City of Colorado Springs launches housing needs assessment

Yahoo15-04-2025

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Monday, April 14, the City of Colorado Springs announced that it is seeking a clearer picture of the housing supply, challenges, and needs across El Paso County with a regional Housing Needs Assessment.
The housing assessment hopes to result in a series of geographic-specific recommendations for the City of Colorado Springs and Unincorporated El Paso County across several areas. Recommendations could include financing, funding, and partnering options, along with needs for specific housing groups, such as seniors, workforce housing needs, and low-income earners.
The City is asking people to fill out a survey on its website to help determine community challenges, goals, and needs.
'Better understanding the housing needs of our growing region will prepare us to meet the needs of our region and our community,' said Aimee Cox, the City's Chief Housing & Homelessness Officer. 'This assessment can give data to support strategic planning, informed policy decisions, and collaborative partnerships across El Paso County. We encourage residents to share their perspectives to help guide this work.'
The City said that while data will be collected for Calhan, Green Mountain Falls, Fountain, Monument, Palmer Lake, and Ramah, the assessment will not provide recommendations or prescribe actions for how these jurisdictions could use the data. Those decisions and actions rest under the leadership of each municipality.
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