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HRA / Housing <br />August 25, 2003 <br />Page 2 <br /> <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 /> <br />Existing Conditions <br /> <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 homei and single family attached homes <br />(townhouses and twin homes). As of May 2003 there were 6,587 dwelling units. <br /> <br />Type of unit # of units % of total <br /> <br />Single Family Detached <br />Single Family Attached (townhouses) <br />Single Family Attached (twin homes) <br />Apartments <br /> <br />4,759 <br /> 660 <br /> 112 <br />1,056 <br /> <br />72.2% <br />10.0% <br /> 1.7% <br />16.0% <br /> <br />Total 6,587 <br /> <br />There are also a small number (77) of mobile homes and iduplexes that were not included in <br />the analysis. <br /> <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 /> <br />Single Family <br /> <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 /> <br />Type of unit # of umts % of total <br /> <br />Single family detached <br />Single family attached (townhouses) <br />Single family attached (twinhomes) <br /> <br />4,759 86.0% <br />660 11.9% <br />112 2.0% <br /> <br />Total 5,531 <br /> <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 /> <br />The majority of the single family housing stock in Elk River is less than 25 years old. <br />According to Sherbume 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 /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Scott\HRA 8-25 housing.doc <br /> <br /> <br />