Report
Clinton, Iowa: Housing Needs Analysis & Housing Strategies Report 2023
University of Iowa, Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
05/2023
DOI: 10.17077/rep.006604
Abstract
For their capstone project, students in the School of Planning and Public Affairs created an updated Housing Needs Assessment, a tool to help decision-makers ensure that existing and future residents can find safe, secure, and quality housing that meets their needs and budgets.
Clinton's previous assessment was completed in 2016. The assessment evaluates both housing needs and housing availability, typically determining the number and types of new units needed to accommodate needs, as well as other factors like vacancy, housing quality, rental needs, and more. Housing Needs Assessments are useful to housing developers and support applications to funding programs, such as Iowa’s Workforce Housing Tax Credit program.
A primary goal of this assessment was to evaluate Clinton’s mix of housing options and to discover how it could evolve with changes to the population demographics and housing preferences. With an understanding of the existing mix of housing types, local government officials, local developers, service providers, property owners, and other stakeholders can make informed decisions about future investment and development that respond to the community’s overarching goals.
With a baseline understanding of housing needs, the project evaluated and identified strategies to help Clinton meet its housing needs. The strategies focused on land use, local regulatory tools and financial incentives, external resources, and key partnerships. Additionally, housing strategies should seek to align with Sustainable Development goals and the final report includes an assessment of sustainability dimensions of the project.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinton, Iowa: Housing Needs Analysis & Housing Strategies Report 2023
- Creators
- Maeve BiscupskiOlivia GalyonMatt HodgesS M Samiul IslamMae McDonoughAlyssa Schaeffer
- Contributors
- Travis Kraus - University of IowaHaifeng Qian - University of IowaJerry Anthony - University of IowaDana Bartolomei (Mentor)
- Resource Type
- Report
- DOI
- 10.17077/rep.006604
- Publisher
- University of Iowa, Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Number of pages
- 166 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2023 the authors
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2023
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; Public Policy Center (Archive); School of Planning and Public Affairs; Urban and Regional Planning Final Projects; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984473221202771
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