What to know
Your community can incorporate any of the indicators for your own redevelopment plans. Housing indicators: Measure the housing stock details, status, and changes over the course of land reuse projects.
Housing Indicators
Indicator
Definition
Data Source
Property value of housing
Property value of the land and structure of housing units
Internal county/city/town data, e.g. County Assessor’s office
Census data on housing: number of units
The total number of all housing units, including owned and rented properties
Internal county/city/town or non-profit data
Census data on housing: units in structure, e.g. multi-unit or mobile home
Housing characteristics, including occupancy and structure, housing value and costs, utilities, and other information
Census data on housing: year built
The year housing was built in a particular area
Census data on housing: selected monthly owner costs
Housing characteristics, including occupancy and structure, housing value and costs, utilities, and other information
Census data on housing: gross rent
Housing characteristics, including occupancy and structure, housing value and costs, utilities, and other information
Number of available housing units
The number of housing units that are available for ownership or rentals
Internal county/city/town data, e.g. City Administration
American Community Survey
American Fact Finder link for housing
Types of available housing (including affordable housing)
Types of housing structures that are available for ownership or rentals, such as homes, townhomes, apartments, mobile homes, and affordable housing units
Internal county/city/town data, e.g. City Administration
Percentage of available housing allocated for affordable housing developments
Percentage of housing stock in a neighborhood or community that is allocated as affordable, such as lower-income housing
Internal county/city/town data, e.g. City Administration
Census data on housing: year built (e.g., percent of housing units built before 1950 or 1978)
Housing characteristics, including occupancy and structure, housing value and costs, utilities, and other information
Census data on housing: occupancy, including vacancy and rental vacancy rate
Housing characteristics, including occupancy and structure, housing value and costs, utilities, and other information