Door County Housing Study

Overview of 2019 AECOM Door County Housing Study.

Presented to the Door County Board of Supervisors, February 26, 2019

Door County has a multi-faceted affordable housing problem. Key factors include long-standing shortage and quality of rental units, tourism and second home market, outdated building and zoning code requirements, lack of multi-family or denser housing types, housing higher construction costs, shortage of construction workers, more profitable to develop high-end housing.
Housing issues impact all of Door County: Southern, Central and Northern.
Housing issues impact all demographics of our citizens - seniors, families and single people.
Recommended strategies are also multi-faceted and include: TIF proceeds supporting afforable housing, special real estate impact and transfer fees, special Resort Area Taxes, grants and loan programs, generated income from rental properties.

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