PROCESS ARCHIVES
Knoxville is growing, and so are home prices and rent. With current residents already feeling the economic pressure of rising housing affordability, things will only get worse if there is not enough supply to meet demand.
Allowing more Middle Housing helps address the housing crisis by creating more housing – of more types and prices – for all types of families.
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Forest Ave.
Duplex (stacked)
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Middle Housing can:
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Increase the diversity of types of housing and increase local stock
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Add more financially attainable housing options at a wide variety of price points
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Smaller, more attainable homes can provide a pathway to homeownership
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Support use of multi-modal transportation such as walking, biking, transit, etc.
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Create incremental increases in housing in existing neighborhoods
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Support neighborhood character through quality design and house scale buildings
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Provide housing for more than one family on a single lot with more affordable construction costs than building multiple single-family homes
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Allows housing options that can better accommodate people of all ages, physical abilities and life stages, including multi-generational families
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Creates more opportunities for families to live in walkable neighborhoods close to parks, schools, neighborhood servicing businesses, and more
Why is the City working on Middle Housing?
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To help residents have more diverse types of housing options at a variety of sizes and a variety of price points
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To support an increase in housing stock overall in Knoxville
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To eliminate barriers to development of under-utilized land in the city
In Knoxville and across the country, household demographics are shifting.
Middle Housing creates more options for many different types of households.
2021 Knoxville Census data shows:
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40% of Knoxville households are single persons
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78% of Knoxville households do not have children under 18 in the home
Across the country more people under 35 and over 55 desire Middle Housing.