An Assessment of Home Renovation and Rehabilitation Needs of Older Adult Homeowners in Minnesota Summary

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Project Report

An Assessment of Home Renovation and Rehabilitation Needs of Older Adult Homeowners in Minnesota Summary

Date Modified:

2025-06-24

Topics

Aging and Older Adults

Project Type

Community assessment

Client Organization

This study was undertaken to identify the home improvement needs of extremely low-income older adult homeowners in Minnesota. This is a summary of the full report.

Project Name

Home Renovation Needs of Older Adults

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, with support from the McKnight Foundation, worked with Wilder Research to conduct a study to identify the home improvement needs, and associated costs, of extremely low-income older adult homeowners in Minnesota.