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HRA/Housing <br /> August 25,2003 <br /> Page 2 - <br /> cost,year built and the percentage of multi family units. The comparison with surrounding <br /> communities includes type of dwelling,year built and costs. • <br /> Existing Conditions <br /> The City of Elk River has a mix of housing types. The housing types included in our <br /> inventory were apartments, single family detached homes and single family attached homes <br /> (townhouses and twin homes).As of May 2003 there were 6,587 dwelling units. <br /> Type of unit # of units % of total <br /> Single Family Detached 4,759 72.2% <br /> Single Family Attached (townhouses) 660 10.0% <br /> Single Family Attached (twin homes) 112 1.7% <br /> Apartments 1,056 16.0% <br /> Total 6,587 <br /> There are also a small number (77) of mobile homes and duplexes that were not included in <br /> the analysis. <br /> The current housing inventory in Elk River is predominantly single family, either attached or <br /> detached. Currently 84% of the dwelling units are single family and 16% are multi family. <br /> Single Family • <br /> Single family units include a mix of detached single family homes, attached townhouses and <br /> attached twin homes.As of May 2003 there were 5,531 single family units. <br /> Type of unit # of units % of total <br /> Single family detached 4,759 86.0% <br /> Single family attached (townhouses) 660 11.9% <br /> Single family attached (twinhomes) 112 2.0% <br /> Total 5,531 <br /> Most of the single family units are detached (86%). Townhouses make up 11.9% of the <br /> attached single family units and twin homes make up 2%. The majority of the townhouse <br /> and twin home developments are located on the east side of the city.The attached <br /> Townhouse Development Map shows the location of the townhouse developments and the <br /> total number of lots in each development.Most of these developments include both <br /> townhouse and twin homes. <br /> The majority of the single family housing stock in Elk River is less than 25 years old. <br /> According to Sherburne County assessment data,in the last 10 years 42% of the total 5,309 <br /> single family units have been constructed; 48.8% have been constructed since 1990; 71.6% • <br /> have been constructed since 1980, and 84.4% have been constructed since 1970.The older <br /> S:\PLANNING\Scott\HRA 8-25 housing.doc <br /> • <br />