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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: A LOOK AT HOUSING IN WEST LINN IF YOU BELIEVE THAT DIVERSITY STRENGTHENS A COMMUNITY, THEN HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY ARE CRITICAL ISSUES. M u l t i - C i t y Housing in the news E q u i


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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: A LOOK AT HOUSING IN WEST LINN

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT DIVERSITY STRENGTHENS A COMMUNITY, THEN HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY ARE CRITICAL ISSUES.

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Housing in the news

Quotes in Willamette Week

HB 2001 – increasing affordable housing?

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e r e p e a l e d . " "Tragically, the concern is, these will not be affordable housing units when built in these more isolated locations," Axelrod said, "and the benefits to the state- required allowed housing will principally be to the developer's pockets."

There are no easy answers

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West Linn needs a broader range of housing types with a wider range of price points than are currently available in the city’s housing stock. From: Clackamas County Regional Housing Needs Analysis

Housing Availability

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West Linn is forecast to need 998 new housing units over the next 20 years, but the available land for building in the city can only provide for 341 new units.

West Linn lacks enough available unbuilt land to meet the forecasted population changes

  • ver the next 20 years

Housing Availability

Data from: Clackamas County Regional Housing Needs Analysis – Sept. 2019

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Almost 60% of new housing demand in West Linn is forecast to be medium to high density residential.

Future housing demand is forecast to require more multi-family housing

Housing Availability

Data from: Clackamas County Regional Housing Needs Analysis – Sept. 2019

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In the next 20 years, West Linn needs 575 units of medium to high density housing. We can

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land available today.

Today 78 % of West Linn’s housing is single family detached

Housing Availability

Data from: Clackamas County Regional Housing Needs Analysis – Sept. 2019

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51% percent of West Linn’s renters are cost burdened and about 26% percent of West Linn’s homeowners are cost burdened.

Cost Burden Definition: paying 30%

  • r more of your income on housing costs

Housing Affordability

Data from: Clackamas County Regional Housing Needs Analysis – Sept. 2019

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A household can start to afford West Linn’s median home sale prices at about 165% of West Linn’s median household income level

The median home sales price in West Linn is $552,500

Housing Affordability

Data from: Clackamas County Regional Housing Needs Analysis – Sept. 2019

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Subsidized Housing:

  • West Linn – 10 units
  • Wilsonville – 449 units
  • Oregon City – 610 units

Subsidized housing is largely unavailable in West Linn

Housing Affordability

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What are the issues important to you? What would you like to see West Linn City Government do? Where do you think we should go from here?

Equitable Housing