East Metro Housing Needs

This report presents projections of the need for housing affordable to low-income households in the East Metro area of the Twin Cities, including Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington counties.  It's primary purpose is to help inform the development decisions of nonprofit housing developers in the region, but may also be helpful to city and county planners, community development agencies, and affordable and workforce housing funders.  Based on data from the Census Bureau, the State Demographer, and the Metropolitan Council, Wilder Research projects that there will be nearly 140,000 low-income and cost-burdened households in the East Metro by 2010, and nearly 170,000 by 2020. 

Trouble opening this report?

Duplication Guidelines
Wilder Research reports are made available on our Website to improve the community's understanding of major social issues. Permission to download and copy reports is granted for private, non-commercial and education purposes only. All reproductions require an acknowledgment of the source and author of the work. No resale use may be made of any report without written permission.