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<h1>Elkhart County
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<p>This dashboard was created by <a href="http://communityscale.io" target="blank">CommunityScale</a> as a public platform to access and engage with the Regional Housing Study, led by a partnership of regional planning collaborators including <a href="https://www.macog.com/">the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG)</a>, <a href="https://southbendelkhart.org/" target="blank">South Bend Elkhart Regional Partnership (SBERP)</a>, and the Community Foundations of <a href="https://inspiringgood.org/" target="blank">Elkhart</a>, <a href="https://www.marshallcountycf.org/" target="blank">Marshall</a>, and <a href="https://cfsjc.org/" target="blank">St. Joseph</a> Counties. This page summarizes the Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) for Elkhart County as prepared to support the overall <a href="http://communityscale.io/MACOG/index.html" target="blank">Regional Housing Study</a></p>
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<h4>Elkhart County Housing Needs Assessment</h4>
<p>A foundational component of the Regional Housing Plan, this Housing Needs Assessment is the result of extensive quantitative data analysis and stakeholder engagement to understand housing needs and opportunties in Elkhart County.</p>
<p>This Housing Needs Assessment document is also availble in a much more detailed, downloadable pdf format:</p>
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<p>The Housing Needs Assessment includes the following sections:</p>
<p><a href="#People"><b>People:</b></a> Analysis of the community's household demographics, housing characteristics, and affordability levels.</p>
<p><a href="#Place"><b>Place:</b></a> Analysis of the community's housing supply, market conditions, and development trends.</p>
<p><a href="#Demand"><b>Demand:</b></a> Assessment of the communities projected housing demand accross income levels and unit types.</p>
<p><a href="#Results"><b>Results:</b></a> Recommended 10-year housing production target to address need, capture demand, and keep up with growth.</p>
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<h5>The following section profiles the people of Elkhart County, detailing characteristics such as income, household structure, and cost burden. These indicators combine to describe the local population's housing needs and preferences which inform this report's recommended strategies for new housing production to meet demand and fill gaps in affordability and attainability.</h5>
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<h3>Elkhart County's population is growing older.</h3>
<h6>In general, younger households are more likely to prefer family-oriented housing and neighborhoods where as older households may have a broader range of preferences and priorities, including senior options.</h6>
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<h4>The 65+ age cohort is projected to grow fastest over the next decade, becoming a significantly larger share of the population.</h4>
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<figcaption>This chart illustrates trends in population by age cohort, both historic and projected. The projection is based on recent trends extended. Depending on economic, policy, and other conditions, the future age distribution may vary over time.</figcaption>
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<h4>65+ leads net new household growth between 2024-34</h4>
<p>Elkhart County’s population has been aging over the past decade, with the 65+ age group growing faster than other groups and projected to outpace others into the future.</p>
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<h3>Middle-income households have limited housing options in Elkhart County.</h3>
<h6>The following analysis examines household characteristics and housing need in terms of household incomes relative to the local Area Median Income (AMI). For example, households within the "60-80%" group earn between 60% and 80% of the HUD-established AMI for the metro area. Each household AMI group has a different need for monthly housing costs.</h6>
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<h4>Elkhart County has a relatively low middle-income population, suggesting a shortage of "missing middle" housing options.</h4>
<p>These households typically represent a community’s “middle class” workforce, including public safety officers, skilled nurses, educators, and municipal employees. Elkhart County's low proportion of 80-120% AMI households is likely a result of limited available housing options at price points this group can afford, requiring they live elsewhere.</p>
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<h3>Projected growth is mostly lower-income</h3>
<h6>Elkhart County’s household population has grown slowly since 2010. In terms of relative income levels, most of the growth has been concentrated among higher-income households, especially the >120% AMI group.</h6>
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<h4>Most of Elkhart County's projected growth is among higher-income households (based on recent trends extended)</h4>
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<th>AMI Group</th>
<th>2010</th>
<th>2022</th>
<th>2034</th>
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<td>Below 30%</td>
<td>16,465</td>
<td>17,090</td>
<td>17,319</td>
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<td>30-60%</td>
<td>22,569</td>
<td>21,886</td>
<td>20,799</td>
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<td>60-80%</td>
<td>12,404</td>
<td>12,855</td>
<td>12,740</td>
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<td>80-100%</td>
<td>10,331</td>
<td>10,701</td>
<td>10,850</td>
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<td>100-120%</td>
<td>8,789</td>
<td>9,120</td>
<td>9,572</td>
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<td>Above 120%</td>
<td>29,983</td>
<td>35,815</td>
<td>41,329</td>
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<figcaption>Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2022.</figcaption>
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<h3>Demographics by income level</h3>
<h6>These charts break down socioeconomic and demographic indicators by income in terms of AMI level.</h6>
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<h4>Non-white households are more likely to be low-income in Elkhart County</h4>
