Housing Needs Assessments

What is a "Housing Needs Assessment"?

Typically, housing needs assessments are utilized by local entities such as government, economic development, chamber of commerce, and social service organizations as well as private developers and non-profit groups to identify housing issues and provide solutions through analysis. This assessment provides the foundation for future housing initiatives, policy decisions, special needs development projects (e.g., homeless, disabled, etc.) and secure financing for these important housing projects.

What data do you incorporate into this assessment?

Our assessment compiles specific demographic data, economic characteristics and trends, current housing inventory and characteristics, government policies’ and incentives, and community services’ availability and adequacy. We incorporate stakeholders and resident interviews to provide insight related to housing challenges perceived by the community.

Who would need this assessment?

The analysis quantifies housing units needed in the market by tenure (rental vs. for-sale), price point, bedroom type, and market segment (e.g., families, seniors, disabled, young professionals, etc.). We recommend how to achieve housing goals utilizing this data, local market initiatives, and our experience. Our data can be curated to meet your community’s specific needs, such as community land that can be optimized for new housing developments, adaptive reuse of existing structures, submarket analysis, or other site-specific needs. We can customize your project to meet your needs.

When can I anticipate the delivery of our project?

Due to this type of assessment’s in-depth nature, the time this takes varies, but the average is 4-6 months. For example, we did the state of Texas, which took 18 months. We aim to keep the client engaged during this process and are always available to provide your project’s status.

Work Elements

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Completed Housing Needs Assessments

Below is a list of housing needs assessments that our firm has completed. If you would like to view of one of our completed studies or would like a sample RFP to begin the process of contracting your own study, please fill out the form on our contact page and we will send you the requested sample(s) as soon as we can.

Location	ST	Client	Completion Year
Allegan County	MI	Allegan County Community Foundation	2023
Oceana County	MI	Dogwood Community Development	2023
Mason County	MI	Mason County Chamber Alliance	2023
Muskegon County	MI	Community Foundation for Muskegon County	2023
Northern (10 Counties)	MI	Housing North	2023
Lebanon County	PA	Lebanon County Coalition to End Homelessness	2023
Marshall County	WV	Marshall County Commission	2023
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2023
Firelands Region (4 Counties)	OH	Firelands Forward	2023
Johnson City	TN	City of Johnson City	2023
Muskegon	MI	City of Muskegon, Michigan	2023
Grand Rapids	MI	Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce	2022
New Hanover County	NC	New Hanover County Finance Department	2022
Rowan County	KY	Morehead-Rowan County Economic Development Council	2022
Cherokee County	NC	Economic and Workforce Development, Tri-County Community College	2022
Yancey County	NC	Yancey County	2022
Wood County	WV	Wood County Development Authority & Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation	2022
Detroit	MI	Detroit Cultivator Community Land Trust	2022
Spindale	NC	Town of Spindale	2022
Rutherfordton	NC	Town of Rutherfordton	2022
Pittsboro	NC	Mills Construction Company	2022
Ottawa County	MI	HOUSING NEXT	2022
Kirksville	MO	City of Kirksville, Missouri	2022
Dare County	NC	Coastal Affordable Housing	2022
Barren County	KY	The Barren County Economic Authority	2022
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2022
Owensboro	KY	City of Owensboro	2022
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2022
High Country	NC	NC REALTORS	2022
Avery County	NC	Avery County	2022
Denver Metro	CO	Amaktoolik Studios, LLC	2021
Dayton	OH	St. Mary Development Corp.	2021
Ottawa County	MI	HOUSING NEXT	2021
Georgetown County	SC	Georgetown County	2021
Durham	NC	Kelley Development Company	2021
Western (18 Counties)	NC	Dogwood Health Trust	2021
Carteret County	NC	Carteret County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.	2021
Giddings	TX	Giddings Economic Development Corporation	2021
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2021
Georgetown County	SC	Georgetown County	2021
Austin	IN	Austin Redevelopment Commission	2020
Ann Arbor	MI	Smith Group, Inc.	2020
New Hanover County	NC	New Hanover County Finance Department	2020
Oxford	OH	City of Oxford - Community Development Department	2020
Wilkes County	NC	Wilkes Economic Development Corporation	2020
Charleston	WV	Charleston Area Alliance	2020
Ferrum	VA	County of Franklin (Virginia)	2020
Erwin	TN	Unicoi County Economic Development Board	2020
Morgantown	WV	City of Morgantown (WV)	2020
Grand Rapids	MI	Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce	2020
Elkin	NC	Elkin Economic Development Department	2020
Richlands	VA	Town of Richlands, Virginia	2020
Youngstown	OH	Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC)	2020
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2020
Asheville	NC	City of Asheville Community and Economic Development Department	2020
Owensboro	KY	City of Owensboro	2019
Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation	WI	Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College	2019
Taylor County	WV	Taylor County Development Authority	2019
Frankstown Twp.	PA	Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.	2019
Cleveland County	NC	Cleveland County Government	2019
Buncombe County	NC	City of Asheville Community and Economic Development Department	2019
Zanesville	OH	City of Zanesville Department of Community Development	2019
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2019
Bowling Green	KY	City of Bowling Green Kentucky	2019
Ottawa County	MI	HOUSING NEXT	2018
Burke County	NC	Burke County Board of REALTORS	2018
Beaufort County	SC	Beaufort County	2018
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2018
Dublin	GA	City of Dublin Purchasing Departments	2018
Yellow Springs	OH	Village of Yellow Springs	2017
St. Johnsbury	VT	Town of St. Johnsbury	2017
Spokane Indian Reservation	WA	Spokane Indian Housing Authority	2017
Harrisburg	PA	MV Residential Development LLC	2017
Canonsburg	PA	MV Residential Development LLC	2017
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2016
Preble County	OH	H.I.T. Foundation	2016
Penobscot Nation Reservation	ME	Penobscot Nation Housing Department	2016
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2015
Cleveland	OH	Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization	2015
Charleston	WV	Charleston Area Alliance	2015
Statewide	VT	Vermont Department of Housing & Community Development	2015
Evansville	IN	City of Evansville, IN - Department of Metropolitan Development	2014
Nederland	CO	Town of Nederland, Colorado	2014
Fort Wayne	IN	City of Fort Wayne Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services	2014
Joplin	MO	City of Joplin, Planning & Community Development Department	2014
Spring Lake	NC	Cumberland County Community Development	2014
Springfield	IL	Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, The	2013
Morgantown	WV	Main Street Morgantown, WV	2013
Rock Island	IL	Rock Island Housing Authority	2013
Pittsburgh	PA	Hill House Economic Development Corporation	2011
Greene County	PA	Greene County Department of Economic Development	2011
Lake County	MI	FiveCap, Inc.	2011

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