Housing Indicators

What is happening in the housing market generally?: The housing market determines sales prices and fair market rentals from which relative affordability can be derived. It also determines the relative contribution of housing to a community's tax base (taxable grand list). Planners look at the homeownership rate as an indicator of neighborhood stability. Economists express worry that the rising cost of housing is a factor discouraging economic growth and jobs. The indicators below provide general information about the housing market in the DataHaven area.

General Market Information

• Housing Units - Number
• Owner Occupied Units - Percentage
• Renter Occupied Units - Percentage
• Owner Occupied Units -- Percentage
• Owner Occupied Units -- Number
• Fair Market Rents

• Home purchase mortgages-- Number
• Home purchase mortgages-- Total

• Sales Price of Homes -- Median (4th Qu)
• Sales price Multifamily - Average
• Sales Price Residential(single family) Average

• Fair Market Rents
• Home Owners or renters paying 30+% of income on housing
• Homeowners paying 30+% of income on housing
• Renters paying over 30 percent of household income on housing -- Percentage
• Subsidized Housing Units - Percentage of Total Units

• Transitional Housing Units
• Shelter Beds Available -- Number
• Availability of Bed Nights in Shelters -- Number
• Availability of Transitional Housing Unit Nights -- Number
• Clients Reported at Local Homeless Shelters
• Children Reported at Local Homeless Shelters -- Number -- Age 0-5
• Children Reported at Local Homeless Shelters -- Number -- Age 0-17