Housing Needs Analysis

In December 2022, the City of Sweet Home completed a Housing Needs Analysis supported by a grant from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. The key findings of this analysis include:

• Sweet Home's population is forecast to grow at 0.69% per year over the next two decades, adding approximately 1,571 new residents.
   
• Population growth will require the addition of 632 new dwelling units between 2022 and 2042.
   
• The forecasted housing mix that addresses 20-year demand is expected to consist of: 460 single-family detached homes, 42 townhomes/plexes, 45 multifamily housing units and 85 manufactured housing units.
   
• The share of those making 80% or less of the median family income level for Linn County ($51,600) was 58% of Sweet Home’s households in 2020.
   
• Over 1 in 4 renter households in Sweet Home are severely rent burdened with over 50% of their income going towards monthly housing costs.
   
• Net new housing needs over the next 20 years will require 169 acres of buildable residential land. Currently, the Sweet Home UGB includes 610 buildable acres across categories that allow residential development. The results of the housing needs analysis indicate that the current Sweet Home UGB is sufficient to accommodate future housing needs.

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