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      - Region
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      Burlington
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    Supportive Housing
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    Homelessness
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    Economic
    Development
    Introduction
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    Principles
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    Data and Trends
    Targeted Districts
      Map of Targeted
      Districts
    Targeted Strategies
   
    Social Services
   
    Neighborhood
    Development
   
    HUD Table 2B
   
    Strategic Plan
    Affordable Housing
      Priority 1: Produce
      Affordable Housing
      Priority 2: Promote
      Homeownership and
      Household Mobility
      Priority 3: Preserve
      and Upgrade the
      Existing Housing
      Stock
      Priority 4: Protect
      the Vulnerable
      Priority 5: Regional
      Housing Issues
   
    Economic
    Development
      Priority 1: A Strong
      and Vital Downtown
      Priority 2:
      Waterfront
      Priority 3: North
      Street and Other
      Neighborhood
      Activity Centers
      Priority 4: South End
      Arts & Business
      District (Enterprise
      Zone)
      Priority 5: Intervale
      Priority 6: Continued
      Growth and
      Development of
      Locally-Owned
      Businesses
      Priority 7: Brownfield
      Redevelopment
      Priority 8: Equal
     Opportunity / Livable
     Wage / Child Care
      Priority 9: 
      Transportation
      Priority 10: 
      Targeted Industries
      Priority 11: 
      Cooperative
      Relationships
   
    Social Services
      Priority 1: Basic
      Services
      Priority 2: Families
      and Youth
      Priority 3: Seniors
      and People with
      Disabilities
      Priority 4: Equal
      Access / Civil and
      Human Rights
      Priority 5: Health,
      Prevention, Public
      Safety and Quality of
      Life
   
    Neighborhood
    Development
      Priority 1:
      Neighborhood
      Infrastructure and
      Public Facilities
      Priority 2:
      Environmental
      Quality
      Priority 3:
      Waterfront
   
    Neighborhood
    Revitalization
    Strategy
   
    Institutional Structure
    and Coordination
   
    Anti-Poverty and
    Resource Allocation
    Strategy
   
    Monitoring Standards
    and Procedures
   
    Citizen Participation
    Plan
   
    Appendix A: Inventory
    of Services
    Appendix B: Public
    Comments
  
  
   
 
 
 


2003 Consolidated Plan for Housing & Community Development
Housing Conditions and Market Analysis

Growth in Housing Units, 1990 - 2000

  Total Units Added Rental Units Added
Burlington 915 522
So. Burlington 1,064 512
Colchester 805 304
Winooski 89 94
Williston 1,162 149
Milton 496 32
Essex 860 22

Age of Housing - Burlington

  Number of Units
Built 1999 to March 2000 136
Built 1995 to 1998 359
Built 1990 to 1994 806
Built 1980 to 1989 1,692
Built 1970 to 1979 1,633
Built 1960 to 1969 1,810
Built 1950 to 1959 2,162
Built 1940 to 1949 1,441
Built 1939 or earlier 6,356

Housing Units Built Before 1950 - Chittenden County Towns

  Number of Units Percent of Units
Bolton 64 15.5%    
Burlington 7,797 47.6%
Charlotte 342 22.9%
Colchester 990 14.7%
Essex Town 1,123 15.7%
Hinesburg 291 17.1%
Huntington 157 21.0%
Jericho 323 18.2%
Milton 446 12.7%
Richmond 338 22.1%
Shelburne 301 11.0%
South Burlington 700 10.8%
Underhill 230 21.1%
Westford 158 21.1%
Williston 345  11.4%
Winooski  1,501 49.8%

Homeownership Rates

  Percent Homeowners
U.S. 66.2%
Vermont 70.6%
Chittenden County 66.1%
Winooski 39.3%
South Burlington 68.7%
Colchester 70.9%
Essex 77.3%
Milton 86.9%
Williston 84.7%
Rutland 53.4%
Burlington 41.5%
Lawrence, MA 32.2%
Lowell, MA 43.0%
Manchester, NH 46.0%
Concord, NH 51.4%
Portsmouth, NH 50.0%
Portland, ME 42.5%
Bangor, ME 47.5%
Lewiston, ME 47.2%
Ithaca, NY 26.0%
Plattsburgh, NY 37.3%

