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County accepts housing study that projects need for nearly 6,000 households by 2040
Summary
The Board accepted a Foothills Regional Commission housing needs assessment that finds Rutherford County faces an aging housing stock, a historic annual housing-unit loss rate of about 0.85% and a projected need for roughly 5,962 additional households by 2040; the study recommends municipal zoning reforms, incentives and home-rehab programs.
The Rutherford County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 1 to accept a countywide housing study prepared by the Foothills Regional Commission and funded by Dogwood Health Trust.
Senior planner Preston Jenko said the study covers Rutherford County and its municipalities and combines Census data, public engagement and local focus groups. Key findings include an aging housing inventory (roughly 35% of…
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