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Housing Update <br />January, 2006 Page 2 <br />drop in new units when compared to 2003 and 2004. In 2005 there were 90 fewer <br />townhouses built, 106 fewer detached single family houses built and 4 fewer twinhomes than <br />were built in 2004. Between 2003 and 2004, both townhouses and detached single family had <br />modest increases in the number of permits issued. Twinhomes had a significant decrease in <br />the number of permits issued. <br />Total Number of Units <br />Type of Unit # of units (Dec 03) # of units (Dec 04) # of units (Dec 05) <br />Single Family Detached 4,982 (285) 5,283 (301) 5,478 (195) <br />Townhouse 826 (228) 1,061 (235) 1,206 (145) <br />Twinhomes 139 (37) 151 (12) 155 (4) <br />Apartments 1,056 ----- 1 056 ----- 1,056 ------- <br />Total 7,003 7,551 7,895 <br />* Number of permits issued (###) <br />The second table is the percentage of the total number of housing units, including <br />apartments. The percentage of single family detached homes has dropped 1.7% from 2003 <br />to 2005. The percentage of townhouses has increased 3.5%, the percentage of twinhomes <br />has not changed and the percentage of apartments has decreased 1.6% over the same tune <br />period. <br />Percent of Total Number of Units <br />Type of Unit % of Total (Dec 03) % of Total (Dec 04) % of Total (Dec 05) <br />Single Family Detached 71.1 % 70.0% 69.4% <br />Townhouse 11.8% 14.1 % 15.3% ; <br />Twinhomes 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% <br />Apartments 15.0% 14.0% 13.4% <br />The third table is similar to the second, but does not include apartments, it includes only <br />single family housing. When compared to just single family housing, the percentage of single <br />family detached rises significantly, from around 70% to over 80%. However, the percent of <br />single family detached homes, compared to townhouses and twinhomes, decreased 3.7% <br />from 2003 to 2005. The percentage of townhouses has increased 3.7%, and the percentage <br />of twinhomes has not changed. <br />Percent of Total Number of Single Family Units <br />Type of Unit % of Total (Dec 03) % of Total (Dec 04) % of Total (Dec 05) <br />Single Family Detached 83.7% 81.3% 80.0% <br />Townhouse 13.9% 16.3% 17.6% <br />Twinhomes 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% <br />S:\PLt1NNING\Scott\Housing\Housing update O6.doc <br />