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Dakota County CDA presents housing‑needs analysis: Eagan faces gaps for renter and for‑sale affordability
Summary
Dakota County CDA staff told the Eagan City Council a countywide housing needs assessment identifies rental and for‑sale gaps in Eagan across multiple income levels and projects demographic growth that will increase demand for senior and workforce housing.
Dakota County Community Development Agency officials presented a countywide housing needs assessment with a focused chapter on Eagan during the June 10 workshop. The CDA said Eagan will add households through 2029 and that the study identifies gaps in rental and for‑sale housing across a range of income bands, with pronounced needs at lower incomes and for senior housing.
Why it matters: city planning, permitting and targeted local incentives will influence whether new housing — market‑rate, workforce or subsidized — can be built to meet projected demand and to reduce housing cost burden among low‑income households.
Key findings presented Tony Shurtler, executive director of the Dakota County CDA, said the county report drills down to municipal data while keeping a countywide perspective. "Eagan is one of the best cities that we work with. You guys have been very, we're great partners as we develop affordable housing," Shurtler said, calling Eagan a "built" city with limited greenfield…
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