<p>Elkhart County’s lowest income groups are its most racially diverse, especially the <30% and 30-60% AMI groups. Other income levels are relatively consistent in their proportional ratios of white and non-white households.</p>
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<h4>Family households tend to be higher income than non-family households</h4>
<p>Elkhart County’s families with children are most prevalent in the >120% AMI group. Nonfamily households are predominantly low-income (this group includes one-person households). Families without children (such as couples) are most common at the >120% AMI level.</p>
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<h4>Most households aged 65+ are lower incomewhile most middle-aged households are higher income.</h4>
<p>Most households in the >65 age group have incomes below 60% AMI. Households between 25-64 are most prevalent in the >120% AMI but also particularly numerous in the 30-60% and <30% AMI groups. The small group of youngest households (<25 years) are somewhat more concentrated at lower income levels.</p>
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<h4>People with disabilities are more likely to seniors.</h4>
<p>Elkhart County’s resident population includes many people with disabilities that may restrict their housing choices. People with disabilities are most common in the 65+ age group but they are represented across all age groups at some level.</p>
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<h3>Cost burden in Elkhart County</h3>
<h6>Households are cost burdened when paying more than 30% of their income on housing costs. They are considered severely cost burdened when these costs exceed 50% of their income. For <a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/note/US/HSG860222" target="blank">renters</a>, this includes lease rent and utilities. For <a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/note/US/HSG650222" target="blank">homeowners</a>, this includes mortgage costs, property taxes, insurance, utilities, and any condo fees.</h6>
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<h4>Lower-income households are much more likely cost-burdened (homeowners and renters alike)</h4>
<p>In Elkhart County, most low-income households are cost burdened. Most households earning >80% AMI are not cost burdened.</p>
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<h5>The following section profiles the community spatially and assesses Elkhart County's housing stock and affordability, detailing characteristics such as structure type, bedroom count, and development timeframe as well as household costs and market pricing for local rental and ownership units.</h5>
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<h3>Incomes and affordability are unevenly distributed across the region.</h3>
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<h3>Uneven mix of housing options</h3>
<h6>Elkhart County households have very different housing choices available depending on if they buy or rent, such as in terms of fundamental features like structure type and number of bedrooms.</h6>
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<h4>Most single-family homes are ownership and most multi-family are rental.</h4>
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<figcaption>This graph inventories the local housing stock in terms of each unit's structure type, a characteristic defined as the number of units in the building that contains a given unit.</figcaption>
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<h4>Most ownership units are larger and most rentals are smaller</h4>
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<figcaption>This graph inventories the local housing stock in terms of bedroom count by unit by tenure. The majority of Elkhart County’s housing units are two bedroom or larger, especially among ownership units.</figcaption>
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<h3>The affordability gap is widening.</h3>
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<h4>As home prices and interest rates rise, homeownership is increasingly out of reach in Elkhart County.</h4>
<p>This chart compares the median listing price in Elkhart County with the home value affordable to a household earning the median household income. A wider gap means higher barrier to entry for first-time homebuyers and increased risk that an existing resident might be priced out of the community if they choose or need to move to a different house.</p>
<p>The calculations behind this chart include consideration of mortgage interest rates, typical down payments, and added monthly costs such as private mortgage insurance, property tax, home insurance, condo fees, and utilities.</p>
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<h4>Home values have more than doubled in the past decade.</h4>
<p>This chart tracks the <a href="https://www.zillow.com/research/methodology-neural-zhvi-32128/" target="blank">typical market value</a> for single family homes and condos over the past several years. The adjacent table translates these values into monthly costs (mortgage + tax and other costs).</p>
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<h4>Most current homeowners may not be able to afford current prices.</h4>
<p>This chart summarizes the distribution of costs across all ownership units in the area, most of which last transacted years ago. About 45% of Elkhart County's homeowners pay below $1,850/mo compared to the $2,213 and $2,763 required to afford a condo and single family on today’s market.</p>
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<h4>Today's average asking rent in Elkhart County is $989</h4>
<p>The average asking rent should be understood as the typical cost to a household signing a new lease under current conditions. In reality, because this is a single average value, actual asking rents may vary depending on characteristics such as size, location, and property features but they will collectively track along this trendline.</p>
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<h4>About 57% of Elkhart County renters pay less than $1,650/mo.</h4>
<p>This chart summarizes the distribution of costs across all ownership units in the area, most of which last transacted years ago.</p>
<p>These charts reveal the significant difference between how much most homeowners and renters currently pay per month and it would cost per month to own a home or rent a unit on today’s market.</p>
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<h3>Shortage of lower-cost and smaller units</h3>
