Index: Community Development / Subcategory: Housing
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What's New (updated 3/13/2009)
According to America's Youngest Outcasts [pdf], a report on child homelessness published by The National Center on Family Homelessness, Colorado ranks 35 out of 50 in its efforts at dealing with childhood homelessness.
According to America's Youngest Outcasts [pdf], a report on child homelessness published by The National Center on Family Homelessness, Colorado ranks 35 out of 50 in its efforts at dealing with childhood homelessness.
What We Measured:
- Affordable Rental Costs
- Federally Subsidized Housing
- Home Ownership/Affordable Housing
- Homelessness
- Household Types & Age of Residents
- Housing Occupancy - Ownership/Renting
- Residential Home Sales
- Median Family Income
Highlights:
- Since 2003, vacancy rates have declined each year from 16.1% to 5.2% in the first quarter of 2008, while rents have increased nearly 23% from $743 per month to $760 per month. According to the 2000 Census, 42% of LarimerCountyrenters were paying 30% or more of their household income for rent. (Affordable Rental Cost)
- In 2008, 276 Larimer County households resided in public housing units, while 1,341 households received Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers. Changes in federal policies and funding levels have caused a decrease in some local housing assistance. (Federally Subsidized Housing)
- From 2004 to 2008, Median Family Income (MFI) in Larimer County increased 12.8%, while the median home sale price in the Fort Collins MSA increased 5.7%. (Home Ownership/Affordable Housing)
- Counting the homeless population in Larimer County is an inexact science. What we do not know is how many of these sources count the same person more than once, and how many homeless people do not come in contact with available resources. The recent downturn in the economy, and the high cost of fuel and health care have contributed to the numbers of homeless seeking aid in Larimer County. (Homelessness)
- In 2008, 52% of Larimer County family households contained married couples, and 21.8% had married couples with children under 18. (Household Types & Age of Residents)
- The five-year average of occupied housing units for Larimer County was 86.6%. Windsor was the leader of vacant housing units in 2008 at 34.6%. (Housing Occupancy)
- From 2004 through 2008, the number of homes sold in Fort Collins and Loveland/Berthoud declined each year, with Fort Collins’ sales exceeding those in Loveland/Berthoud area by between 1,654 and 2,009 each year. During this five-year period, the median sales price of homes in Estes Park increased approximately 19%, while the Fort Collins median sale price increased 6% and the median price of homes in Loveland decreased nearly 2% during that same period. (Residential Home Sales)
Related Studies:
- The State of Children and Youth in Larimer County (July 2009) [pdf], this report, prepared by Healthier Communities Coalition of Larimer County, offers a snapshot of how children and youth in Larimer County are doing at the beginning of the 21st century.
- There are more than 15,000 homeless in Colorado. One-third are children and teens, according to the 2009 Housing Colorado Facts Book.
- Stretched Thin: The Impact of Rising Housing Expenses on America's Owners and Renters [pdf] (October 2008 - Center for Housing Policy) - This report draws on the Consumer Expenditure Survey and other sources to put housing expenses in the context of the typical household budget.
- Fort Collins Housing Authority Five-year Strategic Plan 2007-2012 [pdf]
- Locked Out: Keys to Homeownership Elude Many Working Families with Children [pdf] (March 2006- Center for Housing Policy) - The current rate of homeownership for working families with children is lower than in 1978, and the decrease is most apparent with western and minority working families, according to this study.
- Priority Affordable Housing Needs and Strategies, Fort Collins, Colorado [pdf] (July 2005) - this report by the City of Fort Collins Community Planning & Environmental Services, Advance Planning Department, provides information about local affordable housing and objectives for the City's affordable housing effort.
- The Multifamily Housing Vacancy and Rental Survey results are available in a searchable database, which allows for comparisons of trend data from select areas throughout Colorado, including the Fort Collins/Loveland market. (Colorado Department of Local Affairs)
- National Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness: Survey of Hunger & Homelessness in America, 2004 [pdf] (February 2005) - includes responses from nine Colorado cities, the closest being Greeley.
- Rural Seniors and their Homes [pdf] (September 2003) - this information sheet looks at the housing trends that will be impacted by the upcoming increases in the senior population. (Housing Assistance Council)
- These two reports by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) look at recent conditions in Larimer County for the housing and rental markets: Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis [pdf] (June 2007) and Rental Market Outlook [pdf] (August 2006)
- Loveland Homeless Youth: Point-in-Time Count/Survey Report, July 2003
- National Low Income Housing Coalition/NLIHC - publishers of an annual report that examines the growing wage/rent disparity in America, including Larimer County data.
- City of Fort Collins Trends 2000 [pdf] - a report which assesses social and economic conditions within Fort Collins.
- City of Fort Collins Advanced Planning Department - Affordable Housing
- Estes Valley Housing Need Assessment [pdf] (March 2008)
- Farm Labor Housing Market [pdf, 59k]
- Colorado's Housing Crisis Puts Children at Risk [pdf]
- Housing 2006 Report [pdf]
Related issues within Compass:
Additional Resources:
- Best Practices Database - a searchable database with solutions to common social, economic and environmental problems of urbanization from more than 120 countries.
- City of Estes Park
- City of Fort Collins - Affordable Housing
- Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
- Fort Collins CDBG
- Fort Collins Housing Authority
- Housing in Larimer County Video: Dial-up | Cable/DSL
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- Loveland CDBG
- Loveland Housing Authority
- Northern Front Range Continuum of Care - a consortium of non-profit agencies, local governments, and the faith-based community, working together to secure funding and educate the community about homelessness.
- State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs Division of Housing
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Urban Land Institute