After a comprehensive year-long process, Ontario County is completing the county-wide Housing Needs Assessment with its consultant Urban Partners. The Housing Needs Assessment kicked off late last year with the purpose of providing data to stakeholders about the current housing stock and new construction activity, identifying existing and anticipated housing needs to highlight disparities between availability and need, identifying the factors contributing to that disparity, and developing strategies to address those factors.
Throughout its duration, the study process has incorporated various methods for collecting input from the community, including a housing survey completed by over 1,000 county residents, a series of interviews conducted with more than 50 county housing-related stakeholders, and multiple in-person workshops to present and discuss interim study findings. The study itself documents existing demographic, economic, and housing conditions; describes the sales, rental, and affordable housing markets, including both current and future supply and demand; identifies gaps in equitable access to safe, resilient, and reliable housing; and suggests opportunities for improving and expanding housing options.
