehicle accident fleeing the blaze. A total of 191 were treated for injuries suffered. More than 2,460 structures were damaged or destroyed. (Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel)
Destroyed structures are pictured along Cherokee Orchard Road on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Gatlinburg. The wildfires killed 12 people. One more died of a heart attack and another in a vehicle accident fleeing the blaze. A total of 191 were treated for injuries suffered. More than 2,460 structures were damaged or destroyed. (Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel) Destroyed structures are pictured along Cherokee Orchard Road on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Gatlinburg. The wildfires killed 12 people. One more died of a heart attack and another in a vehicle accident fleeing the blaze. A total of 191 were treated for injuries suffered. More than 2,460 structures were damaged or destroyed. (Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel)

By The Knoxville News Sentinel 1 min read

For $700 a month you can get an efficiency in downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn.

It’s enough room for you and a loved one, and walking distance from a job washing dishes or cooking on a line for tourists.

But that’s about it. At least until plans for various affordable housing programs ramp up.

Read more at our news partner’s website, knoxnews.com.