CommunityScale

Housing

Solutions

  • Housing Needs Assessment
    Housing Needs Assessment

    CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessments provide a clear, data-driven picture of local housing demand.

  • Housing Suitability Analysis
    Housing Suitability Analysis

    CommunityScale’s Housing Suitability Analysis helps regions and municipalities identify areas most appropriate for different types of housing development based on a comprehensive set of spatial and socioeconomic criteria.

  • Housing Proforma and Test Fit
    Housing Proforma and Test Fit

    CommunityScale conducts integrated housing feasibility analyses to assess how market, demographic, and regulatory factors shape development potential.

  • Housing Market Assessment
    Housing Market Assessment

    A comprehensive picture of local housing dynamics by combining data-driven analysis with stakeholder insights and policy review.

CommunityScale’s housing work and research

CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment and related planning products have a number of use cases in different jurisdictions and for different required and voluntary planning efforts:

Comprehensive plan housing elements

CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment report is customizable to meet your state’s comprehensive planning (general plan) reporting requirements. It will include pertinent demographic data and spatial analysis. We will collaborate with your team to identify and outline your community’s specific housing needs, including ideal locations, objectives, and strategies.

Massachusetts Housing Production Plans

A tailored version of CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment meets the requirements of Housing Production Plan (HPP) submissions to the EOHLC. The HPP will feature essential data and identify constraints, and our team will assist in pinpointing your community’s preferred housing sites, objectives, and approaches to development.

Arizona Senate Bill 1162 Housing Study

A tailored version of CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment meets the requirements of Arizona’s required municipal Housing Study, including the total need for additional residential housing units for rent and for sale in the municipality.

Connecticut Municipal Affordable Housing Plans

A tailored version of CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment meets the requirements of Connecticut’s CGS 8-30j amended by Public Act 23-137 Section 55 that requires each municipality to adopt an Affordable Housing Plan once every five years.

Colorado Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance

CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment can satisfy the local needs requirements of Colorado SB 24-174.

New Jersey Mount Laurel Obligations

A tailored version of CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment will work with processes and practices for towns to meet their Mount Laurel affordable housing obligations.

HUD Consolidated Plan

CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessments can be tailored to meet a HUD Consortium’s 5-year Consolidated Plan, including Needs Assessment (NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment) and Market Assessment report sections.

Private sector master plan support

CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessments provide private developers with comprehensive market and needs insights to establish robust housing programs and support project justifications for entitlement processes. Our model delivers detailed market data and analysis, enabling developers to pinpoint housing demands and tailor their projects to meet community needs. By leveraging our assessments, developers can strengthen their case for entitlement approvals with evidence-based strategies and clear alignment with local housing objectives.

Housing advocacy

CommunityScale’s Housing Needs Assessment equips housing advocates with data-driven insights essential for promoting equitable housing solutions. Advocates can utilize our in-depth analyses to highlight areas of critical need and push for policy changes or development projects that address housing disparities. With our report, advocates can bolster their arguments with solid data, helping to shape compelling narratives for change and rally support for meaningful housing initiatives.