Burlington Homeownership Trends

  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Percent Homeowners 48.3% 48.0% 43.4% 40.2% 41.5%

Burlington Homeowners by Household Type

Families with Children Families without Children Non-family Households
27% 39% 34%

Family Renters and Renter Mobility by Census Tract

  Percent of Renters Who are Families with Children Percent of Renters Occupying Same Units for 5 or More Years
Census Tract 1 31.4%    15.5%
Census Tract 2 47.9% 19.9%
Census Tract 3 29.1% 16.7%
Census Tract 4 15.9% 12.7%
Census Tract 5 5.6% 8.3%
Census Tract 6 12.9% 12.4%
Census Tract 7 5.1% 10.5%
Census Tract 8 16.7% 15.0%
Census Tract 9 6.8% 16.0%
Census Tract 10 18.7% 18.2%
Census Tract 11 29.5% 18.4%
Citywide 17.8% 14.1%

Bedroom Mix, Rental Units

  Number of Units
No Bedroom 546
1 Bedroom 3,221
2 Bedrooms 3,473
3 Bedrooms 1,479
4 Bedrooms 347
5 or more Bedrooms 223

Rental Vacancy Rates - Chittenden County

Dec-95

 1.2%
Jun-96 0.6%
Dec-96 0.6%
Jun-97 1.0%
Dec-97 1.0%
Jun-98 0.9%
Dec-98 0.7%
Jun-99 0.6%
Dec-99 0.2%
Jun-00 0.6%
Dec-00 0.7%
Jun-01 0.3%
Dec-01 1.5%
Jun-02 0.9%
Dec-02 2.0%

Chittenden County Single Family Median Price Trends

1990 $122,050
1991 $117,000
1992 $116,900
1993 $122,000
1994 $128,705
1995 $128,000
1996 $127,500
1997 $130,000 
1998 $132,000
1999 $138,000
2000 $155,000
2001 $170,000
2002 $184,500

Chittenden County Median Home Sales by Town

  2000 2001 2002
Bolton $109,500  $104,500   $125,750  
Burlington $128,000 $142,000 $165,000
Charlotte $225,500 $239,950 $335,000
Colchester $145,350 $160,950 $169,950
Essex $148,750 $165,000 $181,500
Hinesburg $145,000 $147,450 $164,475
Huntingdon $124,600 $142,000 $146,000
Jericho $164,900 $165,000 $184,950
Milton $142,500 $163,500 $169,000
Richmond $156,000 $163,000 $185,000
St. George $139,500 $155,000 $176,000
Shelburne $184,750 $178,100 $226,000
So. Burlington $145,000 $155,000 $171,500
Underhill $148,000 $190,250 $166,500
Westford $148,450 $156,000 $192,250
Williston $181,200  $205,000 $209,500
Winooski $114,900 $120,000 $138,500

Increases in Average Monthly Rent - Chittenden County

  2000 2001 2002
Efficiency $492 $508 $540
One BR $562 $600 $636 
Two BR $719 $749 $803
Three BR $971 $1,039 $1,096

Cost-Burdened Renters by Center Tract

  % Cost-Burdened Renters % Severely Cost-Burdened Renters % Enrolled in College/Grad School
Census Tract 1 39.8% 13.6% 4.4%
Census Tract 2 32.4% 5.8% 7.1%
Census Tract 3 51.6% 26.5% 11.0%
Census Tract 4 49.9% 26.8% 13.3%
Census Tract 5 48.5% 23.0% 43.4%
Census Tract 6 52.7% 27.5% 40.4%
Census Tract 7 66.2% 44.6% 73.3%
Census Tract 8 50.2% 24.9% 10.8%
Census Tract 9 39.0% 15.0% 27.7%
Census Tract 10  41.2% 19.9% 12.2%
Census Tract 11 40.7% 11.6% 9.4%
Citywide 46.8% 22.2% 24.4%
 

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