Delaware County Housing Strategy
Commissioned by the Delaware County Housing Alliance
Acknowledgements
Thank you to our generous funders for making this study possible:
Delaware Morrow Mental Health Recovery Services Board
Overview
Based on the Delaware county Housing Assessment, five major themes were identified:
1. Rapid Growth
Delaware County is quickly growing and attracting wealthier households mainly from Franklin County.
2. Disproportionate Access to Housing
Newly built homes are getting bigger, exacerbating challenges of housing attainability.
3. Limited Rental Housing Stock
Even with new and ongoing multi-family construction, vacancy rates for rental housing remain critically low.
4. Lack of Affordable Housing
Despite the high median household income, 14,500 Delaware County households are struggling with housing cost burden.
5. Restrictive Zoning
Land use and zoning policies restrict housing development (particularly larger multi-family and affordable complexes).
Housing Strategies
Given the data analyzed above, Urban Partners identified four County-wide housing strategies:
The following section provides tangible objectives in order to achieve these goals that Delaware County officials and relevant community partners can consider implementing.
About
The Delaware County Housing Alliance is comprised of leaders, organizations and concerned citizens who seek to address housing insecurity with the goal of ending chronic housing insecurity and increasing the availability of safe, affordable, quality housing for all.