<h6>Comparing the needs of current residents with the current housing stock reveals potential misalignments between supply and demand. This is an instructive but largely hypothetical analysis due to the scale of the gap and the challenge of delivering new affordable housing in large quantities.</h6>
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<h4>Housing needs of current residents</h4>
<p>This chart simulates the unit mix today’s local population would choose if all households could move into units that match their likely bedroom preferences and willingness to pay.</p>
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<h4>Current housing supply and gaps</h4>
<p>These charts compare this “need” to the current housing stock. Highlighted positive gaps indicate under-supply; negative gaps indicate oversupply.</p>
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<td>11,257</td>
<td>8,063</td>
<td class="important">3,194</td>
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<td>21,042</td>
<td>18,267</td>
<td class="important">2,775</td>
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<td>25,270</td>
<td>35,912</td>
<td>-10,642</td>
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<td>12,916</td>
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<td>21,857</td>
<td>14,037</td>
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<td>10,665</td>
<td>8,666</td>
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<td>6,880</td>
<td>7,181</td>
<td>-301</td>
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<td>5,145</td>
<td>6,257</td>
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<td>14,287</td>
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<h3>Housing production has slowed in recent years.</h3>
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<h4>Elkhart County grew steady for many decades but construction has tapered off since 2010.</h4>
<p>Elkhart County saw relatively consistent housing production for most of the 20th century but the pace has slowed considerably in the past two decades. This table chronicles the community's development history, indicating decades with relatively more or less construction activity. 2020 or later is approximate as new housing units are completed.</p>
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<h4>About 3,560 units have been permitted over the past decade.</h4>
<p>Building permitting history is a proxy for construction activity over time. Elkhart County has seen relatively consistent permitting activity over the past decade, typically between 250-500 units per year with a couple outliers.</p>
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<h3>Recent multifamily development has focused around downtown neighborhoods.</h3>
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<h4>Most multifamily rental development since 2014 has been focused in and around downtown Elkhart and Goshen.</h4>
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<h4>About 820 multifamily rental units have been built since 2014, consisting mostly of one bedroom units with relatively low rents.</h4>
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<td>Studio</td>
<td>$1,122</td>
<td>6%</td>
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<td>$1,320</td>
<td>52%</td>
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<td>2 bedrooms</td>
<td>$1,729</td>
<td>34%</td>
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<td>$1,911</td>
<td>8%</td>
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<figcaption>Source: asdf.</figcaption>
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<h5>In order to calibrate future housing production to best meet the community's needs, two factors must be established: how many units are needed in total and what is the right mix of unit types and prices. The following section addresses each of these factors to inform recommendations that effectively meet local need and reflect the community's values and priorities.</h5>
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<h3>Sources of housing demand in Elkhart County</h3>
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<h4>Elkhart County's housing demand orginates from both current and new households.</h4>
<p>Based on the analyses contained within the People and Place sections of this report, Elkhart County’s housing demand is driven by a number of factors that include both unmet demand among existing residents and new growth among projected and potential future residents. This chart illustrates demand origins on the left and demand drivers on the right.</p>
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<h4>There are not enough low-cost units to meet demand among low-income residents.</h4>
<p>The gap analysis compares Elkhart County’s distribution of household incomes to its mix of housing options by cost to uncover potential supply shortages at different price points. The analysis identified a shortage of 12,502 units across a range of price points below $1,650 per month.</p>
<p>Adding units at these price points would help take pressure off existing residents currently experiencing cost burden.</p>
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<h4>A growing number of seniors will seek new housing options as they age.</h4>
<p>Given changing housing preferences and needs as people age, it is likely a portion of these senior households will explore downsizing options such as a smaller, accessible unit with fewer bedrooms located in a walkable location. If 3% of these households sought new units to downsize into each year, the county would need to add 5,361 units appropriate for seniors over the next 10 years.</p>
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<td>17,869</td>
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<td>3%</td>
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<td>5,361</td>
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<figcaption>Elkhart County’s seniors currently comprises a modest portion of the total population but this share is expected to grow over the next 10 years. Most of these seniors live in relatively large units of 3 or more bedrooms.</figcaption>
<figcaption>Source: asdf.</figcaption>
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<h4>Elkhart County is expected to grow modestly over the next decade.</h4>
<p>Recent trends suggests Elkhart County should expect to grow by 1,936 new households over the next 10 years.</p>
