About the Project
Ontario has been growing at a much slower rate than projected in the City’s 2007 Housing Needs Analysis. However, nearby Idaho counties have experienced relatively high population growth. Ontario currently has an adequate buildable land supply to meet long-term housing needs, but the City has struggled to attract a range of housing options for its current and future residents. Although housing demand is high, housing production is not. Ontario is significantly “rent burdened” with 29% of all rental households paying more than half of their incomes on gross rent alone.
Without the types of housing in demand by working and middle-income households, slow housing production has also stifled economic development. Over the years, several firms have rejected Ontario as an investment opportunity, in part due to the lack of housing choice.
To address housing need and encourage economic development, the City has received a grant from the Department of Land Conservation and Development to contract Winterbrook Planning. Winterbrook is currently in the process of evaluating the effectiveness of Ontario’s existing programs and the development of new program options to increase the supply of housing for all income levels.
Without the types of housing in demand by working and middle-income households, slow housing production has also stifled economic development. Over the years, several firms have rejected Ontario as an investment opportunity, in part due to the lack of housing choice.
To address housing need and encourage economic development, the City has received a grant from the Department of Land Conservation and Development to contract Winterbrook Planning. Winterbrook is currently in the process of evaluating the effectiveness of Ontario’s existing programs and the development of new program options to increase the supply of housing for all income levels.
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