<p>To meet the trends extended growth projection, Elkhart County would need to add 2,335 housing units over the next decade. This figure combines demand driven by net household growth as well as other factors which also contribute to maintaining a suitable housing supply over time.</p>
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<h4>There are not enough units to house people employed in Elkhart County.</h4>
<p>As a regional employment hub, Elkhart County contains more jobs than housing units. About 77.5% of the people working in Elkhart County live in the County as well. While many of the workers who commute into the city simply choose to live somewhere else, a portion of these workers may prefer to live in the County if the right housing options were available. Increasing the rate of local workforce living in Elkhart County by 5 percentage points by 2034 would require providing 7,944 additional households.</p>
<p>“Workforce housing” is typically considered affordable to 80-120% AMI, a segment of the population vulnerable to displacement if they cannot find adequate and affordable housing, including police, firefighters, teachers, skilled nurses, and municipal employees.</p>
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<td>158,882</td>
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<td>Workers that live and work in Elkhart County</td>
<td>123,087</td>
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<td>77.5%</td>
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<td>82.5%</td>
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<td>7,944</td>
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<figcaption>Source: StatsIndiana 2022, CommunityScale</figcaption>
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<h4>There is demand for 26,603 units over the next 10 years.</h4>
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<td>3,310</td>
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<td>30-60%</td>
<td>7,820</td>
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<td>60-80%</td>
<td>2,447</td>
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<td>80-100%</td>
<td>5,245</td>
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<td>100-120%</td>
<td>2,222</td>
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<td>>120%</td>
<td>5,560</td>
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<figcaption>The table above summarizes the demand generated by the factors described in this section of the analysis. These figures account for potential overlap between different demand factors to avoid double counting, resulting in a total that might be less than the sum of the factors. For example, many senior households fall into bot attainability gaps and potential downsizer categories.</figcaption>
<figcaption>Source: CommunityScale.</figcaption>
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<h4>Each source of demand includes a different mix of household incomes.</h4>
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<figcaption>The diagram above illustrates how Elkhart County’s 10-year housing demand translate into income levels. While this distribution reflects expected demand over the next 10 years, it does not necessarily coincide with the housing production target in the following Results section. Housing for each income level requires a different set of policies, programs, and subsidies to build. In many cases, there simply is not enough capacity to meet the full demand right away.</figcaption>
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<h6>The following summarizes current trends and housing preferences that should be considered when programming and designing housing to best meet demand.</h6>
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<h4>Today's general housing preferences</h4>
<p>Household structures have changed significantly since much of Elkhart County’s housing supply was built. Today, households are smaller, less likely to have one or more children, and more likely to include non-family or multi generational cohabitants. Future development should be designed to reflect the current diversity of household structures and wider range of housing needs and preferences.</p>
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<p class="large">🛌 Smaller units</p>
<p>Fewer bedrooms for smaller households.</p>
<p class="large">🅿️ Parking optional</p>
<p>Enabling a car-free or car-lite lifestyle.</p>
<p class="large">🧑🏽 Roommate-ready</p>
<p>Accommodating non-family households.</p>
<p class="large">🌱 Green building</p>
<p>Efficient, low-impact design and systems.</p>
<p class="large">👵🏼 Multigenerational</p>
<p>Space for adult children or elderly parents.</p>
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<h4>Workforce housing</h4>
<p>“Workforce housing” is typically oriented to middle-income households that often consist of singles, couples, or young families. Jobs typically attributed to this group include public safety officers, educators, municipal employees, skilled nurses, and other occupations that often require some level of higher education and pay wages equating to 80-120% AMI.</p>
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<p class="large">💰 Moderate cost for families</p>
<p>Workforce families can afford units that cost $1,700 - 2,500 per month.</p>
<p class="large">💵 Lower cost for singles</p>
<p>One-person workforce households cannot afford as much as dual-earner families.</p>
<p class="large">🛏️ Fewer bedrooms</p>
<p>Workforce-oriented housing should include mostly 0-2 bedroom units.</p>
<p class="large">🔨 Well-maintained</p>
<p>Workforce can afford rent/mortgage but large capital costs can be destabilizing.</p>
<p class="large">📍 Near job centers</p>
<p>Households can save money by living close to work and commuting without a car.</p>
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<h4>Senior housing</h4>
<p>Recent years have seen growing demand for housing in walkable, downtown or compact neighborhood environments. This can include both dense urban places as well as small town downtowns. Increasingly, the most desirable and competitive housing markets are those with access to the qualities and amenities of a downtown environment within walking distance.</p>
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<p class="large">👨👩👧 Universal design</p>
<p>Accommodating to people with limited mobility.</p>
<p class="large">🧹 Low maintenance</p>
<p>Less space and less work to keep up.</p>
<p class="large">💲 Energy efficient</p>
<p>Lower utility costs affordable on fixed income.</p>
<p class="large">♿ Accessible</p>
<p>Single-level with ADA-compliant doors, baths, etc.</p>
<p class="large">🤗 Social</p>